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The sentencing of President Trump in New York has been delayed
The US Supreme Court ruled that former President Donald Trump can immunity from prosecution for all his “official acts” if he won the 2020 presidential election. However, the court also said that it was not clear if Trump was covered by a provision in the 14th amendment that says people who engage in insurrection are…
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Trump is on the Colorado ballot after the Supreme Court restored him
The US Supreme Court ruled that US President Donald Trump cannot be removed from the presidential election ballot as he had engaged in “incitement to insurrection”. However, the court said that the federal enforcement of Section 3 is in no way at issue. Trump had asked the Supreme Court to intervene, setting out more than…
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Other challenges to Trump’s candidacy stand here
The US’ Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday said that President Donald Trump could be barred from running for office in the state in 2024 since he took an oath of office and then engaged in insurrection. “The Colorado Court’s decision isn’t formally binding in other states but its reasoning may influence them,” a court official…
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Trump is found to be “engaged in insurrection,” but stays on the ballot
A Colorado judge on Friday found that former US President Donald Trump engaged in insurrection during the attack on the US Capitol in January 2021. However, he rejected an effort to keep him off the state’s primary ballot because it is unclear whether a Civil War-era Constitutional amendment barring insurrectionists from public office applies to…
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The New York grand jury won’t hear the Trump case again this week
US President Donald Trump’s ex-Vice President Mike Pence, in his book, had said that Trump told him in a December 5 telephone call that he wanted to challenge the election results in House of Representatives. “He said it was the first time he’d ever done that,” Pence added. The former Vice President declined to testify…
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January 6 committee considers criminal referrals for others besides Trump
The US House Select Committee on January 6 insurrection released a report that concluded former President Donald Trump was ultimately responsible for the insurrection, laying out for the public and the justice Department a trove of evidence for why he should be prosecuted for multiple crimes. The panel voted to refer ex-President Trump to the…
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Kevin McCarthy failed to win votes on the third ballot.
Former US Vice President Dick Cheney has been removed as the head of the Republican Party, a senior party official said. Cheney was ousted from his post over his criticism of former US President Donald Trump. The announcement came after House Republicans voted against impeaching Trump for inciting insurrection. Cheney had said that Trump’s supporters…
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The House January 6 committee has begun giving materials to the DOJ.
US House Select Committee voted to subpoena former President Donald Trump for testimony, a transcript of which was released on Thursday. The committee also voted to refer Trump to the Department of Justice for his alleged involvement in an insurrection. Earlier, the committee had referred Trump to DOJ on four charges, including conspiracy to defraud…
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In the new book, Pence talks about the break with Trump over his refusal to overturn the 2020 election.
The US Senate Intelligence Committee said that there is “overwhelming evidence” that President Donald Trump committed crimes during the 2016 US presidential election. The committee also found that Trump had directed his supporters to participate in an insurrection at the US Capitol. It added that there is “strong prima facie evidence that Trump participated in…