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Presidential Immunity
February 6, 2024
Tori Otten
Trump Just Lost His “Presidential Immunity” Argument. Thoughts, Prayers.
Trump can protest all he wants, but he’s not immune from prosecution over his efforts to overthrow the 2020 election, a federal court has ruled.
February 5, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Judge Projects Trump’s January 6 Trial Could Start Even Later in 2024
Judge Tanya Chutkan acknowledged that one of Donald Trump’s biggest trials could be even later than we all expected.
February 5, 2024
Michael Tomasky
It’s Way Too Easy for a Crook Like Trump to Pervert Our Legal System
If the law has one standard for the rich and powerful and another for the rest of us, it will be hard for ordinary Americans to maintain their faith in democracy.
February 2, 2024
Tori Otten
Is Trump’s Crazy, Baseless Immunity Defense Maybe Going to Work?
A judge has just delayed Donald Trump’s federal election interference trial over the immunity question.
January 19, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump’s Closing Pitch to New Hampshire Voters Shows He’s Absolutely Losing It
Donald Trump is making a last-ditch argument to save himself.
January 18, 2024
Tori Otten
Did Trump Just Publicly Admit He May Be Guilty of Crossing the Line?
Donald Trump has a new interpretation of “total immunity”—and it may land him in trouble.
January 10, 2024
Tori Otten
Trump’s Idiot Lawyer Tries to Defend “Murdering Rivals Is OK” Argument
Donald Trump lawyer Alina Habba once again puts her foot in her mouth.
January 9, 2024
Greg Sargent
How Trump’s Unhinged Immunity Demand Could Unleash a Second-Term Crime Spree
If the courts decide that insurrection merits immunity, and Trump wins back the presidency, what might he feel emboldened to do in term two?
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