Former President Trump on Thursday filed a notice of appeal to the Georgia Court of Appeals formalizing his bid to overturn a court decision and disqualify Georgia prosecutor Fani Willis from the case against him. Last week, the appeals court said it would hear the case raised by Trump and several co-defendants that Willis should be disqualified because she had …
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Michael Cohen returns as final witness in NYC AG Bragg's criminal prosecution of Trump
Defense attorneys for former President Trump are expected to continue their cross-examination of Michael Cohen when court resumes Thursday morning. Cohen is said to be the star witness and will give the final testimony in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s case against the former president. Prosecutors must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Trump falsified business records 34 times to …
Read More »'Let Trump Speak Act' to ban gag orders on defendants put forward by House GOP
FIRST ON FOX: Rep. Andy Ogles is introducing the “Let Trump Speak Act” on Thursday to prohibit judges from issuing gag orders to defendants, like former President Trump, in any criminal or civil proceeding. “We have watched for years as a politically-weaponized Department of Justice and Democrat activist judges have gone after President Donald J. Trump,” the Tennessee Republican told …
Read More »From Capitol Hill to the courtroom: Bob Menendez doesn't want you to be distracted by shiny objects
Don’t be distracted by the shiny object. Or 13 shiny objects — as in bars of gold bullion. That’s the goal of the attorneys for Sen. Bob. Menendez, the Democrat from New Jersey. The senator is on trial for the second time in less than a decade on unrelated charges. U.S. senators don’t go on trial very often. The late …
Read More »Angie Harmon sues Instacart driver who allegedly shot and killed her dog
Angie Harmon sued the Instacart driver she claimed shot and killed her dog during a delivery in late March. Harmon sued Christopher Reid and Instacart in North Carolina court for negligence/gross negligence, trespass, invasion of privacy and intentional infliction of harm, among other things, according to court documents obtained by Fox News Digital. The actress requested a trial by jury …
Read More »Cross-examination throws Michael Cohen off balance, but belabors point that he hates Trump
The much-anticipated cross-examination of Michael Cohen on Tuesday portrayed him as a Trump-hating liar who wants the former president in jail, and the answer was frequently some version of “I don’t recall.” Defense lawyer Todd Blanche jumped around as a way of keeping Cohen off balance. His first question: Why had Cohen said on TikTok that he, Blanche, was a …
Read More »GOP AG in Trump courtroom predicts a ‘really bad day’ for Michael Cohen cross-examination
GOP Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall sat in the Manhattan courtroom Monday for the unprecedented criminal trial of former President Trump and predicted a “really bad day” for the prosecution’s star witness on Tuesday. Marshall, a 30-year veteran prosecutor, was in court supporting Trump, telling Fox News Digital the trial is what the former president “rightly believes is a sham …
Read More »Trump co-defendants officially file notices of appeal to kick Fani Willis off GA case
Co-defendants in the Georgia election interference case against former President Trump have filed notices of appeal to the Georgia Court of Appeals in their bid to have Fulton County District Attorney Fani WIllis disqualified. Last week, the appeals court said that it would hear the case raised by Trump and several co-defendants that Willis should be disqualified from the case …
Read More »Michael Cohen, corroborating others, says Trump wanted to silence Stormy because of the election
If Michael Cohen’s testimony yesterday had a familiar ring, that’s because his main role at the outset was to confirm the account of the National Enquirer’s publisher. While there were bits and pieces of news, prosecutors walked through meetings, phone calls, e-mails and texts with Donald Trump and others as he vouched for just about everything David Pecker had told …
Read More »Alec Baldwin's 'Rust' armorer requests prison release as actor prepares for involuntary manslaughter trial
Hannah Gutierrez Reed requested to be released from prison pending the appeal of her involuntary manslaughter conviction, Fox News Digital can confirm. The “Rust” armorer’s legal team plans to appeal the jury instruction issues originally raised in a post-conviction motion, court documents obtained by Fox News Digital read. “Ms. Gutierrez Reed is requesting to be released while she appeals, as …
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