McConnell Says He Expects Trump’s Conviction to Be Overturned on Appeal
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who is no supporter of former President Donald Trump, criticized the guilty verdict in the business records trial handed down on Thursday. “These charges should never have been filed in the first place and I hope the conviction will be overturned on appeal,” he posted on X. These charges […]
Speaker Johnson predicts Trump victory in appeal of 'absurd' verdict
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, on Thursday slammed former President Trump’s conviction in a New York hush-money case and predicted that Trump will successfully appeal the “absurd” verdict. “Today is a shameful day in American history,” Johnson said in a statement released minutes after Trump’s guilty verdict was read in court. “The American people know, […]
Legal experts say Trump conviction is a ‘target rich environment’ for appeal
Following the guilty verdict on all charges against former President Trump on Thursday, legal experts say the case brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg will be “irretrievably challenged” if appealed. Trump, a former president and presumed Republican nominee for 2024, was charged with 34 counts of first-degree falsifying business records. He pleaded not guilty, […]
Trump attorney Will Scharf says he's 'considering all options' to appeal conviction
Former President Trump’s lawyer, Will Scharf, said Thursday that the former president’s legal team is “considering all options” in appealing the hush-money conviction. “This case is riddled with reversible error, going back to day one, to the jury instructions. Every aspect of this case is ready for appeal. We will appeal as soon as possible. […]
San Francisco flew the ‘Appeal to Heaven’ flag for 60 years — then along came the New York Times’ smear campaign
Democrats and their allies in the liberal media launched a smear campaign against Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito earlier this month in an effort to encourage him to step down from upcoming cases related to former President Donald Trump and the Jan. 6 protests. Jodi Kantor, the leader of the effort at The New York […]
San Francisco City Hall removes ‘Appeal to Heaven’ flag after Alito controversy
San Francisco removed an “Appeal to Heaven” flag that flew outside city hall after Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was in the spotlight for hanging one himself. On Saturday, city officials swapped the flag with an American one. The city said the “Appeal to Heaven” flag was originally raised on Flag Day in 1964 at […]
San Francisco quietly removes ‘Appeal to Heaven’ flag from outside City Hall after Alito flap
The city of San Francisco confirmed it had removed a “Call Him” flag from outside City Hall over the weekend, days after it was reported that the flag had been flown outside the home of a conservative Supreme Court justice. On May 22, The New York Times reported that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito had […]
Trump Should Immediately Appeal Any Conviction to SCOTUS
Conservative radio host and litigation expert Mark Levin said Wednesday that if former President Donald Trump is convicted by a Manhattan jury, he should immediately appeal the case to the U.S. Supreme Court because of serious constitutional issues. My legal advice to President Trump’s lawyers: The next step is the U.S. Supreme Court In Bush […]
Biden draws contrast with ‘pandering’ Trump in appeal to Black voters
President Biden is in Philadelphia on Wednesday trying to drum up support from black voters, drawing a contrast between his first term and that of former President Trump and solidifying support from a key voting bloc that could decide the outcome of November’s election. Biden and Harris spoke to supporters at Girard College to launch […]
Supreme Court rejects Michael Avenatti appeal as Nike extortion conviction stands
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Michael Avenatti’s appeal and upheld his conviction for trying to extort $25 million from Nike. “The petition for writ of certiorari is denied,” the Supreme Court’s order said, without providing any details other than that Justice Brett Kavanaugh did not participate in the deliberations or decision. Avenatti was the […]