Key takeaways: Former President Donald Trump is expected to visit the offices of New York’s Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday for his second deposition…
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Key takeaways: House Republicans have proposed a bill that would move cases against former presidents from state jurisdiction to federal court. The bill is a…
Judge Eric Davis has issued sanctions against lawyers representing Fox News in a billion-dollar defamation case brought by Dominion Voting Systems. He is considering ordering an investigation into whether the network misled him in the case, which is set to go to trial next week. Fox News has denied any wrongdoing and is defending itself against the claims.
Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against his former attorney Michael Cohen for more than $500 million in damages, claiming that Cohen's cooperation with investigators and public statements have caused "vast reputational harm" to the former president. The complaint accuses Cohen of violating his attorney-client relationship with Trump and breaching his contractual obligations to the former president. Trump's lawyer Alejandro Brito wrote in the complaint that Cohen's actions have caused "irreparable harm" to the former president's reputation.
President Donald Trump's legal team has requested a delay in a civil trial involving author E. Jean Carroll, who has accused Trump of sexual assault. The request was made in a letter sent to District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan, citing Trump's right to a fair trial and the need for a "cooling off" period between the trial and the ongoing news coverage of Trump's criminal case. The civil trial is part of a defamation lawsuit filed by Carroll against Trump in 2019, which could provide further insight into Trump's behavior and his relationship with women. It is unclear when the trial will take place, but it is expected to be delayed until after the resolution of Trump's criminal case in Manhattan.
Donald Trump's attorney has requested a one-month delay in the trial of a columnist's claims that Trump raped her in the 1990s. The attorney cited "prejudicial media coverage" and the potential for a tainted jury pool as reasons for the delay. If granted, the trial would be pushed back to the end of May and would be the first time a former president has been charged with a crime.
Fox Corp. is facing two defamation cases with a combined total of $2.7 billion in damages due to false claims made by Fox News about the 2020 election. Attorneys defending Fox have withheld information about Rupert Murdoch's role at the company, which has angered the judge. A shareholder has filed a derivative action in Delaware, seeking to hold the Murdochs and the board of directors accountable for their actions.
Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina is set to announce the launch of an exploratory committee for a 2024 presidential bid on Wednesday, becoming the second GOP candidate from South Carolina in the race. Scott has been testing the waters for months and is the only Black Republican in the Senate. If he were to officially enter the race, it would be an interesting one to watch, as it remains to be seen how his candidacy would be received by the Republican Party.