Tag: Michael Cohen

Trump Now Touting Possibility of No Indictment From Manhattan DA

Just days after raising the possibility that he could be criminally charged by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, former President Donald Trump shared a news article suggesting Bragg may not pursue the charges after all. On Saturday, Trump raised allegations that Bragg would announce charges against the former president as early as Tuesday, March 21….


If Trump Becomes First Indicted US President, Historic Case Will Reverberate

America’s 45th president, Donald Trump, appears poised to become the nation’s first president to be indicted on criminal charges. Such a prosecution could have grave consequences for the nation’s justice system and the democratic election process, scholars and political leaders say. After leaked information about the secret grand jury process made its way into news…


As Nation Braces for Potential Trump Indictment, Manhattan DA Faces Questions Over “Tenuous and Untested” Legal Theory

America’s 45th president, Donald Trump, appears poised to become the nation’s first president to be indicted on criminal charges. Such a prosecution could have grave consequences for the nation’s justice system and the democratic election process, scholars and political leaders say. After leaked information about the secret grand jury process made its way into news…


Ahead of Potential Trump Indictment Manhattan DA Faces Questions Over ‘Tenuous and Untested’ Legal Theory

America’s 45th president, Donald Trump, appears poised to become the nation’s first president to be indicted on criminal charges. Such a prosecution could have grave consequences for the nation’s justice system and the democratic election process, scholars and political leaders say. After leaked information about the secret grand jury process made its way into news…


Durham Prosecutes FBI Informants, While Protecting Their Handlers

Since being named special counsel in October 2020, John Durham has investigated or indicted several unscrupulous anti-Trump informants. But he has spared the FBI agents who handled them, raising suspicions he’s letting investigators off the hook in his waning investigation of misconduct in the Russiagate probe. In recent court filings, Durham has portrayed the G-men…


Durham’s Treatment of Clinton Camp Contrasts with Mueller’s Treatment of Trump Camp

The way special counsel John Durham is treating people associated with the 2016 Clinton campaign while investigating them is far cry from how special counsel Robert Mueller treated people associated with the 2016 Trump campaign while investigating them. After Durham last year indicted lawyer Michael Sussmann for lying to the FBI, court documents revealed that…


Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Trump; Second Suit Dropped by Woman

A New York judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit against former President Donald Trump, who saw a second suit against him dropped by the woman who filed it. Judge Joel Cohen tossed a suit filed by former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen that had sought nearly $2 million to cover legal expenses. Cohen claimed Trump initially promised…


FEC Drops Investigation Into Stormy Daniels Hush Money Payments

The Federal Elections Commission (FEC) has closed its investigation into whether former President Donald Trump broke campaign finance rules when his then-attorney Michael Cohen paid $130,000 in alleged “hush money” to adult film actress Stormy Daniels on the eve of the 2016 election. The bipartisan election commission, which is evenly split between three Republicans and…


Michael Cohen Says He Has Earned Early Release From Home Confinement

President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney Michael Cohen filed a petition on Monday saying that he deserves early release from home confinement.