Embattled Georgia prosector Fani Willis survived her primary election challenge Tuesday night, and will face off against a GOP challenger in November. Willis, the District Attorney for Fulton County, is leading the sweeping 2020 election interference case against former President Donald Trump and has been the subject of scrutiny many Republicans in the state and nationwide for her affair with …
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LAURA INGRAHAM: Conflicted judges who partner with politically motivated prosecutors are menaces
Fox News host Laura Ingraham says Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s priority has been to “nail Donald Trump” on “The Ingraham Angle.” LAURA INGRAHAM: We’re never going to know just how much this Trump trial cost the taxpayers of New York, but it has to be — I don’t know — in the tens of millions of dollars? And for every …
Read More »NY v. Trump: Defense rests without calling former president to testify; motion to dismiss pending
Defense attorneys in New York v. Trump rested their case Tuesday morning without calling former President Trump to the stand to testify. The prosecution rested its case Monday, and Trump defense attorneys called two witnesses — paralegal Daniel Sitko and a former legal adviser to Michael Cohen, Robert Costello — before resting its case. Judge Juan Merchan dismissed the jury …
Read More »Democrats warned by New Yorkers as Trump preps for NYC rally near AOC's district: 'We are awakening'
Democrats are “dropping the ball” with Black voters ahead of November as former President Trump prepares to rally thousands of supporters just blocks away from AOC’s deep-blue district, one New York resident argued. Lou Valentino accused Democrats of “gaslighting” Black voters on issues like crime and the economy during “Fox & Friends,” as Biden’s approval among the critical voting bloc …
Read More »Trump-endorsed Brian Jack advances to Georgia GOP primary runoff
Trump Senior Adviser Brian Jack has advanced to the GOP primary runoff election for Georgia’s 3rd Congressional District. Jack, who was endorsed by the former president, will be running against Mike Dugan on June 18 after a winner was not declared in Tuesday’s election. The Peach State seat was vacant after Republican Drew Ferguson announced he would not be seeking …
Read More »James Carville tells Biden to stop complaining about coverage of age: The 'issue is suffocating him'
Democratic strategist James Carville said Monday that the age issue was “suffocating” President Biden and told the president to stop griping about negative media coverage of the issue. “I do think the president has to deal, the age issue is suffocating him. He needs to bring up that he is only four years older than Trump,” Carville told MSNBC’s Jen …
Read More »Trump campaign says it will sue 'The Apprentice' filmmakers: 'This garbage is pure fiction'
Former President Trump’s team is preparing to file a lawsuit against the makers of a biopic about his career in the 1980s. A spokesperson for Trump called “The Apprentice” – a 2024 film starring Sebastian Stan and directed by Ali Abbasi – a piece of “garbage” and “pure fiction.” “We will be filing a lawsuit to address the blatantly false …
Read More »Trump Judge Scott McAfee wins Georgia primary
Fulton County Superior Judge Scott McAfee, who is the judge in the sweeping racketeering case against former President Donald Trump, won the primary election Tuesday. McAfee, favored to win, was challenged by civil rights attorney and radio host Robert Patillo in the nonpartisan race. McAfee has been a judge for just over a year, since Republican Gov. Brian Kemp appointed …
Read More »NY v Trump: Judge to consider defense motion to dismiss after prosecution rests case
Judge Juan Merchan could rule Tuesday morning on Trump defense attorneys’ motion to dismiss the case against the former president altogether after the prosecution rested its case following days of testimony from its star witness, Michael Cohen. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg charged Trump with 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree. Prosecutors must prove beyond a …
Read More »Morning Glory: Can Donald Trump restore deterrence?
First, some reminders. Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has invaded Ukraine twice: When former President Obama was president and again when Joe Biden was president. President Obama precipitously withdrew American forces from Iraq in late 2011. ISIS announced itself in 2013 and by 2014 had seized a vast territory in Iraq and Syria. Donald Trump took office in January of 2017. …
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