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Juan Manuel Merchan
July 2, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Trump Hush-Money Judge Ominously Warns a Sentence May Never Come
The Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity has delayed another one of Donald Trump’s lawsuits.
July 2, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Supreme Court Trump Immunity Ruling Already Having Terrifying Effects
Donald Trump is trying to leverage his newfound power in his other legal battles.
June 27, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Trump’s Hush-Money Gag Order Win Could Backfire—And Land Him in Jail
Donald Trump secured a small victory in his hush-money case, but a legal analyst predicts it might still doom him.
June 17, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Trump Furious His Stooges Aren’t Avenging Conviction Fast Enough
The former president feels he isn’t seeing enough action over his hush-money conviction.
June 4, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Stormy Daniels’s Message About Melania’s “Abusive” Felon Husband
Daniels urged Melania to get out.
June 4, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Lara Trump’s RNC Convention Is Looking for Event Space at Rikers
The RNC is preparing for a convention with Donald Trump in jail.
June 4, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Felon Trump’s Really Dumb Defense Reveals Republican Hypocrisy
It’s getting hard to argue that Republicans stand for “law and order.”
June 3, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
MTG’s Unhinged Plan to Help Trump Get Revenge for Conviction
Marjorie Taylor Greene wants to defund an entire state.
June 3, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Jail-Shy Trump Suddenly Backs Away From Major Catchphrase
The former president insisted he had never even called to imprison Hillary Clinton.
June 3, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Panicking Felon Trump Begs His Favorite Justices for Mercy
The former president has faith in at least one court, apparently.
June 3, 2024
Timothy Noah
Lock Him Up! Why Donald Trump Should Do Jail Time Before the Election
Granted, most first-time offenders who commit this particular crime don’t do time. But Trump isn’t most first-time offenders.
May 31, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Felon Trump Drives Up Jail Time Odds With Every Word
The former president’s gag order is still in place—and he just violated it.
May 31, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Convicted Felon Trump’s Idiot Lawyer Doubles Down on Absurd Defense
Todd Blanche claimed he wouldn’t change anything about their legal defense strategy.
May 30, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Convicted Felon Trump Forced to Beg Most Embarrassing Ally for Help
The former president will have to ask Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for the right to vote.
May 30, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
It’s Official: Donald Trump Is a Convicted Felon
And so concludes the former president’s first criminal trial.
May 29, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Panicking Trump Hilariously Melts Down as Hush-Money Jury Convenes
The former president’s latest rant hints at bigger fears.
May 28, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
In Major Defection, Former Trump Ally Predicts Guilty Verdict
Trump’s former attorney Ty Cobb had some choice words.
May 28, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Blasts “Human Scum” Before Hush-Money Closing Arguments
The former president took aim at all of his trial judges.
May 17, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Republican Rep. Moves to Undermine Judicial System on Trump’s Behalf
Representative Andy Ogles has filed a bill to lift the gag order in Trump’s hush-money trial.
May 17, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Idiot Trump Wrecks Hush-Money Defense in Just Six Words
The former president accidentally admitted the NDA he had with Stormy Daniels was “illegal.”
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