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Former President Donald Trump has several lawyers in his corner, and others who've fallen out of his orbit, as he confronts legal risk on many fronts.
AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite Sekulow played a leading role defending then-President Donald Trump during his first impeachment trial and remains a key figure in Trump's post-presidency orbit of lawyers. Last year, as Trump made baseless claims of electoral fraud, Sekulow argued on behalf of the then-president in a challenge to a Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling that granted three extra days for the receipt of mail-in votes. The US Supreme Court ultimately declined to hear the case. Ahead of Trump's second impeachment, over remarks that were ...
This article originally appeared on Raw Story Axios has published a massive 3,000-word-plus report detailing what it describes as "the craziest meeting of the Trump presidency." The meeting revolves around conspiracy-spewing attorney Sidney Powell, along with former national security adviser Mike Flynn and former Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne, storming into the Oval Office and trying to convince former President Donald Trump to command federal law enforcement officials to seize Dominion voting machines. Advertisement: The report is filled with moments of slapstick comedy that highlight th...
Off the rails: Inside the craziest meeting of the Trump presidency Read full article Oops! Last month, Axios published "Off the rails," a series taking you inside the end of Donald Trump's presidency, from his election loss to the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection that triggered his second impeachment — and a Senate trial set to begin next week. In this bonus edition, we take you back into those final weeks — to one long, unhinged night a week before Christmas, when an epic, profanity-soaked standoff played out with profound implications for the nation. Four conspiracy theorists marched ...
Nobody seems to like the San Francisco school boardâs 'renaming spree' February 2, 2021 The San Francisco Board of Education's announcement that dozens of schools, including those paying homage to Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, and Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), must be renamed hasn't been well-received. Writer Gary Kamiya argues in The Atlantic that not only does the "renaming spree" provide fodder to right-wing critics, the vote was carried out without a "robust and open public debate," draws attention and resources from more pressing issues like reopening schools, and is subj...