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May 8, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Risks New Gag Order Violation with Fresh “Sleazeballs” Tirade
He was just warned about jail time, too.
May 8, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Georgia Appeals Court Hands Trump Massive Win With Fani Willis Ruling
Donald Trump just won big with this decision in his Georgia 2020 election case.
May 7, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Stormy Daniels Enters “Orange Turd” in Hush-Money Trial Public Record
Some more nicknames entered the public record on Day 13 of Donald Trump’s hush-money trial.
May 7, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Appears to Be Ditching Barron’s Graduation for a Fundraiser
Of course Donald Trump is bailing on his own son’s graduation.
May 7, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Stormy Daniels Testifies on Donald Trump’s Revolting Pick-Up Line
Stormy Daniels took the stand in Trump’s hush-money trial—and revealed some disturbing details on how it all began.
May 7, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Posts—Then Deletes—Post Fuming About Stormy Daniels on the Stand
The newest witness in Donald Trump’s hush-money trial has him running scared.
April 23, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Hush-Money Witness Reveals Trump’s Plan to Influence 2016 Election
David Pecker dropped a bombshell about the lengths Trump was willing to go in order to win.
April 19, 2024
Alex Shephard
The Utter Joy of Watching Trump Watch People Who Despise Him
In his hush-money criminal trial, the former president is coming face to face with potential jurors who have expressed unvarnished opinions of him on social media.
April 17, 2024
Alex Shephard
Liberals Are Trying to Make Trump’s Age an Issue. It Won’t Work.
Biden’s defenders can’t win this debate—and they should be attacking Trump’s more obvious vulnerabilities anyway.
April 15, 2024
Michael Tomasky
We May Finally Get to Write: “Convicted Felon Donald Trump”
The former president’s lawlessness has dodged many an obstacle over the years, but he’s facing a new challenge now: a jury of his peers.
April 2, 2024
Timothy Noah
Trump Has Hocked Himself to the Repo Man
The former president’s latest legal bailout comes courtesy of the “king of the subprime car loan.”
April 1, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump’s First Criminal Trial Just Got a New Witness—and She’s a Doozy
Former Trump aide Hope Hicks is expected to take the stand in Trump’s hush-money trial. Buckle up.
March 29, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Again Escalates Attack on Judge’s Daughter Despite Gag Order
Donald Trump’s first criminal trial is coming up—so of course he’s attacking the judge and his family.
March 27, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Jeffrey Clark Screws Over Donald Trump Big-Time in 2020 Election Case
The former Justice Department official who helped Trump with his efforts to overthrow the 2020 election just gave a damning testimony in court.
March 27, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Launches Fresh Attack on Judge’s Daughter After Gag Order
It’s only a matter of time until Trump gets fined for violating the gag order in his first criminal trial.
March 23, 2024
Jason Linkins
It’s Good That Trump’s Trials Are Delayed
Here's why Democrats should be happy that the legal system won’t save them.
March 22, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Here’s Why Judge Aileen Cannon’s Law Clerks Seem to Have Suddenly Quit
Things began to take a turn around the time Cannon was assigned the Trump classified documents case, a new report says.
March 22, 2024
Tori Otten
Don’t Worry, Trump’s Truth Social Payday Won’t Really Save Him
Donald Trump’s Truth Social is officially going public after a merger vote. But he needs the cash much, much sooner.
March 22, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Idiot Trump Confesses He Actually Has the Money to Post Bond
Donald Trump is close to the deadline to post bond in his fraud trial—and he’s screwing himself over even more.
March 21, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Manhattan D.A. Slams Trump’s Obvious Delay Tactic in Hush-Money Trial
Alvin Bragg is exposing the truth of all those documents Donald Trump’s lawyers claim they need to review.

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