Tag: New York

If Trump Becomes First Indicted US President, Historic Case Will Reverberate

America’s 45th president, Donald Trump, appears poised to become the nation’s first president to be indicted on criminal charges. Such a prosecution could have grave consequences for the nation’s justice system and the democratic election process, scholars and political leaders say. After leaked information about the secret grand jury process made its way into news…


As Nation Braces for Potential Trump Indictment, Manhattan DA Faces Questions Over “Tenuous and Untested” Legal Theory

America’s 45th president, Donald Trump, appears poised to become the nation’s first president to be indicted on criminal charges. Such a prosecution could have grave consequences for the nation’s justice system and the democratic election process, scholars and political leaders say. After leaked information about the secret grand jury process made its way into news…


Ahead of Potential Trump Indictment Manhattan DA Faces Questions Over ‘Tenuous and Untested’ Legal Theory

America’s 45th president, Donald Trump, appears poised to become the nation’s first president to be indicted on criminal charges. Such a prosecution could have grave consequences for the nation’s justice system and the democratic election process, scholars and political leaders say. After leaked information about the secret grand jury process made its way into news…


Middletown Man Indicted by Grand Jury Following Downtown Robbery, Violent Attack

David Johnson was indicted by a grand jury on March 17 for allegedly robbing and beating a pedestrian in downtown Middletown, according to the county district attorney’s office.  The random, violent attack on a downtown sidewalk in broad daylight is a rare occurrence in the city, according to crime stats provided by the police department.  The…


Teen Driver in Crash That Killed 5 Children Had No License

A 16-year-old driver killed in a one-vehicle crash that also took the lives of four young relatives did not have a driver’s license or permit and may have fallen asleep or become distracted before the SUV veered off a New York parkway, officials said Monday. The car continued straight at a curve on the highway…


Republicans React to Trump’s Call for Protests

Republican reactions have been mixed to former President Donald Trump’s call for supporters to stage protests over his rumored forthcoming arrest, with some urging peaceful demonstrations while others recommending none at all and warning of law enforcement entrapment. Trump, who is under investigation by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office for allegedly misclassifying a payment made…


NYPD Ramps Up Security Around Courthouse as Trump Indictment Looms

The New York Police Department (NYPD) on Monday began setting up barricaded press pens around the Manhattan Criminal Court where former President Donald Trump is expected to be indicted on Tuesday. For days, Trump has suggested that he expects to be arrested by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, which is investigating the former president for…


House Republicans Share Concerns About Possible Trump Arrest During Party Retreat

As Republican lawmakers are meeting in Florida to discuss policy goals and strategies for their new House majority, they are now also having to take into account the possible looming arrest of former president and 2024 presidential frontrunner Donald Trump. House Republicans arrived in Orlando on Sunday, the day after Trump revealed in a post…


LIVE 10:30 AM ET: Trump Says He’ll be Arrested Tuesday; Calls for Protests to ‘Take Our Nation Back’

Former President Donald Trump says he expects to be arrested this Tuesday, under charges related to Stormy Daniels in New York that were leaked to the media. The nation now waits to see whether Trump will be extradited from Florida to New York, and whether the Biden administration will be involved. Meanwhile, Trump has also…


LIVE NOW: Trump Says He’ll be Arrested Tuesday; Calls for Protests to ‘Take Our Nation Back’

Former President Donald Trump says he expects to be arrested this Tuesday, under charges related to Stormy Daniels in New York that were leaked to the media. The nation now waits to see whether Trump will be extradited from Florida to New York, and whether the Biden administration will be involved. Meanwhile, Trump has also…