New York Judge Juan Merchan has rescheduled the next hearing in the case against former US President Donald Trump to September 18, “if still necessary,” following the US Supreme Court’s decision that presidents enjoy immunity for official actions. Trump was charged with “falsifying business records” for alleged hush-money payments to adult actress Stormy Daniels via his then-attorney Michael Cohen. In …
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The sentencing of Donald Trump for felony business fraud has been pushed to September – if that’s “still necessary” following the Supreme Court decision regarding presidential immunity, the Manhattan judge who heard the Stormy Daniels hush money trial wrote Tuesday. The decision means Trump will not have been yet sentenced as he heads to the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. …
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President Biden reacted to the Supreme Court’s decision to grant former president Donald Trump partial immunity for the Jan. 6 attacks, saying that it sets a “dangerous precedent” for the country. “It undermines the rule of law,” the president said in a Monday statement that also called out Donald Trump for sending “a vicious mob” to the Capitol on Jan. …
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Rachel Maddow had a bleak warning for Americans Monday night about the astonishing Supreme Court decision granting U.S. presidents dictatorial power. The opinion presidents have broad legal immunity for “official acts” is “a death squad ruling,” Maddow told fellow MSNBC host Chris Hayes. In case you missed it, Maddow had joined Hayes on “All In” to discuss Trump v. U.S., …
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An American president has immunity for official actions core to the constitutional mandate of the office, the US Supreme Court ruled on Monday. But for “private acts”, they can be criminally prosecuted. Before Donald Trump, the issue never arose. The US Supreme Court found on Monday that Donald Trump cannot be prosecuted for any actions that were within his constitutional …
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Washington, DC – The Supreme Court’s ruling on the scope of presidential immunity will “transform” the United States government, experts say, warning that the decision may undermine the rule of law in the country. On Monday, the US top court weighed the broad claims former President Donald Trump made that his actions, while in office, were immune from prosecution. He currently …
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Donald Trump has hailed as a “big win” for democracy a Supreme Court ruling giving him partial immunity from criminal prosecution. The justices found that a president had immunity for “official acts” but was not immune for “unofficial acts”, and referred the matter back to a trial judge. Monday’s judgement will further delay the criminal case against Mr Trump for …
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Donald Trump’s longtime ally Steve Bannon was taken into custody on Monday after surrendering at a federal prison to begin a four-month sentence on contempt charges for defying a subpoena in the congressional investigation into the US Capitol attack. Bannon arrived at the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Connecticut, around noon and was formally taken into federal custody, the Bureau …
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BREAKINGBREAKING, Court rules that former presidents are shielded from prosecution for actions they take within their constitutional authority, as opposed to a private capacity. The United States’ Supreme Court has for the first time recognised that ex-presidents have immunity from prosecution for certain actions taken in office, as it threw out a judicial decision rejecting Donald Trump’s bid to shield …
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