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New Texts Reveal Details Of Scheme To Overturn Election

New text messages obtained by CNN on Monday have exposed new depths to former President Donald Trump’s push to overturn the 2020 election and, more specifically, the involvement of his chief of staff Mark Meadows to meet that end. → Read More

New Texts Reveal Details Of Scheme To Overturn Election

New text messages obtained by CNN on Monday have exposed new depths to former President Donald Trump’s push to overturn the 2020 election and, more specifically, the involvement of his chief of staff Mark Meadows to meet that end. → Read More

Former White House Lawyer Warned Trump Against Illegally Keeping Documents

A new report suggests former White House counsel Eric Herschman warned Donald Trump in late 2021 that if he failed to return presidential records or classified materials he had retained after leaving office, the 45th president could face serious legal trouble. → Read More

Former White House Lawyer Warned Trump Against Illegally Keeping Documents

A new report suggests former White House counsel Eric Herschman warned Donald Trump in late 2021 that if he failed to return presidential records or classified materials he had retained after leaving office, the 45th president could face serious legal trouble. → Read More

Trump Pleads Fifth In New York Probe Of His Company

Former President Donald Trump invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self incrimination on Wednesday when he was deposed by lawyers at the New York Attorney General’s office investigating whether the Trump Organization defrauded or misled lenders → Read More

Trump Pleads Fifth In New York Probe Of His Company

To be clear, the Fifth Amendment is a constitutionally protected right afforded to all Americans and in court, lawyers cannot argue that silence equates to guilt.Trump’s silence is a smart legal maneuver given the current dynamic. In addition to the civil probe of his real estate dealings, a crimina... → Read More

Oath Keepers Seditious Conspiracy Trial Begins Next Month

“Whether this trial is held in September, November or December or January, the news media is going to continue to cover the events of Jan. 6, before the September hearings or after the September hearings. We’re not going to avoid that publicity by virtue of moving this trial for a few months,” he sa... → Read More

Oath Keepers Seditious Conspiracy Trial Begins Next Month

The seditious conspiracy trial of former Oath Keeper ringleader Elmer “Stewart” Rhodes is still on track to begin this September. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta dismissed a request to delay the trial to January 2023 over concerns from Rhodes → Read More

Oath Keepers Seditious Conspiracy Trial Begins Next Month

Through stockpiling weapons, deploying “quick reaction force teams” situated just outside of D.C. in Virginia, and using an advanced communications network, prosecutors say members of the extremist group conspired to intimidate government officials, aided and abetted civil disorder, and tampered wit... → Read More

Oath Keepers Seditious Conspiracy Trial Begins Next Month

This was the same conclusion reached by the D.C. court when it found former President Ronald Reagan could not order Oliver North to violate the law, “particularly if such ‘orders,’ explicit or implicit, represented nothing more than [the president’s desires.’”“Any claim that defendants believed they... → Read More

Mastriano Threatens To End Cooperation With January 6 Committee

An attorney for Doug Mastriano, the anti-abortion, pro-Trump gubernatorial candidate in Pennsylvania, informed the Jan. 6 committee this week that his client would only sit for a deposition if he could personally record the session. → Read More

Mastriano Threatens To End Cooperation With January 6 Committee

An attorney for Doug Mastriano, the anti-abortion, pro-Trump gubernatorial candidate in Pennsylvania, informed the Jan. 6 committee this week that his client would only sit for a deposition if he could personally record the session. → Read More

Mastriano Threatens To End Cooperation With January 6 Committee

An attorney for Doug Mastriano, the anti-abortion, pro-Trump gubernatorial candidate in Pennsylvania, informed the Jan. 6 committee this week that his client would only sit for a deposition if he could personally record the session. → Read More

Justice Department Subpoenas Cipollone In January 6 Probe

Cipollone witnessed discussions where the president and his advisers spoke of seizing voting machines as well as a bid by Trump to effectively capture the Justice Department by having a lackey lawyer at the agency, Jeffrey Clark, send letters to states proclaiming voter fraud where none existed. The... → Read More

Justice Department Subpoenas Cipollone In January 6 Probe

The request for Cipollone to appear comes as other senior Trump administration officials have testified before a grand jury. Last week, Marc Short and Greg Jacob, the former chief of staff and counsel to ex-Vice President Mike Pence, reportedly went before one. Both Short and Jacob ultimately cooper... → Read More

Armed Militia Member Who Led Capitol Rioters Gets 87 Months

Guy Reffitt, a member of the extremist militia known as the Three Percenters and the very first person to stand trial for crimes connected to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, was sentenced to 87 months, or just over seven years in prison on Monday. → Read More

Armed Militia Member Who Led Capitol Rioters Gets 87 Months

Guy Reffitt, a member of the extremist militia known as the Three Percenters and the very first person to stand trial for crimes connected to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, was sentenced to 87 months, or just over seven years in prison on Monday. → Read More

Armed Militia Member Who Led Capitol Rioters Gets 87 Months

Guy Reffitt, a member of the extremist militia known as the Three Percenters and the very first person to stand trial for crimes connected to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, was sentenced to 87 months, or just over seven years in prison on Monday. → Read More

Armed Militia Member Who Led Capitol Rioters Gets 87 Months

Guy Reffitt, a member of the extremist militia known as the Three Percenters and the very first person to stand trial for crimes connected to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, was sentenced to 87 months, or just over seven years in prison on Monday. → Read More

Armed Militia Member Who Led Capitol Rioters Gets 87 Months

Guy Reffitt, a member of the extremist militia known as the Three Percenters and the very first person to stand trial for crimes connected to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, was sentenced to 87 months, or just over seven years in prison on Monday. → Read More