Category: acquit

Spanish Court Acquits Soccer Star Neymar in Fraud Trial

BARCELONA, Spain—A Spanish court on Tuesday acquitted soccer star Neymar and his fellow defendants in a fraud and corruption trial related to the Brazilian’s 2013 transfer from Santos to Barcelona. Brazilian company DIS had accused Neymar, his father, and the former presidents of Santos and Barcelona of having intentionally hidden the cost of his transfer…


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (Feb. 15)

The Senate acquits former President Donald Trump, so what’s his next plan? Could there be clues in the statement he made on Saturday? A hotel owner in South Dakota laments over the many pipeline workers who left. The workers lost their jobs after the Biden Administration canceled the Keystone Pipeline. And an investigator from the…


McConnell Says He Will Vote to Acquit Trump

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), the top Republican in the Senate, will vote to acquit former President Donald Trump of the incitement to insurrection charge in his impeachment trial, a GOP colleague told reporters. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) confirmed the report in remarks to reporters on Capitol Hill on Saturday, putting to rest weeks of speculation…


GOP Senators Say Trump’s Acquittal in Impeachment Trial Is Assured

With former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial expected to conclude on Saturday, a number of GOP senators have insisted that there is practically no way the former president will be convicted. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said Thursday that it is “crystal clear” that Trump will be found not guilty. “I think the end result of…


Trial Authorization Vote Signals That Senate Will Acquit Trump

Forty-four Republicans voted against proceeding with the trial against former President Donald Trump, the clearest signal yet that the Senate will ultimately acquit the president of the impeachment charge against him for a second time. Three Republican senators signaled on Tuesday that the vote is a barometer for how many senators will vote to acquit the…