Russ Choma
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Sam Bankman-Fried Was Indicted for Hundreds of Illegal Campaign Donations. Who Else Knew?
"Over 300 political contributions, totaling tens of millions of dollars." → Read More
GOP Operative Sentenced to 18 Months for Funneling Russian Money to Trump Campaign
Judge finds a "pattern of deception" by a longtime Republican consultant. → Read More
Trump’s Latest Legal Nightmare: A Grand Jury Is Reportedly Investigating the Stormy Daniels Payoff
After high-profile convictions of Trump's companies, the former president himself may be facing legal jeopardy. → Read More
A Federal Judge Fined Trump and His Lawyer Nearly $1 Million
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Donald Trump is not afraid to file a lawsuit, and he certainly no stranger to being sued himself. Once in court, Trump and his attorneys are prodigious filers of complaints, appeals, and protests. In fact, his legal strategy is often “more is better.” But that strategy is suddenly hitting a… → Read More
If Trump Returns to Twitter and Facebook, His Own Social Media Company Could Be Screwed
There's a massive loophole in Truth Social's exclusivity deal with the former president. → Read More
Former Trump Fixer Meets With Manhattan Prosecutors
Michael Cohen's appearance may signal a renewed focus on his longtime boss. → Read More
Trump Organization Fined $1.6 Million in Criminal Tax Fraud Case
The judge gave the former president's businesses the maximum sentence. → Read More
Merrick Garland Appoints Special Counsel in Biden’s Classified Documents Case
Robert K. Hur, a former Trump appointee, will investigate the current president. → Read More
More Classified Documents Found—This Time in Biden’s Garage
"My Corvette is in a locked garage. Okay? So it's not like it's sitting on the street." → Read More
Top Trump Executive Sentenced to Five Months in Tax Fraud Case
Longtime CFO Allen Weisselberg cooperated with prosecutors in their case against the former president's businesses. → Read More
The House GOP Is All Revved Up to Investigate the Investigators
“More resources, more specificity, more power to go after this recalcitrant Biden administration.” → Read More
McCarthy’s Day One Plan: Gut the Office of Congressional Ethics
"Today’s Republican party is rife with ethical transgressions." → Read More
Four Big Takeaways from the Release of Trump’s Tax Information
Plenty of questions about his returns and how the IRS handled them. → Read More
Donald Trump’s NFT Sale Is the Weirdest Thing on Social Media Today
Investor beware. → Read More
The FTX Collapse Is Also a Huge Campaign Finance Scandal
Prosecutors charged megadonor Sam Bankman-Fried with violating political contribution laws. → Read More
Trump Companies Convicted on All Nine Counts in Criminal Tax Fraud Trial
Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. → Read More
“Mr. Trump Explicitly Sanctioning Tax Fraud! That’s What This Document Shows!”
At his companies' Manhattan trial, prosecutors took direct aim at the ex-president. → Read More
Donald Trump’s Lawyers Might Have Made a Huge Mistake
The ex-president's companies are on trial for tax fraud. Defense attorneys just made the case all about Trump. → Read More
The Supreme Court Just Announced Congress Can Access Trump’s Tax Returns
The House Ways and Means Committee has been trying for years. → Read More
GOP Operative Convicted of Funneling Russian Money to Trump Campaign
Jesse Benton helped a Russian businessman get his photo taken with Trump. → Read More