Jim Trusty, an attorney for former President Donald Trump, has stated that he expects the Trump legal team to seek a motion to dismiss the historic New York City indictment over the $130,000 hush money payment to Stormy Daniels. Glenn Kirschner, a former U.S. Army prosecutor and legal analyst for MSNBC, has criticized House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) for attempting to probe the indictment, and Trusty has suggested that the Trump legal team will argue that the indictment is "overreaching" and "unconstitutional." It is yet to be seen if the motion to dismiss will be granted.
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Former Attorney General William Barr has said that Donald Trump is unlikely to win the 2024 general election due to his current legal troubles, with Trump lawyer James Trusty calling the case "unjustified" and "an abuse of prosecutorial power." Trump's legal team has turned over additional materials, including a laptop, to investigators, and Barr believes that Trump's legal troubles will weaken his chances in the general election. Trump's legal team is continuing to fight the charges against him, and the outcome of the case will have a major impact on his chances in 2024.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan has requested testimony from Matthew Colangelo, a former Manhattan prosecutor, as part of an investigation into the prosecution of former President Donald Trump. The subpoena is the latest move by Republicans to investigate the Manhattan District Attorney's office, with the committee previously requesting documents from the New York State Attorney General's office. It is unclear how Colangelo will respond to the subpoena, but the investigation is likely to continue.
A federal appeals court panel has ruled in favor of the Justice Department’s use of an obstruction charge against hundreds of defendants arrested in connection with the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The ruling affirms the department’s use of the charge and reverses a decision by a Trump appointee, but questions remain about the future of the statute and its impact on the defendants.
The White House has released a summary of the "hotwash" of U.S. policies around the ending of the longest war, blaming the chaotic 2021 withdrawal on the Trump administration and asserting that President Joe Biden was "severely constrained" by President Donald Trump's decisions. The Pentagon and State Department have completed after-action reviews on the withdrawal and are expected to provide a more detailed assessment of the withdrawal, security failures, and how the Biden administration can prevent similar situations in the future.
The House Judiciary Committee has issued a subpoena to former New York County Special Assistant District Attorney Mark Pomerantz, who had previously led an investigation into former President Donald Trump's finances. Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, is seeking Pomerantz's testimony in order to investigate the prosecution of Trump by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Pomerantz had resigned from the Manhattan DA’s office in 2022 and publicly criticized Bragg for not charging Trump sooner. The subpoena is the latest development in the ongoing investigation into Trump's finances, and is a sign that the committee is taking the matter seriously.
Fox News host Steve Doocy criticized former President Donald Trump for attacking the family of the judge overseeing his criminal case in Manhattan, noting that it was a bad look for the former president to do so. Judge Juan Merchan had previously warned Trump not to use social media to incite violence and the judge's daughter was targeted after she worked for a consulting firm that did work for the Biden-Harris campaign. The attack has raised concerns about the safety of those involved in the case and the potential for further violence.
In response to his indictment by a Manhattan prosecutor, former President Donald Trump has called on Congress to "defund" federal law enforcement. Congressional Republicans have been quick to rally to Trump's defense, while Democrats argue that this is an attempt to undermine the rule of law. The debate over defunding federal law enforcement is likely to continue in the coming weeks, as Congress considers the implications of Trump's call to action.