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☆ The Supreme Court is about to decide if a president can get away with committing crimes while in office
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to recognize that he had total legal immunity as president. Trump is asking the Supreme Court to grant him a sweeping immunity mandate as he runs to recapture the presidency. "This may indeed be the most important US Supreme Court case in the history of our country," he told journalists at a panel organized by the Defend Democracy Project. The Supreme Court will likely issue a decision in late April. "The Supreme Court need not stray into other questions just because Trump has made it easy for them.

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☆ Judges in Trump-related cases face unprecedented wave of threats
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +20 min

These broadsides frequently trigger surges in threats against the judges, prosecutors and other court officials he targets, Reuters found. In that time, serious threats against federal judges alone have more than doubled, from 220 in 2020 to 457 in 2023, as Reuters reported on Feb. 13. For judges, threats have always been part of the job. Over the last four years, the Marshals investigated more than 1,200 threats against federal judges that they considered serious, according to the data provided to Reuters. Among the 57 federal prosecutions Reuters identified during that period, 47 involved threats against federal judges, six involved threats against state judges, and four involved threats against both.

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☆ Trump asks Supreme Court to delay a presidential immunity ruling in 2020 election case
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference held at Mar-a-Lago on February 08, 2024 in Palm Beach, Florida. Lawyers for Donald Trump on Monday asked the Supreme Court to temporarily halt a ruling rejecting his claim that he is immune from being criminally charged with trying to overturn his loss in the 2020 presidential election. "Without immunity from criminal prosecution, the Presidency as we know it will cease to exist," Trump's attorneys wrote in an application for the Supreme Court to pause the ruling from a lower court. Trump's immunity claim "presents a novel, complex, and momentous question that warrants careful consideration on appeal," his attorneys wrote. Trump's application for a stay keeps the case on hold, at least until the Supreme Court issues a decision on whether or not to grant the request.

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☆ Judge rejects Trump bid to hold special counsel Jack Smith in contempt in election case
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Special Counsel Jack Smith delivers remarks on a recently unsealed indictment alleging four felony counts against former U.S. President Donald Trump, in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 1, 2023. A federal judge on Thursday rejected an effort by former President Donald Trump to hold special counsel Jack Smith in contempt for submitting court filings in Trump's criminal election interference case while the case is paused. The order to stay the case pending Trump's appeal of an unfavorable ruling "did not clearly and unambiguously prohibit" Smith's actions, Judge Tanya Chutkan wrote in a Washington, D.C., federal court order. But Chutkan granted Trump's request that Smith and other parties must get her permission before filing any more pretrial motions. Trump spokesman Steven Cheung in a statement characterized that decision as a "strong rebuke" of Smith.

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☆ Judge rejects Trump immunity claim in federal 2020 election case
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan found no legal basis for concluding that presidents cannot face criminal charges once they are no longer in office. Trump, the frontrunner for the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic President Joe Biden in the 2024 U.S. election, served from 2017 to 2021. Trump's lawyers had argued that the case by Smith "attempts to criminalize core political speech and political advocacy." In addition to the case being pursued by Smith, Trump also faces state criminal charges in Georgia related to his actions seeking to undo his 2020 defeat and two other indictments. His defense team argued that the immunity U.S. presidents have from civil lawsuits should extend to criminal charges.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is not immune from prosecution in his election interference case in Washington, a federal judge ruled Friday, knocking down the Republican's bid to derail the case charging him with plotting to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Though the judge turned aside Trump’s expansive view of presidential power, the order might not be the final say in the legal fight. In her ruling, Chutkan said the office of the president “does not confer a lifelong ‘get-out-of-jail-free’ pass.”"Former Presidents enjoy no special conditions on their federal criminal liability," Chutkan wrote. He is subject to the federal criminal laws like more than 330 million other Americans, including Members of Congress, federal judges, and everyday citizens,” prosecutors wrote in court papers. It’s one of four criminal cases Trump is facing while he seeks to reclaim the White House in 2024.

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A panel of Washington, D.C. federal appeals court judges was highly skeptical of arguments Monday by a lawyer for Donald Trump that the former president is being unconstitutionally silenced by a gag order in his criminal election interference case. Sauer replied that "the showing would have to be extraordinarily compelling" in order to justify restricting Trump's speech. Trump was slapped with the gag order last month by U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who said his statements targeting people involved in the case posed "sufficiently grave threats to the integrity of these proceedings." Chutkan's gag order barred Trump from making public statements targeting his prosecutors and "reasonably foreseeable" witnesses regarding the substance of their testimony. Trump has pleaded not guilty to the four-count indictment charging him with crimes including conspiracy to defraud the United States.

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☆ Trump should be allowed to pressure witnesses in his election interference case depending on 'the context,' his lawyer tells judges
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Trump's legal team argued against his gag order in his upcoming election interference trial. AdvertisementA panel of three judges on Monday appeared highly skeptical of arguments from Donald Trump's legal team seeking to revoke a gag order that bars him from attacking potential witnesses in his election interference criminal case. Depending on "the context," Lauro argued, Trump would be permitted to pressure possible witnesses not to cooperate with prosecutors. The gag order in the election interference case is separate from a gag order in another ongoing civil trial against Trump in New York. He found that Trump violated it earlier in November, though an appeals court on Thursday temporarily lifted the order.

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☆ Judge denies Trump bid to cut Jan. 6 riot language from D.C. election indictment
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a "Save America Rally" near the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. A judge on Friday turned down a request by Donald Trump to cut allegedly "inflammatory" language about him sparking the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot from the federal indictment charging him with crimes related to his bid to overturn his presidential election loss. Chutkan wrote that Trump's court filing supporting his request makes "numerous and inflammatory and unsupported accusations of its own." The judge, in an aside, wrote that such pretrial publicity would include "any generated by the Defendant," Trump. One of the four counts against him accuses Trump of conspiring to impede Congress' Jan. 6 certification of Biden's victory.

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☆ New York judge widens Trump case gag order; limits in criminal case lifted
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Companies Need To Integrate Climate Reporting Across Functions To Comply With California S New Law | Henry Engler | October | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The judge has fined Trump $15,000 for twice violating that gag order. A three-judge panel, all appointed by Democratic presidents, scheduled oral arguments on Trump's appeal of the gag order for Nov. 20. Trump's lawyers have argued the order violates his free speech rights under the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment. In the New York case, Engoron said on Friday he has an "unfettered right" to consult with his staff members throughout the trial, and that the gag order was intended to protect their safety. Failure to honor the gag order, the judge said, "shall result in serious sanctions."

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☆ Trump gag order reinstated in Jack Smith federal election case
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A federal judge reimposed a gag order on Donald Trump in his criminal election interference case, rejecting Trump's arguments that the restrictions on his speech were unconstitutional. Trump called Barr "dumb" and "weak" and a "loser," in response to Barr's remarks at the University of Chicago's Institute of Politics last week. A spokesman for special counsel Jack Smith, whose team is prosecuting the case, declined to comment on whether Trump's latest attack on Barr violated the gag order. Lawyers for Trump had asked for a longer stay of the gag order while they appealed it in a higher court. Trump has already violated that gag order twice, drawing a total of $15,000 in penalties.

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☆ Jack Smith says Trump is 'threatening' witness, asks judge in DC case to reimpose gag order
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Trump has "capitalized" on the temporary suspension of his partial gag order to "send an unmistakable and threatening message to a foreseeable witness in this case," Smith wrote in a filing Wednesday night in U.S. District Court in Washington. wrote Trump. "The defendant has not remotely been 'silenced,'" Smith wrote in Wednesday's filing. Smith urged the judge to lift the pause on her gag order, and to reject Trump's bid for a broader stay pending appeal. "Unless the Court lifts the administrative stay, the defendant will not stop his harmful and prejudicial attacks," Smith wrote.

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☆ Trump seeks appeal of partial gag order in 2020 federal election case
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Former U.S. President Donald Trump attends a Manhattan courthouse trial in a civil fraud case in New York, U.S., October 17, 2023. REUTERS/Bing Guan Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Lawyers for Donald Trump on Tuesday filed a notice to appeal a partial gag order in the case accusing the former U.S. President of illegally attempting to overturn his defeat in the 2020 presidential election. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan in Washington on Monday barred Trump from making public statements that "target" U.S. prosecutors, court staff and potential witnesses involved in the case. The judge found that Trump's public statements and social media posts may influence witnesses and lead to threats and harassment against lawyers and other "public servants." The gag order allows Trump to continue criticizing the U.S. Justice Department and denounce the prosecution as politically motivated.

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☆ All the people Donald Trump can't insult anymore or he'd risk violating court orders
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The federal judge in Trump's election interference case issued a gag order against him on Monday. Another gag order was issued by the judge in Trump's New York civil fraud trial earlier this month. AdvertisementAdvertisementThanks to a couple of gag orders against him, there's a bunch of people Donald Trump can't insult anymore — unless he wants to risk violating court orders. Earlier this month, Justice Arthur Engoron issued a gag order in Trump's New York civil fraud trial when Trump singled out one of Engoron's clerks online. At a campaign rally soon after Chutkan's order, Trump attacked her, calling her ruling "unconstitutional" and saying "her whole life is not liking me."

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Former President Donald Trump's lawyers told a court Tuesday that they are appealing a narrow gag order imposed on him in his federal 2020 election interference case. But Chutkan, who was appointed by President Barack Obama, said Trump can't mount a “smear campaign” against prosecutors and court personnel. At rallies and in social media posts, Trump has repeatedly sought to vilify Smith, other prosecutors, likely witnesses and even the judge. Smith’s team argued that Trump knows that his incendiary remarks could inspire his supporters to threaten or harass his targets. The case, which accuses Trump of scheming to subvert the results of the election, is scheduled to go to trial in March.

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☆ Trump appeals gag order in DC election case
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Former U.S. President Donald Trump attends a Manhattan courthouse trial in a civil fraud case in New York, October 17, 2023. Attorneys for Donald Trump said Tuesday said they will appeal the partial gag order imposed on the former president in his federal election interference case in Washington, D.C.Trump had vowed to challenge U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan's gag order, which bars him from public statements targeting special counsel Jack Smith, potential witnesses and others. Chutkan wrote in the order that Trump's statements attacking various people involved in the criminal case posed "grave threats to the integrity of these proceedings." Trump has claimed that the order will hamper his ability to speak on the 2024 presidential campaign trail. "They put a gag order on me, and I'm not supposed to be talking about things that bad people do."

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☆ Trump statements pose 'grave threats' that justify gag order, judge says in DC election case
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Donald Trump made statements that threatened the integrity of his criminal election interference case, a federal judge said Tuesday as she detailed her decision to impose a partial gag order on the former president. The statements "pose sufficiently grave threats to the integrity of these proceedings that cannot be addressed by alternative means," the judge wrote. The gag order on Trump has been tailored "to meet the force of those threats," she added. Trump has vowed to appeal Chutkan's ruling, claiming that the gag order will hamper his ability to speak on the 2024 presidential campaign trail. Chutkan delivered that ruling from the bench Monday after hearing arguments from a federal prosecutor for special counsel Jack Smith, who sought the gag order, and a lawyer for Trump, who opposed any restrictions on his speech.

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☆ Trump probably can't say special counsel Jack Smith 'looks like a crackhead' anymore after a federal judge imposed a limited gag order
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Trump is now facing a limited gag order after a federal judge's ruling on Monday. Judge Tanya Chutkan's order will limit Trump's attacks on potential witnesses, prosecutors, and court staff. Trump has repeatedly criticized special counsel Jack Smith, including saying he "looks like a crackhead." AdvertisementAdvertisementFederal judge Tanya Chutkan on Monday imposed a limited gag order that if it stands would force the end of former President Donald Trump's social media barrages against special counsel Jack Smith and his team. The former president's attorneys had argued that imposing such a restriction would unfairly limit Trump's First Amendment rights, an argument Chutkan strongly rejected.

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The gag order fight underscores the unprecedented complexities of prosecuting the former president as he tries to retake the White House while fighting criminal charges in four cases. The defense had claimed Chutkan's comments about Trump in other cases raised questions about whether she had prejudged his guilt. But Chutkan said her comments were mischaracterized and there was no need for her to step aside. Prosecutors noted in a recent motion that Trump's incendiary rhetoric has continued even after their initial gag order request. Prosecutors have said their proposal would not impact Trump's ability to campaign or prevent him from publicly declaring his innocence.

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It is a problem that five U.S. state and federal judges are wrestling with as Trump faces four upcoming criminal trials and a civil fraud case. New York state Justice Arthur Engoron already has faced off with Trump on the issue. Trump has cast doubt on Chutkan's ability to give him a fair trial and called her "highly partisan." Ahead of his civil fraud trial, Trump, without providing evidence, accused the U.S. Justice Department of coordinating with New York state Attorney General Letitia James to damage his presidential campaign. One notable exception to Trump's criticism is the judge presiding over the classified documents criminal case in Florida.

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☆ Trump loses bid to recuse judge from federal election interference case
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The judge rejected that argument, writing Wednesday "the court has never taken the position the defense ascribes to it." The Jan. 6, 2021, riot is a central element of the prosecution's claims about Trump in the Washington case. Trump's lawyers wrote that the remark in Priola's hearing sent an "inescapable" message: "President Trump is free, but should not be." And she said that she "has never taken the position the defense ascribes to it: that former 'President Trump should be prosecuted and imprisoned.'" Trump has slammed Chutkan as a "biased, Trump Hating Judge."

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is challenging efforts by former President Donald Trump to disqualify the Washington judge presiding over the case charging him with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Prosecutors with special counsel Jack Smith's team wrote in a court filing late Thursday that there was “no valid basis” for U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan to recuse herself. Chutkan did not say, prosecutors wrote, that Trump was legally or morally to blame for the events of Jan. 6 or that he deserved to be punished. The defendant cannot meet this heavy burden.”Trump's motion is unlikely to succeed given the high standard for recusal. A similar effort to seek the recusal of a judge in a separate New York prosecution he faces was unsuccessful.

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☆ Trump seeks disqualification of US judge in federal election case
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Andrew Goudsward | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a South Dakota Republican party rally in Rapid City, South Dakota, U.S. September 8, 2023. Trump, the front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, said last month he planned to seek Chutkan's recusal as well as a change of venue for the case. Trump has frequently criticized Chutkan on his social media site since she was randomly assigned to preside over the election case in Washington federal court. The judge also previously warned Trump about attempting to influence potential witnesses in the case. "Presidents are not kings, and Plaintiff is not president," Chutkan wrote in that ruling.

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Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a South Dakota Republican party rally in Rapid City, South Dakota, U.S. September 8, 2023. "Judge Chutkan has, in connection with other cases, suggested that President Trump should be prosecuted and imprisoned," the lawyers wrote in their motion asking the judge to recuse herself. Last month, the judge scheduled Trump's trial to begin March 4, 2024, which prompted Trump to blast her in a social media post as a "biased, Trump Hating Judge." If Chutkan steps off the case, it could be randomly assigned to another judge in the same court. Manhattan Supreme Court Juan Merchan ruled that he could be "fair and impartial" toward Trump despite claims by the former president that the judge had conflicts of interest in the case.

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☆ Trump DC trial set for March 2024, in thick of GOP presidential fight
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Sarah N. Lynch | Thomson Reuters | Sarah N. Lynch Is The Lead Reporter For Reuters Covering The U.S. Justice Department Out Of Washington | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

A trial date in a fourth criminal case has not yet been set. Trump's lawyers had pressed for an April 2026 trial date, but Chutkan said they did not need that long to prepare. Trump will have to make the trial date work, regardless of his schedule," Chutkan said. A trial date for the fourth criminal case in Georgia has not yet been set. In Washington, Trump's attorneys said they need time to sort through the government's evidence, which totals about 12.8 million pages.

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