CNN senior legal analyst Elie Honig criticized the New York criminal case against Donald Trump as an “unjustified mess” in a scathing analysis piece, saying prosecutors “contorted the law” to ensnare the former president. “Prosecutors got their man, for now at least — but they also contorted the law in an unprecedented manner in their quest to snare their prey,” …
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Winners and losers emerge after guilty verdict in NY v. Trump
A handful of winners and losers have emerged following the unprecedented trial of former President Trump that found him guilty on all counts. Trump was found guilty on all counts Thursday after the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office charged him with 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree. Trump pleaded not guilty and has maintained his innocence. Here …
Read More »Senate Dems in battleground races careful to weigh in on Trump verdict
Democrats facing the most competitive Senate elections heading into November were among the last to weigh in on the guilty verdict handed to former President Trump on Thursday as they fight off the potential for Republicans to flip their seats. Sens. Jon Tester, D-Mont., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., and Bob Casey, D-Penn., didn’t respond to …
Read More »'Justice' or 'Travesty'?: The internet erupts after Trump guilty verdict
The internet erupted after a New York City jury found former President Trump guilty in his hush money trial on Thursday. Trump was found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records, which concluded a six-week trial at the Manhattan court. The verdict also made Trump the first former U.S. president to be convicted of a crime, although it …
Read More »Trump campaign warns Biden to 'buckle up' after he's released from 'freezing' court to hit campaign trail
Even with his guilty verdict, former President Trump is now free from a “freezing” New York City courtroom after a six-week trial and is ready to hit the campaign trail once again. His campaign is warning President Biden’s team to “buckle up.” Trump was found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree in New …
Read More »Biden says Trump 'should' have opportunity to appeal conviction, grins and ignores questions
President Biden said Friday after former President Donald Trump was found guilty in his New York criminal trial “he’ll be given the opportunity, as he should, to appeal that decision, just like everyone else has that opportunity.” Biden added that it was “reckless, it’s dangerous, it’s irresponsible for anyone to say this was rigged just because they don’t like the …
Read More »'The View' celebrates Trump's conviction: 'I got so excited, I started leaking'
“The View” was unsurprisingly jubilant on Friday over the conviction of former President Trump in his historic criminal trial, celebrating the news as a triumph for the country and the hosts themselves. “I felt like America won,” co-host Sunny Hostin said. “I felt like New York won. I felt like the Manhattan DA’s office won. I felt like I won.” …
Read More »Anti-Trump attorney yells at CNN contributor in fierce argument over Trump conviction: 'You're lying!'
Anti-Trump attorney George Conway called CNN contributor Scott Jennings a “liar” in a heated debate Friday over former President Trump’s unprecedented conviction in New York. Conway was infuriated as Jennings argued that Trump’s conviction has united the GOP and will “backfire” on the Democrats. “Scott’s lying and that’s the problem with the Republican Party. It’s continually addicted to lies. It’s …
Read More »'Disservice to the nation': Former VP Pence breaks silence on Trump's NYC conviction
FIRST ON FOX: Former Vice President Mike Pence reacted on Friday to the criminal conviction of former President Donald Trump in a New York City courtroom and said a “terrible message” has been sent. “The conviction of former President Trump on politically motivated charges is an outrage and disservice to the nation,” Pence told Fox News Digital. “No one is …
Read More »Trump says he would have 'loved' to testify in New York criminal trial
Former President Trump delivered lengthy remarks Friday morning from Trump Tower in New York following his unprecedented trial resulting in the conviction of 34 counts of falsifying business records. Trump, the presumptive GOP nominee for the 2024 election, said that he wished he testified in his criminal trial N.Y. v. Trump, though it appears he was given counsel otherwise. “I …
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