Exasperated Judge Orders Trump Lawyer to Stop Reading Tweets Out Loud

Donald Trump’s legal strategy in his defamation trial apparently hinges on reading mean tweets aloud in the courtroom. Trump’s lawyer Alina Habba finished cross-examining E. Jean Carroll on Thursday. Presiding Judge Lewis Kaplan has already ruled that Trump defamed Carroll Continue reading Exasperated Judge Orders Trump Lawyer to Stop Reading Tweets Out Loud

Judge Threatens to Kick Trump out of Court if He Doesn’t Shut Up

Donald Trump was nearly kicked out of his own defamation trial on Wednesday for repeatedly making comments within earshot of the jury, nearly a week before he is allowed to testify. The trial is to determine how much Trump owes Continue reading Judge Threatens to Kick Trump out of Court if He Doesn’t Shut Up

“Sit Down”: Judge in Carroll Case Loses All Patience With Trump’s Lawyer

It’s clear what Smith’s aim is with his purchase of Maryland’s largest daily newspaper. His TV empire’s local Baltimore station has been keen on a series of coverage blaming the city’s Black, Democratic mayor, Brandon Scott, for a flurry of Continue reading “Sit Down”: Judge in Carroll Case Loses All Patience With Trump’s Lawyer

Trump Can’t Slut-Shame E. Jean Carroll in Upcoming Trial, Judge Says

As the situation grew worse, Scavino said he printed out potential tweets Trump could post to urge the rioters not to get violent. At 2:38 p.m., after many protesters had already breached the Capitol, Trump finally let Scavino post a Continue reading Trump Can’t Slut-Shame E. Jean Carroll in Upcoming Trial, Judge Says

The Bizarre Reason a Colorado Judge Didn’t Disqualify Trump From Running in 2024

Two conservative law scholars, William Baude and Michael Stokes Paulsen, also foresaw this argument and dismissed it out of hand. “No one denies that the President is an executive branch officer holding executive office,” they wrote. “At the risk of Continue reading The Bizarre Reason a Colorado Judge Didn’t Disqualify Trump From Running in 2024

Even Judge Cannon Can’t Fathom Trump’s Reasoning to Delay His Trial

The federal judge overseeing Donald Trump’s classified documents case on Friday denied the former president’s request to delay the trial. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee, seemed poised last week to hand Trump a massive win when she Continue reading Even Judge Cannon Can’t Fathom Trump’s Reasoning to Delay His Trial

Judge Threatens to Throw Trump out of Court for Blabbering Too Much

Come Friday morning, however, Kise was back to reiterating his explosive remarks. “The entire country, if not the world, is watching this proceeding,” Kise said, according to The Daily Beast. “And the U.S. heretofore has been a model for integrity Continue reading Judge Threatens to Throw Trump out of Court for Blabbering Too Much