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Trump Ally Denounces NY Trial as a ‘Sham’

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., in New York on Tuesday, condemned the so-called hush-money criminal trial of former President Donald Trump. Johnson blasted the trial as a “sham” and said that it’s being used to manipulate the 2024 presidential election. I’m disgusted by what’s happening in the sham trial against President Trump. The American people […]

Don’t Assume Jurors in Blue Manhattan Can’t Be Fair to Trump

Having served on three Manhattan juries, I would not be surprised if the 12 men and women hearing New York vs. Donald J. Trump acquit him of all charges. During two civil actions and one criminal case, my fellow jurors were serious, professional, and movingly civic-minded. A quiet, solemn patriotism infused our deliberations. Several jurors said that we […]

Legal Experts Challenge Legitimacy of Bragg’s Case Against Trump

There are many reasons why legal experts are questioning the legitimacy of the criminal prosecution of former President Donald Trump. But the major reason is that the main claim in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s case—that Trump’s $130,000 settlement payment of a potential claim by Stormy Daniels was a campaign-related expense—is totally bogus.  Here’s a […]

Trump’s NY Trial Raises Questions of Prosecutorial Overreach

I can’t tell you how many people I know who do not like former President Donald Trump yet nonetheless smell prosecutorial overreach in Manhattan. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has charged the former president with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. Trump has pleaded not guilty. The case began with Michael Cohen, Trump’s onetime […]

Court Asked to Reopen Case Seeking Biden’s Senate Records

The Daily Caller News Foundation and Judicial Watch have asked a Delaware court to reopen their case seeking the release of President Joe Biden’s Senate records held at the University of Delaware. Special counsel Robert Hur’s February report on his investigation into Biden’s retention of classified documents contained findings that contradicted the university’s claims that no tax […]

Judge Should Take a Load Off Fani, Yanking Willis Off Trump Case

The fun never sets in the Atlanta courtroom of Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee. That is the red-hot scene of the adults-only reality TV hit called “The Real Prosecutors of Fulton County.” As The Associated Press observed on Wednesday, a perilous political matter has “taken on a soap opera atmosphere, bogged down by testimony about sex, dating, cash stashes, and […]

Radical Democrats Aim to Destroy Trump by Any Means Necessary

When faced with the possible return of former President Donald Trump, the current agenda of the Democratic Party is summed up simply as “We had to destroy democracy to save it.” The effort shares a common theme: Any means necessary are justified to prevent the people from choosing their own president, given the fear that […]

Michigan Supreme Court Upholds Trump’s Ballot Eligibility

The Michigan Supreme Court declined Wednesday to remove former President Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 ballot. The court wrote that it was “not persuaded that the questions presented should be reviewed by this Court” before rejecting the case on procedural grounds, according to a brief order. Last week, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that Trump was ineligible to […]

Colorado Supreme Court’s Ruling on Trump Will Lead to Chaos

On Tuesday evening, the Supreme Court of Colorado ruled that former President Donald Trump had to be removed from the state ballot, for both the primaries and the general election. It cited Amendment 14, Section 3 of the Constitution of the United States, which states, in relevant part, that candidates are ineligible for office if […]