Trump Tries Deranged Defense in Stormy Daniels Hush Money Trial

“I can tell you from everything I know about it, he’s going to be found guilty,” Cohen, the former Trump lawyer, said during The New Republic’s Stop Trump Summit in October. “This is the Al Capone theory,” he added. “They Continue reading Trump Tries Deranged Defense in Stormy Daniels Hush Money Trial

Jack Smith Torches Trump’s Bizarre Defense in Classified Docs Case

“As [the National Archives and Records Administration] attempted to carry out its statutory responsibilities from 2021 into 2022, highly classified documents sat in a ballroom, bathroom, office space, and a basement storage room at a social club traversed by thousands Continue reading Jack Smith Torches Trump’s Bizarre Defense in Classified Docs Case

Is Trump’s Crazy, Baseless Immunity Defense Maybe Going to Work?

Donald Trump’s federal trial for trying to overturn the 2020 election has been delayed until an appeals court decides whether he has immunity or not—exactly what the former president wanted. Trump’s trial was originally set for March 4, the day Continue reading Is Trump’s Crazy, Baseless Immunity Defense Maybe Going to Work?

Cognitive Decline? Listen to Trump Try to Describe Missile Defense

“And they calmly walk to us, and ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding.… They’ve only got 17 seconds to figure this whole thing out. Boom. OK. Missile launch. Woosh. Boom,” he added. The former president provides an elaborate description of Continue reading Cognitive Decline? Listen to Trump Try to Describe Missile Defense

Elise Stefanik’s Deranged Defense of Trump Offers Democrats a Lesson

Even Republican Senator John Thune admits he’s “worried” about Trump’s appeal in the “middle of the electorate,” pointedly noting that this could hurt Republicans downballot. A Washington Post poll finds that large majorities of independents view the prosecutions of Trump Continue reading Elise Stefanik’s Deranged Defense of Trump Offers Democrats a Lesson

Trump’s Idiot Lawyer May Already Have Sunk His E. Jean Carroll Defense

As of this weekend, at least 24,100 Palestinians, including more than 9,600 children, have been killed since the war began, along with some 61,000 Palestinians injured, according to Palestine’s mission to the United Nations. Gazans are also suffering from the Continue reading Trump’s Idiot Lawyer May Already Have Sunk His E. Jean Carroll Defense

That One Jan. 6 Tweet Trump Cites as His Defense? He Didn’t Even Write It!

As the situation grew worse, Scavino said he printed out potential tweets Trump could post to urge the rioters not to get violence. At 2:38 pm, after many protesters had already breached the Capitol, Trump finally let Scavino post a Continue reading That One Jan. 6 Tweet Trump Cites as His Defense? He Didn’t Even Write It!

Trump Jr. Just Uttered the Word That Could Trip Up His Family’s Entire Defense

Hice, Green, and Roy reported gifted expenses ranging from more than $1,400 to more than $2,600 for travel, lodging, and the event registration fee. Johnson’s financial disclosure forms, already incredibly barren, do not show any trips funded by the CNP. Continue reading Trump Jr. Just Uttered the Word That Could Trip Up His Family’s Entire Defense

This Ivanka Trump Email Could Undo Her Family’s Entire Defense

When Carlson went on air that night, he announced several names of voters that he claimed to be dead but who were, in fact, alive—they simply shared names with the deceased. “What we’re about to tell you is accurate. It’s Continue reading This Ivanka Trump Email Could Undo Her Family’s Entire Defense