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☆ Prosecutors are reportedly close to deciding whether to indict Hunter Biden in connection to his taxes and a gun purchase
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Prosecutors are nearing a charging decision in the Hunter Biden case, The Washington Post reported. A lawyer for Hunter Biden and a spokesperson for the president did not immediately respond to a request for comment for this story. The Hunter Biden investigation has been underway for nearly four years, and he first announced the existence of the probe in December 2020. CNN reported prosecutors started investigating Biden's taxes in 2018 but temporarily halted the inquiry because of Justice Department rules barring prosecutors from taking actions that could influence the outcome of an election. The letter did not name the subject, but ABC News reported that lawmakers had been made aware that the individual was Hunter Biden.

☆ Marjorie Taylor Greene defends suspected Pentagon leaker, saying he is 'white, male, Christian, and anti-war'
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Marjorie Taylor Greene defended the suspected Pentagon leaker, saying he is "white, Christian, and anti-war." Greene said, "He told the truth about troops being on the ground in Ukraine and a lot more." download the app Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyRep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has defended the man suspected of leaking top-secret Pentagon documents, saying he is "white, male, Christian, and anti-war." Greene said, "He told the truth about troops being on the ground in Ukraine and a lot more. Teixeira was sitting on his porch reading when he was arrested at his home and taken into custody by FBI agents.

☆ What's in the leaked Pentagon documents that could hurt Ukraine and has US officials panicking
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-11 | by ( John Haltiwanger | Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Dozens of secret Pentagon documents were leaked online in recent weeks. Many of the documents appear to be intelligence briefing materials on a wide range of subjects, dating back to around early March. When were the documents leaked and who leaked them? But Bellingcat reported that some of the materials date back to January and may have been leaked online earlier. Leaked documents claim that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sought to attack Russian troop deployments inside Russia with drones.

☆ Manhattan DA sues GOP Rep. Jim Jordan for launching an 'unprecedentedly brazen and unconstitutional' attack on Trump prosecution
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-11 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Republican Rep. Jim Jordan, the House Judiciary Committee, and a prosecutor who previously worked for Bragg. In the 50-page lawsuit, Bragg accused Jordan of launching an "unprecedentedly brazen and unconstitutional attack" on the DA's office while it's in the middle of an ongoing investigation and criminal prosecution against former President Donald Trump. Bragg's lawsuit went on to say that Jordan started a "transparent campaign to intimidate and attack District Attorney Bragg, making demands for confidential documents and testimony from the District Attorney himself as well as his current and former employees and officials." The letter called Bragg's investigation "an unprecedented abuse of prosecutorial authority." Insider reached out to spokespeople for Jordan, Bragg, and Pomerantz for comment.

A 30-year veteran of the DA's office told Insider that Bragg will lay the specifics out in a so-called "bill of particulars" down the road. "When you have an indictment, anything you put in the indictment, you must prove it," Florence, who ran against Bragg for DA in 2021, told Insider in an interview. Bragg laid out 4 alleged underlying crimes in post-arraignment presserThough Bragg didn't include the specifics of Trump's alleged underlying crimes in the charging documents, he laid them out in his post-arraignment news conference. Bragg elaborated on that alleged underlying falsehood in a statement of facts included as an addendum to the indictment. "The prosecution is boxed in at this stage of the game," Ty Cobb, who served as White House special counsel during the Trump administration, told Insider.

☆ Trump might try these 3 defense strategies, but none are likely to get the Manhattan DA's case dismissed, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-08 | by ( Sonam Sheth | Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Trump is now expected to challenge the charges on several fronts, and his defense will start from a stronger place than you might assume. But if his lawyers are hoping to get the charges dismissed altogether, they'll likely be disappointed, experts say, and the case is almost certainly headed toward a blockbuster trial. Of the alleged state law violations, Brand said that "these are misdemeanors under New York law, and the only way you get to felonies is by coupling it with another crime." "To the extent that is based on federal law, I don't know that a state can do that," Brand said. But legal experts say that, whatever the flaws in the indictment itself might be, the case will almost certainly go to trial.

☆ Mike Pence will testify before a grand jury about Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-05 | by ( Oma Seddiq | Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Pence will not fight a court ruling ordering him to testify before a grand jury about Trump efforts to overturn the 2020 election. A federal judge ruled last month that Pence must testify about conversations he had with Trump leading up to January 6, 2021. Trump pressured Pence, both publicly and privately, to assist in his efforts to overturn Biden's 2020 election victory. Trump supporters could be heard chanting that they wanted to "hang Mike Pence" during the Capitol riot, according to video footage. They're literally calling for the vice president to be effing hung,'" Hutchinson testified.

☆ Trump calls on Republicans to defund law enforcement in all-caps social media tirade after being indicted
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-05 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Trump called on Republicans in an all-caps tirade to "DEFUND THE DOJ AND FBI" on Wednesday. It was a remarkable comment from Trump, who built his brand around bolstering law enforcement. His Truth Social rant came after he was indicted on 34 felony counts by the Manhattan DA's office. His tirade came one day after he was arraigned in downtown Manhattan after the Manhattan DA's office indicted him on 34 felony counts of falsification of business records. But Trump and his lawyers deny knowledge of the payment, and Trump has also denied the alleged affair.

Trump's indictment was unsealed Tuesday, revealing he was charged with 34 counts. The indictment didn't clarify the underlying crimes Trump allegedly committed to justify felony charges. Trump was indicted on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in connection to a 2016 hush-money payment to the adult film star Stormy Daniels. "If I were the prosecution, I would ask for a gag order covering the parties and their attorneys," Neama Rahmani, a former federal prosecutor, told Insider. Indeed, House Republicans vowed revenge on Trump's behalf and said Tuesday that they would go after Bragg and President Joe Biden in light of Trump's indictment.

A New York grand jury charged Trump with 34 felony counts. The indictment, which was voted on by a Manhattan grand jury last week, follows a years-long investigation by the Manhattan district attorney's office. The Manhattan district attorney's office spent years investigating Trump's finances and previously brought a criminal case against the Trump Organization and Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg. Weisselberg pleaded guilty to the charges against him and a jury convicted Trump's company late last year. Michael Cohen, Trump's former personal lawyer, maintains he funneled $130,000 to Daniels at Trump's direction in a plot to keep her quiet ahead of the 2016 presidential election.

☆ Prosecutors say they're concerned Trump's social media invective will intimidate jurors and witnesses in a potential trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Prosecutors told a judge they're concerned Trump's rhetoric could intimidate jurors and witnesses. Trump's lawyers pushed back, saying the judge warned all parties not to use inappropriate language. NBC News producer Adam Reiss reported that prosecutors said they were worried that Trump's rhetoric could also intimidate jurors and witnesses in a potential trial. Merchan "did not admonish" Trump, Joe Tacopina, a defense attorney for the former president, said after the proceedings. Trump's team also pointed out that Michael Cohen, Trump's former longtime fixer who is a key witness in the DA's case, has also made public statements that could affect future proceedings.

☆ Trump arraignment: A defiant ex-president reportedly pleads 'not guilty' to felony charges in New York
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( Laura Italiano | Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Trump looked unhappy as he sat in court waiting to hear the charges against him for the first time. The former president pleaded not guilty before New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan. Trump faces 34 felony counts after a probe into a 2016 "hush-money" payment to Stormy Daniels. Trump pleaded not guilty before New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan upon hearing the charges against in him in the 34-count felony indictment. Trump makes his way inside the Manhattan court before his arraignment.

☆ Marjorie Taylor Greene compared Trump to Nelson Mandela and Jesus Christ in an interview with her new boyfriend
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

MTG compared Trump to Jesus Christ and Nelson Mandela in an interview with Brian Glenn on Tuesday. Greene said Trump "is joining some of the most incredible people in history being arrested today." She headlined a pro-Trump rally in Manhattan but only spoke briefly and left after 20 minutes. "Nelson Mandela was arrested, served time in prison," she added. The Georgia firebrand was the headliner at the Trump rally held outside the Manhattan criminal courthouse where Trump is set to be arraigned.

Donald Trump's calls for mass protests fell flat ahead of his NYC arraignment on Tuesday. By noon, more than 100 Trump backers had descended upon a park outside a Manhattan courthouse. By noon, more than 100 backers of the indicted ex-president had descended upon a park outside of the lower Manhattan courthouse where Trump will be arraigned. Overall, the pro-Trump crowd paled in comparison to the demonstrations and massive protests Trump called for before he was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury last week. Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene also delivered a roughly 10-minute-long speech to a swarm of press and Trump backers at a park rally.

☆ Trump rages about being 'INDICATED' in social media post about his indictment, says 'THE USA IS NOW A THIRD WORLD NATION'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Trump raged on Truth Social about being "INDICATED" in New York. "THE USA IS NOW A THIRD WORLD NATION, A NATION IN SERIOUS DECLINE," he wrote. Cohen said that Trump directed him to pay Daniels off in exchange for her silence about an alleged affair with Trump. "These Thugs and Radical Left Monsters have just INDICATED the 45th President of the United States of America, and the leading Republican Candidate, by far, for the 2024 Nomination for President," Trump wrote on Truth Social. THE USA IS NOW A THIRD WORLD NATION, A NATION IN SERIOUS DECLINE.

Trump and his aides were surprised by the timing of his indictment, the NYT's Maggie Haberman reports. Some advisors previously believed the decision wouldn't come until late next month. Trump and some advisors are currently mulling over next steps at Mar-a-Lago. Some advisors had been confident that the vote wouldn't come until the end of April. Trump is the first former US president to be charged with a crime, although it's currently unclear what Trump has been charged with.

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☆ Michael Cohen says he believes Trump 'is petrified' after being indicted in New York
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Michael Cohen said that "accountability matters" and "no one is above the law" after Trump was indicted in NY. Cohen also told MSNBC he believes Trump is "petrified" and that "this is one of his biggest fears." It's also unknown if the indictment charges codefendants or just Trump. "For the first time in our Country's history, a President (current or former) of the United States has been indicted," Cohen said in his statement, which was provided to Insider. Cohen went on to say that "the mugshotting is going to be something that is going to really upset his fragile ego."

A Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict Donald Trump on felony charges. In a statement, Trump characterized the criminal charges from a grand jury as a political attack. The indictment's specific contents have not yet been made public, even to the defense team, as is common in state criminal cases. The district attorney's office subsequently brought David Pecker, the former publisher of the National Enquirer, to testify for a second time in front of the grand jury. That post was quickly taken down; Trump attorney Joe Tacopina called it "ill-advised" and said "one of his social media people" put it up.

☆ New York prosecutors are investigating Trump's hush-money payment to the ex-Playboy model Karen McDougal, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Sonam Sheth | Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

NY prosecutors are looking into Trump's hush-money payment to Karen McDougal, WSJ reported. Prosecutors have been investigating if Trump broke the law when Michael Cohen paid off Stormy Daniels during the 2016 election. Investigators have long been probing a $130,000 hush-money payment to the adult film actress Stormy Daniels. The Manhattan grand jury was empaneled in January, but activity related to the Trump investigation appears to have slowed in the past two weeks. Cohen — thought to be one of the final prosecutor witnesses — finished his grand jury testimony on March 15.

☆ Matt Gaetz's legislative aide is a convicted war criminal who murdered an Afghan civilian and dumped his body in a latrine
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Sonam Sheth | John Haltiwanger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A legislative aide who works for GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz is a convicted war criminal, The Intercept reported. The aide, Derrick Miller, spent eight years in prison after murdering an Afghan civilian, the report said. Gaetz's office defended its decision to hire Miller, saying he was "wrongfully convicted." According to The Intercept, Miller shot Mohammed in September 2010. The Florida congressman also repeatedly criticized the war in Afghanistan before President Joe Biden withdrew US troops in 2021.

☆ Manhattan DA lawyers feared Stormy Daniels case against Trump was too weak to bring without other criminal charges, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-29 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Manhattan DA lawyers worried about indicting Trump over "hush money" payments to Stormy Daniels. In order to convict Trump on felony charges, prosecutors would need to prove Trump intended to commit or wanted to conceal a separate crime through the payments. But a judge might believe the Manhattan district attorney's office is overreaching by enforcing federal law. If the case gets to a jury, jurors may wonder why federal prosecutors didn't bring charges against Trump, or they might not believe Cohen's testimony. A representative for the Manhattan district attorney's office didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.

☆ Trump says 'I would do that' after Sean Hannity says he 'can't imagine' Trump taking classified records from the White House
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Sean Hannity told Trump he couldn't imagine Trump taking documents from the White House. Trump corrected Hannity, saying, "I would do that" and adding that he has the right to "take stuff." "I can't imagine you ever saying, um, 'Bring me some of the boxes that we brought back from the White House, I'd like to look at them,'" Hannity told Trump during the interview that aired Monday night. According to the Justice Department, Trump did exactly that, and refused to return the records for months after leaving the White House. —nikki mccann ramírez (@NikkiMcR) March 28, 2023Trump's lawyers have repeatedly invoked the Presidential Records Act when arguing that he was justified in moving records from the White House after leaving office.

☆ Trump touts Twitter poll from '@catturd2' showing him with a big lead over Ron DeSantis
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-27 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Trump touted a Twitter poll conducted by "@catturd2" showing him with a strong lead over DeSantis. The poll, conducted by the pro-Trump Twitter user "@catturd2," claims to show Trump with a strong lead over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ahead of the 2024 race. "You'll see some numbers that are incredible," Trump told the crowd at the rally. —MAGA War Room (@MAGAIncWarRoom) March 27, 2023Shortly after MAGA Inc. reposted the poll, @catturd2 quoted the tweet and wrote, "HAHAHA."

☆ GOP Rep. Jim Jordan says he can't comment on Trump's post threatening violence because he's unable to read it without his glasses
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-24 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Jim Jordan said he couldn't comment on Trump's statement that there could be "death" and "destruction" if he's indicted. Jordan initially said he hadn't read Trump's Truth Social post. When a reporter showed him the post, Jordan said he couldn't read well without his glasses. NBC News' Sahil Kapur reported that he asked Jordan about his thoughts on Trump's warning, but Jordan said he hadn't seen the former president's Truth Social post. Kapur added that when he showed Jordan Trump's post, the Ohio congressman replied that he couldn't read it well without his glasses.

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