As Republican lawmakers weigh holding hearings to scrutinize prosecutors in the New York v. Trump trial, the Senate’s top Democrat is pleading with allies of former President Trump to let the legal process play out as Trump looks to appeal his guilty verdict. “The undeniable fact is Donald Trump went through the same legal process that all Americans go through, …
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NYC radical teacher groups rally behind high school students to walkout in anti-Israel protest
Radical teacher groups rallied students in the New York City public school system, encouraging them to stage a walkout in light of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. The walkout, organized by Desis Rising Up and Moving (DRUM), Palestine Youth Movement, Teachers Unite, NYC Educators for Palestine, Al-Awda New York and Movement for More, told students to leave their classrooms and march …
Read More »De Niro says Trump guilty verdict means 'justice was served'
Actor Robert De Niro weighed in Thursday on former President Trump being found guilty in his high-profile hush-money case. “I think justice was served,” the two-time Academy Award winner told reporters while on the red carpet in the Big Apple for his new movie “Ezra,” Variety reports. “This is just one part of the whole picture, so I want to …
Read More »Trump says costly trial is 'proving my point' that courts are weaponized against him: 'Disgrace'
Former President Trump said prosecutors in the costly and unprecedented NY v. Trump trial are “proving” his point that the legal system is weaponized against him. “‘This is becoming a three-card Monte game on: Where is the crime?’ Smart guy. Where’s the crime?” Trump said on Thursday outside the Manhattan courtroom, reading insight from Fox News contributor and legal scholar …
Read More »Jurors must search for truth in the ‘Alice in Wonderland’ case against Trump
As former President Donald Trump awaits a Manhattan jury’s verdict, he can be forgiven for feeling that his criminal trial resembles a surreal “Alice in Wonderland” farce. He is left to peer through a “Looking-Glass” where everything is backward. The culprit for this hallucinatory nightmare is District Attorney Alvin Bragg who brought a bizarre case based on warped interpretations of …
Read More »Republicans react to historic Trump trial verdict: 'Dark day for America'
Republican lawmakers slammed the New York v. Trump verdict Thursday afternoon as “corrupt and rigged” after the former president was found guilty on all 34 charges brought against him by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. “Today is a shameful day in American history,” House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said in a statement. “Democrats cheered as they convicted the leader of …
Read More »In Trump trial there was no real crime but America just lost something it can never get back
Donald Trump did not lose on Thursday. Our once venerated legal system did. And, by extension, all Americans lost something precious. Because the failure of justice is a failure of the people. The conviction of the former president in a Manhattan courtroom was preordained. With the inexorable verdict, the ideals of a fair trial and an impartial jury faded into …
Read More »WATCH: Protesters clash outside Trump trial court, police forced to intervene
NEW YORK – Protests grew heated Thursday outside the New York City courtroom where former President Trump’s trial is taking place. A group of protesters gathered in support of Trump appeared to surround protesters backing his possible conviction in the case, forcing police to intervene and separate the two groups, video footage shot by Fox News Digital shows. “We ran …
Read More »NY v. Trump: Jury to continue deliberations for 2nd day in unprecedented case
A New York jury will continue deliberations for a second day Thursday in the historic and unprecedented criminal trial of former President Trump. Judge Juan Merchan delivered jurors instructions to consider charges brought against the former president and presumptive Republican presidential nominee. Merchan on Wednesday afternoon instructed the jury not to discuss or research the case. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin …
Read More »Trump can run for president from jail, but he’s not likely to go there
Former President Trump can still run for the White House despite facing a potential – albeit unlikely – prison sentence after he was found guilty in the NY v. Trump case. The jury found Trump guilty on all counts late Thursday afternoon. The sentencing hearing is set for July 11, four days before the beginning of the Republican National Convention. …
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