A House Democrat who previously posed a primary challenge to President Biden called for New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to pardon former President Donald Trump for “the good of the country,” insisting his conviction is only helping the presumptive Republican nominee’s campaign. “Donald Trump is a serial liar, cheater, and philanderer, a six-time declarer of corporate bankruptcy, an instigator of …
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Romney scorches Bragg's 'political decision' in Trump case: 'Malpractice'
Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, said Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg committed “political malpractice” in his choice to pursue charges against former President Trump. The Utah Republican on Saturday morning issued a statement, days after the guilty verdict against former President Trump, criticizing both Bragg and Democrats over the case’s result. “Bragg should have settled the case against Trump, as would …
Read More »Trump's criminal conviction is spurring big-dollar campaign contributions as son touts record 24-hour haul
Former president Donald Trump’s criminal conviction is spurring high-dollar donors to flock to his side, with his campaign estimating that approximately $150 million will be raised in the coming days. Charlie Gasparino, a senior correspondent for the FOX Business Network and the Fox News Channel, wrote in an opinion piece for the New York Post that a group of GOP …
Read More »Trump verdict makes significant number of Republicans less likely to support him: poll
A new poll conducted immediately following former President Trump’s criminal conviction in New York found a significant number of Republicans say they are less likely to vote for him in November. One in 10 registered GOP voters said Trump’s felony conviction for falsifying business records would make them less likely to support him for president, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll …
Read More »RFK Jr. warns Trump conviction will 'backfire' on Democrats and is 'bad for our democracy'
2024 presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. issued a stark warning against Trump’s guilty conviction, arguing the verdict will “backfire” on the Democratic Party as many voters see the trial outcome as a weaponization of America’s judicial system. Kennedy reacted to the news that former President Trump was found guilty on all 34 felony counts during “Jesse Watters Primetime,” where …
Read More »Trump trial was an 'abuse' of the US justice system: Jonathan Turley
Fox News contributor Jonathan Turley and “The Five” co-host Judge Jeanine Pirro discussed how the Trump trial verdict was “popular justice of Manhattan,” but not the kind of justice Americans “look for” Friday on “America Reports.” ANTI-TRUMP ATTORNEY YELLS AT CNN CONTRIBUTOR IN FIERCE ARGUMENT OVER TRUMP CONVICTION: ‘YOU’RE LYING!’ JONATHAN TURLEY: Well, there’s an irony, of course, because you …
Read More »CNN legal analyst fires back after Carville calls his criticism of Trump trial ‘downright awful'
CNN Senior Legal Analyst Elie Honig and Democratic Party strategist James Carville clashed over the trial and conviction of former President Trump during dueling segments of CNN show “Smerconish” on Saturday. Carville took a veiled dig at Honig’s critical commentary on the trial during an earlier segment of the talk show, dismissing Honig’s concern that Judge Merchan donated to a …
Read More »Biden urges respect for legal system after Trump conviction while publicly flouting SCOTUS rulings
President Biden said on Friday that the justice system “should be respected” and that it was “reckless” for former President Donald Trump to claim that the verdict in his New York trial was “rigged,” just days after he told his supporters the Supreme Court could not “stop” him from carrying out his agenda. “It’s reckless, it’s dangerous, it’s irresponsible for …
Read More »Charlamagne tha God praises Trump for having 'killed the language of politics'
Though “The Breakfast Club” host and political commentator Charlamagne tha God is not a Trump fan, he praised the former president for having “killed the language of politics.” The popular liberal host, who is a Democratic Party voter despite recently declining to endorse President Biden, spoke to CNN anchor Michael Smerconish on Saturday, stating that Trump’s ability to break elitist …
Read More »Tales from The Trail: Trump 'unleashed' with criminal trial over
Donald Trump is wasting no time in getting back on the campaign trail now that the verdict is in and his historic criminal trial in New York City is over. The former president and presumptive Republican presidential nominee headlined a campaign fundraiser just a couple of hours after being convicted. On Saturday he’ll attend a UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) match …
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