Judge Chutkan confirms Trump’s Jan. 6 trial won’t take place before 2024 election — but special counsel can release damaging evidence before
A federal judge on Thursday effectively confirmed that former President Donald Trump's trial on charges of trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election will not begin until voters head to the polls on Nov. 5. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan said: Pretrial deliberation The extension, until November 7, will allow special counsel Jack […]
Trump judge Chutkan tees up immunity battle in Jan. 6 case as election nears
The federal judge overseeing former President Trump's federal election interference case scheduled a flurry of activity Thursday leading up to Election Day. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan Written schedule instructions A high-stakes battle will unfold in the coming weeks over whether the charges against President Trump should be dismissed following the Supreme Court's ruling on […]
August Private Payrolls Miss Expectations – Weakest Month For Job Growth Since Jan 2021
The Pro Trump News home page features 60 new headlines every 24 hours, click here to see them. The economy is showing further signs of slowing. Private sector payrolls came in weaker than expected, with businesses adding 99,000 workers in August compared with the Dow Jones forecast of 140,000. It was the weakest month of […]
Job Openings Miss Expectations – Lowest Since Jan 21
The Pro Trump News home page features 60 new headlines every 24 hours, click here to see them. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had expected 8.1 million job openings, but the actual number was 7.67 million. This is the lowest since 2021. Last month's figure was also revised downward. CNBC reported: The Labor Department reported […]
Appeals order in Jan. 6 ‘disinformation’ case puts First Amendment in peril, defense attorney says
Daniel Goodwin, who was placed on probation on Jan. 6, has completed his one-year court-supervised period by censoring his own constitutionally protected speech out of fear of arrest for publishing so-called “false information” that led to federal court-ordered monitoring of his computer and internet communications, his lawyers said. A federal appeals court initially struck down […]
Jan. 6 sentences under fresh scrutiny as Supreme Court fallout persists
The larger impact of the Supreme Court's decision to strike down the obstruction count used in the Jan. 6 attacks will face new scrutiny on Wednesday, when the court tests whether the resentencing of rioters should result in shorter sentences in such cases. Since the Supreme Court's June ruling, numerous rioters have asked the judge […]
Pelosi refutes Maher's suggestion she took responsibility for Jan. 6 in resurfaced video
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D) has denied claims made by comedian Bill Maher in a recently surfaced video that he was “responsible” for security during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. “There's footage now out there of you speaking, and I quote you, saying, 'I take responsibility,'” Maher said during an interview […]
Trump pushes for lengthy timeline in Jan. 6 case
Special Counsel Jack Smith and former President Trump have been at odds over how quickly to move forward in the election interference case, with Trump suggesting the litigation could continue into late 2025 “if necessary.” Late Friday Joint application This was at the request of Justice Tanya Chutkan, who had sought input from both sides […]
Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund fires back in response to Pelosi’s attempts to deflect blame for Jan. 6: ‘I am stunned’
“I take full responsibility.” Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) comments – the exact opposite of what she had been saying publicly for nearly 44 months – were made on January 6th as she and her Democratic colleagues watched on television protests and violence at the US Capitol, according to new video footage. In one […]
Militia member sentenced to 5 years in prison in Jan. 6 case
The militia members were sentenced to five years in prison on Wednesday for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, in which supporters of former President Trump attempted to stop the peaceful transfer of power to President Biden. Federal prosecutors say Dan Edwin Wilson, 48, of Kentucky, traveled to Washington, D.C., […]