NTD takes a closer look at the indictment against the slate of alternate electors in Arizona and Trump advisers. The charges include allegations of fraud, conspiracy, and forgery to show how the group intended to overturn the state’s electoral votes for Joe Biden in 2020.  

The Supreme Court seemed skeptical on April 25 of former President Donald Trump’s claim that he should receive absolute criminal immunity, but open to allowing some level of immunity for presidents. Conservative justices seemed poised to remand the case back to the district court in Washington with instructions on what constitutes official and private acts […]

The Supreme Court, in its upcoming immunity case filed by former President Donald Trump, may rule to send the case back to the district court in Washington, allowing him to further delay proceedings as desired, according to experts. April 25 is the date the justices set for oral arguments over President Trump’s claims of immunity […]

Trump: Trial Going ‘Very Well’ A reporter asked President Trump how the case was going as he left the courtroom. “Very well,” President Trump said. “You’ve heard that yourself. This is a case no one wanted to bring … it goes back many, many years.” “It’s a case as to bookkeeping, which is a very […]

A man set himself on fire across the street from a Manhattan courthouse just minutes after the full jury was selected in former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial that alleges falsification of business records. New York Police Department (NYPD) said at a press conference that the individual has been identified as Max Azzarello and that […]

A full jury of 12 was seated on April 18 for the People v. Trump criminal trial in New York, where Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has charged former President Donald Trump with 34 counts of falsifying business records. Attorneys have gone through two 96-person panels of prospective jurors and on Friday, April 19, will […]

Prosecutors in the New York criminal hush money case against former President Donald Trump have said they plan to question him over his previous civil trials as part of efforts to undermine his credibility. In a notice filed with the Supreme Court of New York on April 17, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said he […]

Seven jurors were seated on Tuesday for the Trump criminal trial in Manhattan. We take a closer look at their backgrounds.    

Trump: President Trump again criticized Justice Merchan for not stepping down due to an alleged conflict of interest after the court adjourned. “I just want to thank you very much, and we are going to continue our fight against this judge. I think he’s totally conflicted. He’s a conflicted judge as you know. To watch […]

The first of former President Donald Trump’s criminal trials began on Monday after New York prosecutors accused him of falsifying business records related to an alleged affair with adult performer Stephanie Clifford, also known as Stormy Daniels. President Trump arrived at the Manhattan criminal court Monday morning to face potential jurors who will decide his […]

On Monday, April 15, Donald Trump will be the first former U.S. president to face a criminal trial. But before the trial begins, 12 seats must be filled by unbiased Manhattan residents. NTD’s legal correspondent Arleen Richards explains how the jury selection process works.

A federal judge has allowed a Trump co-defendant in the classified documents case to file a redacted FBI interview transcript with his motion to dismiss, in a blow for special counsel Jack Smith. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon said in a paperless order on Wednesday there were “even stronger” reasons to deny Mr. Smith’s “sweeping” […]

An appeals court judge has rejected former President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to delay the start of his criminal trial in New York, marking the third such failed attempt this week. Associate Justice Ellen Gesmer issued an order on April 10, denying President Trump’s request for a stay of proceedings that cited the alleged “unconstitutional […]

The House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing in Chicago, where lawmakers explore ways to life people out of poverty. Panelists, many of whom escaped poverty themselves, say welfare has trapped too many Americans.  

New York Supreme Court Justice Cynthia Kern on April 9 rejected a motion from attorneys for former President Donald Trump to hold off on a trial until he had a chance to appeal a gag order. “This application for an interim stay of the proceedings pending resolution of the Article 78 proceeding is denied without […]

Former President Donald Trump has taken a public stance on when he believes abortions should be banned. He had previously declined to publicly disclose his position on the issue—one that could play a crucial role in the outcome of the upcoming presidential election. The former president made the announcement on Truth Social on April 8, […]

Attorneys with New York Attorney General Letitia James’s office on April 4 requested the expansion of the monitorship on the Trump Organization, citing a perjury plea from one of the defendants. In a separate letter, the state attorneys also objected to the stay of execution of former President Donald Trump’s $454 million judgment based on […]

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon has denied former President Donald Trump’s motion to dismiss an indictment alleging he mishandled classified documents, based on the Presidential Records Act. “Bound by the four corners of the Superseding Indictment,” the charges in the indictment “make no reference to the Presidential Records Act, nor do they rely on that […]

New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan on April 3 denied former President Donald Trump’s latest request to delay his upcoming trial, based on a presidential immunity defense that will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court 10 days after the Manhattan trial begins. “Defendant’s motion is DENIED in its entirety as untimely,” the judge […]

The federal judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case in Florida needs to clarify recent instructions to parties so the government can seek a higher court ruling, special prosecutor Jack Smith said late April 2. In March, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, who was appointed by President Trump, ordered prosecutors and the defendant’s […]

Attorneys for both sides are expected to submit proposed jury instructions in the classified documents case. Judge Aileen Cannon ordered the parties to address competing scenarios under the Espionage Act and under the Presidential Records Act.  

Former Department of Justice (DOJ) attorney Jeffrey Clark faces possible disbarment as his trial with the District of Columbia’s Office of Disciplinary Counsel enters its fourth day on April 1.

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump were in an Atlanta court on March 28 arguing his charges in the Georgia 2020 election RICO case should be dismissed on First Amendment grounds. Follow here for the live updates: State Says ‘Fake Elector’ Not in Indictment Mr. Wakeford said they were talking about “removing something that is […]

Disney’s legal battles against its new governing body, the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District (CFTOD), appear to be coming to an end. On March 27, the CFTOD Board of Supervisors voted in favor of a settlement offered by the company, which agreed to drop two active lawsuits against CFTOD after it replaced the former Disney-appointed […]

What to Know About Today’s Hearing By Catherine Yang The Supreme Court appeared skeptical that the doctors group who challenged the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) loosening of regulations of the abortion pill mifepristone had the right to bring the case. Justice Neil Gorsuch pointed out that the universal injunction the group was requesting is […]

Trump Signals Appeal President Trump said he doesn’t think the case can go to trial in three weeks. “I don’t know that you’re going to have the trial,” he said the press conference. “I don’t know how you can have a trial like this in the middle of an election, a presidential election, and this […]

Former President Donald Trump posted on social media on March 22 that “through hard work, talent, and luck, I currently have almost five hundred million dollars in cash.” This comes as the former president needs to put up upwards of $454 million to stay judgment in his civil fraud case while he appeals—to effectively hold […]

New York Attorney General Letitia James has taken initial steps in New York’s Westchester County to prepare to seize former President Donald Trump’s properties after a state judge ordered him to pay a $455 million fine in a civil fraud case. Several judgments were entered by Ms. James, a Democrat, with the Westchester County Clerk’s […]

New York Attorney General Letitia James’s office on March 20 asked the appellate division of the New York Supreme Court to throw out several arguments made by former President Donald Trump as he seeks to stay enforcement of more than $350 million in penalties while he appeals. “The Court should not consider defendants’ new allegations […]

The judge in former president Donald Trump’s classified documents case has ordered the preparation of jury instructions in a way that demands the parties to both consider competing sets of facts, on the premise that President Trump designated the documents he kept at his Mar-a-Lago home as “personal records,” and on the premise that a […]

Supreme Court justices seemed skeptical of state arguments on March 18 that the federal government was wrong to communicate with social media platforms about public health issues during the recent pandemic. At the same time, during oral argument in Murthy v. Missouri, the states argued that the federal government strong-armed social media companies into censoring […]

U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon on March 14 heard arguments on two of former President Donald Trump’s several motions to dismiss a case alleging he mishandled classified documents, rejecting one motion by order roughly two hours after court adjourned. “Defendant’s motion is denied without prejudice,” the judge wrote regarding the motion to dismiss based […]

Judge Denies One Motion to Dismiss Trump Documents Case U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon on March 14 heard arguments on two of former President Donald Trump’s several motions to dismiss a case alleging he mishandled classified documents, rejecting one motion by order roughly two hours after court adjourned. “Defendant’s motion is denied without prejudice,” […]

FORT PIERCE, Fla.—Roughly 24 hours after a Georgia judge dropped some of the charges filed against him there, former President Donald Trump’s attorneys will argue in a Florida court that the federal classified documents case should be thrown out. President Trump on March 14 arrived at the courthouse to appear before U.S. District Judge Aileen […]

A previously hidden transcript of an interview conducted by a U.S. House of Representatives panel that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol has been revealed, undermining a committee claim. Anthony Ornato, who was the White House deputy chief of staff during the breach, told the committee that he overheard Mark Meadows, […]

In former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case, Special Counsel Jack Smith recently made a filing that may signal he’s getting ready to appeal a court decision. Legal correspondent Arleen Richards breaks down the new filing plus other Trump legal updates.

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee heard closing arguments on March 1 on the motion to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from prosecuting the high-profile racketeering case against former President Donald Trump and 14 others. Each side was given an hour and a half for arguments, after which the judge said he […]

Attorneys for former President Donald Trump asked an Illinois appeals court on Feb. 29 to stay a judge’s order disqualifying him from the ballot. Cook County Circuit Court Judge Tracie Porter ruled on Feb. 28 that President Trump was “disqualified by engaging in insurrection” and votes for him should be voided if the order goes […]

The Supreme Court seemed divided during oral argument on Feb. 28 over whether it would uphold the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) regulation prohibiting ownership of bump stocks. That regulation came after the 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas where a gunman used bump stock-equipped firearms. It reversed years of ATF interpretations […]

Terrence Bradley, former law partner and attorney to special prosecutor Nathan Wade, testified about Mr. Wade and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’s relationship in a public court hearing on Feb. 27, responding to attorneys that accused him of misleading the defense with his representations of the relationship. Mr. Wade and Ms. Willis’s relationship has […]

Former President Donald Trump has asked the judge in his so-called “hush money” case to issue pretrial rulings that would block certain evidence and witness testimony that the former president says his opponents want to exploit to undermine his 2024 presidential campaign. The case centers on allegations that President Trump falsified business records to hide […]

Florida and Texas should be allowed to regulate how social media platforms moderate content, lawyers for the states told the Supreme Court on Feb. 26. During oral arguments, the justices seemed to be grasping for a new rule they could use to apply free speech principles to online discussions. But there are “a bunch of […]

Former President Donald Trump’s Georgia attorneys hired a private investigator to obtain calls between the Fulton County district attorney and her special counsel, finding they allegedly made more than 2,000 calls and 12,000 texts many months before their relationship started, according to a court filing. Trump attorneys Steve Sadow and Jennifer Little on Friday filed […]

New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron has denied former President Donald Trump’s request for a 30-day stay of judgment after defense attorneys protested the attorney general’s “rush” for enforcement. “I intend to sign the proposed judgment this morning,” Justice Engoron wrote in a Feb. 22 email. The judgment has already been delivered to the […]

Former President Donald Trump owes approximately $87,500 in post-judgment interest every day until he pays the $355 million fine ordered by Judge Arthur Engoron in his civil fraud case. Can he pay it?  

On Tuesday, a New York jury continued deliberations in the corruption case against the National Rifle Association and its top executives. NTD’s Arleen Richards delves into what the officials are accused of and the legal arguments on both sides.

Former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Michigan on Saturday night slammed the New York judge who ordered him to pay nearly $355 million in penalties in his civil fraud case. He vows to appeal.  

Special prosecutor Nathan Wade and a witness presented different timelines of Mr. Wade’s romantic relationship with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis during a Feb. 15 evidentiary hearing on whether she may be disqualified from the high-profile state racketeering case involving former President Donald Trump. President Trump and 18 co-defendants were indicted by a grand […]

It’s a big week for former President Donald Trump’s four criminal cases. On Feb. 15, two separate cases will hold hearings; one judge may decide to go to trial as early as next month, and the other will weigh the disqualification of the prosecutor, possibly delaying the trial indefinitely. In New York, Manhattan District Attorney […]

The judge presiding over former President Donald Trump’s criminal case in Georgia is moving forward with a Thursday hearing meant to discern whether District Attorney Fani Willis and the rest of the prosecution team should be disqualified from leading the case.