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Trump hush money trial
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
Michael Tomasky
It’s Up to You, Democrats: Make Donald Trump’s Conviction Matter
In a new poll, 10 percent of Republicans said Trump’s conviction made them less likely to vote for him. But Democrats have to make sure these voters don’t forget about it come November.
May 31, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Jim Jordan Launches New Idiotic Crusade After Trump Guilty Verdict
Representative Jim Jordan is the king of leading pointless quests—and now he’s picking a fight with the prosecutors in Donald Trump’s hush-money trial.
May 31, 2024
Talia Jane
Mike Johnson Begs Supreme Court to Save Dear Leader Trump
House Speaker Mike Johnson is calling on the Supreme Court to make Donald Trump’s guilty verdicts disappear.
May 31, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Loses It Like Never Before in Wildly Incoherent Press Conference
It was nearly impossible to make out what Trump was saying in this press conference about his guilty verdict.
May 31, 2024
Talia Jane
Spineless Trump Admits Why He Was Too Afraid to Testify
Donald Trump chose not to testify in his hush-money trial—and he’s finally confessing why.
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
Paige Oamek
How Trump’s Guilty Verdict Is Literally Tanking His Value
He’s running out of scams to shill.
May 31, 2024
Talia Jane
MAGA Extremists Heed Trump’s Call and Threaten Violence After Verdict
Donald Trump’s biggest supporters are plotting violence after his guilty verdict.
May 31, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Money-Grubbing Felon’s Wild Warning to MAGA: Back Off
Looks like someone wants to keep all the “political prisoner” cash to himself.
May 31, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Top Five Absurd Republican Reactions to Trump’s Guilty Verdict
Republicans are absolutely losing it after their dear leader became a convicted felon.
May 31, 2024
Talia Jane
Ivanka Trump Finally Breaks Silence After Dad Becomes Convicted Felon
Ivanka Trump has four measly words of support for her father after that guilty verdict.
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 31, 2024
Matt Ford
Convicted Felon Donald Trump Is Facing a Long and Daunting Road
The former president’s life will get even more complicated in July, when he’s sentenced just days before the Republicans nominate him at their convention.
May 31, 2024
Greg Sargent
Trump’s Stunning Guilty Verdict Shatters His Aura of Invincibility
His conviction on 34 felony counts is powerful new information, and we should hold institutional Democrats responsible if they don’t use it—ruthlessly and effectively.
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
Hafiz Rashid
Trump’s Wild Rant After Guilty Verdict Could Haunt Him in Sentencing
Someone remind him the trial isn’t completely over.
May 30, 2024
Alex Shephard
Trump’s Historic Conviction Is a Hollow Victory
Yes, the former president is now a “convicted felon.” But does that change anything?
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.
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