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Trump Accuses Manhattan DA of ‘Prosecutorial Misconduct,’ Calls for Investigation

Former President Donald Trump on Sunday accused Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg of misconduct over his office’s investigation into an alleged hush money payment and called for an investigation into whether Bragg is interfering in the 2024 election. On Saturday, Trump said he would be arrested Tuesday on charges connected to the investigation amid anonymously sourced…


My Take on the Possible Trump Indictment

Commentary The goal isn’t the political fallout. They know that former President Donald Trump isn’t going to exit the race—nor is he constitutionally required to—in the event of an indictment in New York over an alleged hush-money payment to an adult film actress while he was a presidential candidate in 2016. The goal to keep him from…


Dershowitz: Manhattan DA Using ‘Made-Up Laws’ in Trump Case

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s reported impending prosecution of former President Donald Trump is based on “made-up laws,” according to prominent legal expert Alan Dershowitz. But even so, Dershowitz thinks that Trump would still be convicted, saying he’s unlikely to receive a fair trial in the city that leans heavily blue. The expert was responding…


Manhattan DA’s Prosecution of Trump Tells ‘Everything You Need to Know About the Radical Left’: Mike Pence

Former Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday called the potential impending arrest of former President Donald Trump a “politically charged prosecution” by the radical left. Speaking on ABC News’s “This Week” program, Pence criticized Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, a Democrat, for prioritizing going after Trump over the crime surge in New York City. “I’m…


Longtime Conservative Activist Has Advice for Trump Supporters Considering Protesting

A longtime conservative activist recommended that supporters of former President Donald Trump “tightly police your gatherings” and to be wary of “provocateurs” after the former president called for protests amid reports that he might be arrested by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office next week. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, a Democrat, is reportedly investigating Trump…


Jonathan Turley: Manhattan DA’s Potential Case Against Trump ‘Legally Pathetic’

George Washington University Law Professor Jonathan Turley panned reports of the looming potential case against former President Donald Trump after the former commander-in-chief announced he may be arrested in the next week. Alleged unnamed court sources have told multiple news outlets that Trump could be indicted in the near future, while Trump said via Truth…


PREMIERING 3/21 at 7:30PM ET: The Boot of the State—Mark Chenoweth on Suing Federal Agencies and Ensuring the Separation of Powers

“Congress has to be the one that appropriates any funds from the treasury. That’s the power of the purse that Congress has. And if we lose that, then we’ll lose the country, because it has to be the elected representatives. If the executive is self-funding, then there’s just no ability to rein that in.” Mark…


GOP Presidential Hopeful Responds to Possible Donald Trump Arrest: ‘Dark Moment’

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy said that rumors and reports claiming former President Donald Trump could be arrested soon are a “dark moment” in U.S. history. “It is un-American for the ruling party to use police power to arrest its political rivals,” Ramaswamy, a tech entrepreneur who recently declared his GOP candidacy, wrote on Twitter…


Democrats, Republicans React to Possible Trump Arrest

Democrats and Republicans reacted after former President Donald Trump announced his looming indictment and asked his supporters to “protest” and “take our nation back.” Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) accused Donald Trump of being “reckless.” “The former president’s announcement this morning is reckless: doing so to keep himself in the news and to foment…


‘Huge Tipping Point’: Trump Allies Sound Off on Possible Indictment

An indictment of former President Donald Trump could blow back and help Trump in his bid to win back the Oval Office, some of his allies say. “This is a huge tipping point and turning point in America that has to be pulled back, and we cannot allow for our justice system to be weaponized,”…