On Wednesday, an Arizona grand jury indicted 18 of Donald Trump’s allies for trying to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state.
Boris Epshteyn, a former White House aide who has remained one of Trump’s closest advisers, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows are three of 18 indicted allies. Their names were redacted in documents released, but court officials confirmed that they were included in the group charged.
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes (D) announced the indictment Wednesday night. She focused on the 11 people who acted as pro-Trump electors in Arizona.
“A state grand jury made up of everyday regular Arizonans has now handed down felony indictments for all 11 Republican electors as well as several others connected to this scheme,” Mayes stated.
“These are serious indictments, but this is the first hurdle the state must pass in our constitutional criminal justice system,...
Boris Epshteyn, a former White House aide who has remained one of Trump’s closest advisers, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows are three of 18 indicted allies. Their names were redacted in documents released, but court officials confirmed that they were included in the group charged.
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes (D) announced the indictment Wednesday night. She focused on the 11 people who acted as pro-Trump electors in Arizona.
“A state grand jury made up of everyday regular Arizonans has now handed down felony indictments for all 11 Republican electors as well as several others connected to this scheme,” Mayes stated.
“These are serious indictments, but this is the first hurdle the state must pass in our constitutional criminal justice system,...
- 4/25/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
The South Carolina man arrested after barreling his car through the FBI’s front gate in Atlanta on Monday has a long history of far-right posts on social media — and he even wrote “I love you” to Donald Trump, according to new research.
Advance Democracy, a nonpartisan nonprofit group that researches online extremism, said the suspect in the attack espoused conspiracies about the 2020 election and other QAnon-adjacent beliefs. Wired was the first to report the findings. Rolling Stone has reached out to Advance Democracy for details.
The man, identified by...
Advance Democracy, a nonpartisan nonprofit group that researches online extremism, said the suspect in the attack espoused conspiracies about the 2020 election and other QAnon-adjacent beliefs. Wired was the first to report the findings. Rolling Stone has reached out to Advance Democracy for details.
The man, identified by...
- 4/3/2024
- by Jeremy Childs
- Rollingstone.com
Fox Corporation argued that it should be dismissed from Smartmatic’s $2.7 billion lawsuit against Fox News, contending that a lower court judge erred in his assessment of the influence that Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch and other executives had over the editorial decisions of the news network.
In January, New York Judge David Cohen refused to dismiss Smartmatic’s claims against Fox News parent Fox Corporation, concluding that the voting systems company had “sufficiently alleged” that Rupert Murdoch and Lachlan Murdoch played “an affirmative role” in the broadcast of false claims of election rigging. The ruling was not a decision on whether the Smartmatic claims are true, just that the company had cleared the threshold in its lawsuit with enough factual allegations to be a triable issue.
But in an appeal brief to New York’s appellate division this week, Fox Corporation’s attorneys wrote that Cohen “concluded that Smartmatic adequately alleged vicarious liability because ‘Corp.
In January, New York Judge David Cohen refused to dismiss Smartmatic’s claims against Fox News parent Fox Corporation, concluding that the voting systems company had “sufficiently alleged” that Rupert Murdoch and Lachlan Murdoch played “an affirmative role” in the broadcast of false claims of election rigging. The ruling was not a decision on whether the Smartmatic claims are true, just that the company had cleared the threshold in its lawsuit with enough factual allegations to be a triable issue.
But in an appeal brief to New York’s appellate division this week, Fox Corporation’s attorneys wrote that Cohen “concluded that Smartmatic adequately alleged vicarious liability because ‘Corp.
- 3/20/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Three lawyers who assisted Trump lawyer Sidney Powell‘s campaign in mounting legal challenges to the 2020 election results have been charged by bar investigators in Washington, D.C. They have been accused of violating disciplinary policies and are facing disciplinary charges.
The attorneys, Juli Haller, Lawrence Joseph and Brandon Johnson, are accused of knowingly making false representations to courts about a series of lawsuits filed in the weeks following the 2020 election. These filings became public in January.
Joseph was involved in a lawsuit filed by former Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) against former Vice President Mike Pence. The lawsuit aimed to pressure Pence to use his power to alter the election outcome according to Donald Trump‘s wishes.
Lower courts rejected the lawsuit, and the Supreme Court ended the case in January 2021.
Haller played a key role in Powell’s “Kraken” lawsuits. These lawsuits aimed to challenge President Joe Biden...
The attorneys, Juli Haller, Lawrence Joseph and Brandon Johnson, are accused of knowingly making false representations to courts about a series of lawsuits filed in the weeks following the 2020 election. These filings became public in January.
Joseph was involved in a lawsuit filed by former Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) against former Vice President Mike Pence. The lawsuit aimed to pressure Pence to use his power to alter the election outcome according to Donald Trump‘s wishes.
Lower courts rejected the lawsuit, and the Supreme Court ended the case in January 2021.
Haller played a key role in Powell’s “Kraken” lawsuits. These lawsuits aimed to challenge President Joe Biden...
- 2/19/2024
- by Casey Rivera
- Uinterview
In October, former Trump lawyers Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro both agreed to write apology letters after their guilty pleas in the Fulton County, Georgia, election fraud case, which indicted 19 people for trying to overturn the state’s 2020 presidential election results.
Their letters, which were acquired by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution via an open records request, were each one sentence long, seeming to mock prosecutors.
“I apologize for my actions in connection with the events in Coffee County,” Powell said in her letter written on October 19.
“I apologize to the citizens of the State of Georgia and of Fulton County for my involvement in Count 15 of the indictment,” Chesebro declared in his apology letter written on October 20.
The letters do not address the legitimacy of President Joe Biden winning Georgia’s 2020 election or condemn the unfounded conspiracy theories they promoted to claim that Trump had been fraudulently cheated out of victory.
Their letters, which were acquired by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution via an open records request, were each one sentence long, seeming to mock prosecutors.
“I apologize for my actions in connection with the events in Coffee County,” Powell said in her letter written on October 19.
“I apologize to the citizens of the State of Georgia and of Fulton County for my involvement in Count 15 of the indictment,” Chesebro declared in his apology letter written on October 20.
The letters do not address the legitimacy of President Joe Biden winning Georgia’s 2020 election or condemn the unfounded conspiracy theories they promoted to claim that Trump had been fraudulently cheated out of victory.
- 12/17/2023
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
A federal jury Friday awarded two Georgia election workers a total of $148 million in their defamation case against Rudy Giuliani, as they said they were subject to harassment and death threats over false claims that they were involved in rigging the state’s results in the 2020 presidential election.
The election workers, Ruby Freeman and her daughter Shaye Moss, sued Giuliani over the statements. The trial was largely to determine damages. They had previously testified before the January 6th Committee about the threats that they faced.
CNN and MSNBC went to breaking news of the huge verdict, while Fox News initially stuck with Neil Cavuto’s interview with New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu, who has endorsed Nikki Haley in the Republican presidential race. Cavuto went to the story once that interview wrapped up.
The verdict was well above the $48 million in damages sought by by Freeman and Moss. The jury awarded Freeman $16.2 million for defamation,...
The election workers, Ruby Freeman and her daughter Shaye Moss, sued Giuliani over the statements. The trial was largely to determine damages. They had previously testified before the January 6th Committee about the threats that they faced.
CNN and MSNBC went to breaking news of the huge verdict, while Fox News initially stuck with Neil Cavuto’s interview with New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu, who has endorsed Nikki Haley in the Republican presidential race. Cavuto went to the story once that interview wrapped up.
The verdict was well above the $48 million in damages sought by by Freeman and Moss. The jury awarded Freeman $16.2 million for defamation,...
- 12/15/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Donald Trump has spent the last three years alleging that the 2020 election was rigged against him. The former president and his allies have done everything in their power to prove Joe Biden’s win was fraudulent, to no avail, because it wasn’t. Team Trump has simultaneously been laying the groundwork to make sure the 2024 election goes their way and, if it doesn’t, that their effort to bend the results in their favor will be more successful next year than it was after Trump’s reelection effort went down in flames.
- 12/8/2023
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Georgia prosecutors have added former Vice President Mike Pence to the list of witnesses who could be called to testify in Donald Trump’s upcoming election interference Rico trial, according to a report from CNN.
More than 150 individuals, including Pence, have reportedly been included in the Fulton County witness list, which remains under seal.
While Pence was compelled by Special Counsel Jack Smith to testify before a grand jury in the Justice Department’s federal election interference case against Trump, the former vice president has so far skirted significant involvement in the Fulton County case.
More than 150 individuals, including Pence, have reportedly been included in the Fulton County witness list, which remains under seal.
While Pence was compelled by Special Counsel Jack Smith to testify before a grand jury in the Justice Department’s federal election interference case against Trump, the former vice president has so far skirted significant involvement in the Fulton County case.
- 12/6/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Rupert Murdoch is being deposed Tuesday and Wednesday as part of Smartmatic’s $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox.
Murdoch, who recently stepped down as chairman of Fox Corp. and News Corp., is not named in the lawsuit. But Smartmatic sued Fox News and Fox Corp., arguing that both the network and the parent company are liable for amplifying false claims that the company was involved in 2020 election vote rigging schemes.
A source confirmed a Reuters report that Murdoch was being deposed.
A spokesman for Fox Corp. declined to comment.
Fox Corp. settled another defamation case involving another election systems company, Dominion Voting Systems, in April, just as a trial was about to begin in Wilmington, De. The $787.5 million settlement was reached just before the elder Murdoch was expected to be called as a witness. He had already been deposed in the Dominion case and he admitted that some Fox hosts...
Murdoch, who recently stepped down as chairman of Fox Corp. and News Corp., is not named in the lawsuit. But Smartmatic sued Fox News and Fox Corp., arguing that both the network and the parent company are liable for amplifying false claims that the company was involved in 2020 election vote rigging schemes.
A source confirmed a Reuters report that Murdoch was being deposed.
A spokesman for Fox Corp. declined to comment.
Fox Corp. settled another defamation case involving another election systems company, Dominion Voting Systems, in April, just as a trial was about to begin in Wilmington, De. The $787.5 million settlement was reached just before the elder Murdoch was expected to be called as a witness. He had already been deposed in the Dominion case and he admitted that some Fox hosts...
- 11/28/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
A former Fox News Capitol Hill reporter and producer sued the network, claiming that he was wrongfully terminated for speaking out about the network’s false coverage of the 2020 presidential election and the January 6th attack on the Capitol.
In a lawsuit filed in D.C. Superior Court, Jason Donner alleged that he was fired after complaining, in writing, to Fox News’ human resources department and to his supervisor, NuNu Japaridze. In the complaint, sent to them on May 24, 2022, Donner wrote that “Fox News has not supported its journalists since the January 6th attack on the Capitol. By allowing highly paid hosts and contributors to make factually false statements about that day is not only demoralizing but creates a hostile work environment. I barely watch our programming or read our website anymore because it’s hard to stomach these untruths being aired and written.” Donner had previously complained to supervisors about the Capitol siege,...
In a lawsuit filed in D.C. Superior Court, Jason Donner alleged that he was fired after complaining, in writing, to Fox News’ human resources department and to his supervisor, NuNu Japaridze. In the complaint, sent to them on May 24, 2022, Donner wrote that “Fox News has not supported its journalists since the January 6th attack on the Capitol. By allowing highly paid hosts and contributors to make factually false statements about that day is not only demoralizing but creates a hostile work environment. I barely watch our programming or read our website anymore because it’s hard to stomach these untruths being aired and written.” Donner had previously complained to supervisors about the Capitol siege,...
- 11/13/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Rudy Giuliani is bleeding cash, losing attorneys, racking up lawsuits against him, facing criminal charges, and alienating longtime friends and Republican Party stalwarts. And yet, as his life comes apart around him, Giuliani is still promising to go down with the Donald Trump-sized ship, sources familiar with the matter tell Rolling Stone.
The former top Trump lawyer bragged to associates in recent months that he’d never “break” or betray Trump, even as his own legal problem exploded and indictments were handed down, two sources with knowledge of these comments tell Rolling Stone.
The former top Trump lawyer bragged to associates in recent months that he’d never “break” or betray Trump, even as his own legal problem exploded and indictments were handed down, two sources with knowledge of these comments tell Rolling Stone.
- 11/7/2023
- by Adam Rawnsley and Asawin Suebsaeng
- Rollingstone.com
Throughout the criminal investigations of Donald Trump, the former president has expected his co-defendants, alleged co-conspirators, and potential witnesses for the prosecution to stay fiercely loyal to him. This has included — according to people who’ve discussed the matter with him — his belief that some of his former lieutenants should risk jail time rather than turn on him.
As he’s faced an array of criminal charges, Trump’s demands for aides and lawyers to martyr themselves for him hasn’t saved him. If anything, it’s done the opposite,...
As he’s faced an array of criminal charges, Trump’s demands for aides and lawyers to martyr themselves for him hasn’t saved him. If anything, it’s done the opposite,...
- 11/1/2023
- by Adam Rawnsley and Asawin Suebsaeng
- Rollingstone.com
Three attorneys linked to Donald Trump have accepted guilty pleas rather than face a jury in the Georgia election interference case, leaving Trump “confused,” a spokesperson said.
Appearing on The Absolute Truth, a show on Lindell TV — a streaming service run by “MyPillow guy” and Trump pal Mike Lindell — Trump spokesperson Liz Harrington said the former president just doesn’t understand why attorneys Jenna Ellis, Sidney Powell and Ken Chesboro would plead guilty.
Trump’s Spokesperson says he is “confused” about why Sidney Powell, Jenna Ellis, and Ken Chesebro would...
Appearing on The Absolute Truth, a show on Lindell TV — a streaming service run by “MyPillow guy” and Trump pal Mike Lindell — Trump spokesperson Liz Harrington said the former president just doesn’t understand why attorneys Jenna Ellis, Sidney Powell and Ken Chesboro would plead guilty.
Trump’s Spokesperson says he is “confused” about why Sidney Powell, Jenna Ellis, and Ken Chesebro would...
- 10/29/2023
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Jenna Ellis became the 4th co-defendant of four-time indicted former president Donald Trump to flip on him on Tuesday and, for Seth Meyers, it was the clearest indication that they all really learned from Trump’s book. They’re just making different kinds of deals.
Ellis pleaded guilty on Tuesday to one count of aiding and abetting false statements in the Georgia election interference case against Trump. Vowing to cooperate with Fulton County officials, Ellis avoided jail time for the felony, and instead was sentenced to five years of probation and ordered to pay $5,000 in restitution money.
“So I guess in the end, [Trump] did teach them all the art of the deal,” Meyers mocked on Tuesday night.
The NBC host was, of course, referring to the title of Trump’s book, first published in 1987.
Indeed, Ellis became the 4th co-defendant to turn on Trump, and the third of this week alone.
Ellis pleaded guilty on Tuesday to one count of aiding and abetting false statements in the Georgia election interference case against Trump. Vowing to cooperate with Fulton County officials, Ellis avoided jail time for the felony, and instead was sentenced to five years of probation and ordered to pay $5,000 in restitution money.
“So I guess in the end, [Trump] did teach them all the art of the deal,” Meyers mocked on Tuesday night.
The NBC host was, of course, referring to the title of Trump’s book, first published in 1987.
Indeed, Ellis became the 4th co-defendant to turn on Trump, and the third of this week alone.
- 10/25/2023
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
Since the summer, Donald Trump’s legal teams have been wracked by one abiding fear: betrayal.
On one front, the former president’s inner circle has fretted about how many co-defendants in the Fulton County criminal case — or co-conspirators in the special counsel probes — might turn against him, accept a plea deal, and cooperate with the prosecutors. But lingering beneath the fear of disloyalty lies another, darker fear about whether anyone anyone still working in, or close to, Trump’s inner orbit could already secretly be working with prosecutors.
For months,...
On one front, the former president’s inner circle has fretted about how many co-defendants in the Fulton County criminal case — or co-conspirators in the special counsel probes — might turn against him, accept a plea deal, and cooperate with the prosecutors. But lingering beneath the fear of disloyalty lies another, darker fear about whether anyone anyone still working in, or close to, Trump’s inner orbit could already secretly be working with prosecutors.
For months,...
- 10/25/2023
- by Adam Rawnsley and Asawin Suebsaeng
- Rollingstone.com
On Tuesday, Donald Trump’s campaign attorney, Jenna Ellis, pleaded guilty to making false statements to Georgia lawmakers about election fraud in 2020.
Ellis admitted to helping spread misinformation by claiming that nearly 100,000 mail-in ballots were fraudulently cast, 2,500 felons illegally voted, 60,000 underage people illegally voted and more than 10,000 dead people in Georgia voted in the 2020 presidential election.
“I relied on others, including lawyers with many more years of experience than I do to provide me with true and reliable information,” Ellis told Judge Scott McAfee on Tuesday. “What I did not do, but should have done Your Honor, was to make sure that the facts the other lawyers alleged to be true were, in fact, true. In the frenetic pace of attempting to raise challenges to the election in several states, including Georgia, I failed to do my due diligence.”
By pleading guilty to the felony charge, Ellis agreed to serve five years of probation,...
Ellis admitted to helping spread misinformation by claiming that nearly 100,000 mail-in ballots were fraudulently cast, 2,500 felons illegally voted, 60,000 underage people illegally voted and more than 10,000 dead people in Georgia voted in the 2020 presidential election.
“I relied on others, including lawyers with many more years of experience than I do to provide me with true and reliable information,” Ellis told Judge Scott McAfee on Tuesday. “What I did not do, but should have done Your Honor, was to make sure that the facts the other lawyers alleged to be true were, in fact, true. In the frenetic pace of attempting to raise challenges to the election in several states, including Georgia, I failed to do my due diligence.”
By pleading guilty to the felony charge, Ellis agreed to serve five years of probation,...
- 10/24/2023
- by Ava Lombardi
- Uinterview
Attorney Jenna Ellis, once a steadfast media defender of Donald Trump and his false claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him, pleaded guilty today in the Georgia election case.
Ellis, who was a former legal adviser to Trump, pleaded guilty to a single felony charge of aiding and abetting false statements and writing.
She was sentenced to five years probation, $5,000 restitution and 100 hours of community service. She also will cooperate with prosecutors as they pursue cases against other defendants.
In court, with her voice quavering, Ellis said that she failed to do her “due diligence” in investigating the claims that the election was rigged.
“I believe in and I value election integrity,” Ellis said. “If I knew then what I know now, I would have declined to represent Donald Trump in these post-election challenges. I look back on this whole experience with deep remorse.”
She told the judge...
Ellis, who was a former legal adviser to Trump, pleaded guilty to a single felony charge of aiding and abetting false statements and writing.
She was sentenced to five years probation, $5,000 restitution and 100 hours of community service. She also will cooperate with prosecutors as they pursue cases against other defendants.
In court, with her voice quavering, Ellis said that she failed to do her “due diligence” in investigating the claims that the election was rigged.
“I believe in and I value election integrity,” Ellis said. “If I knew then what I know now, I would have declined to represent Donald Trump in these post-election challenges. I look back on this whole experience with deep remorse.”
She told the judge...
- 10/24/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Following Sidney Powell’s flip on Donald Trump last week, the four-time indicted former president is doing exactly what some expected he would do: claiming he never worked with her. But, Seth Meyers suspects Trump only thinks that because she was among the many who didn’t get paid.
During Monday night’s “A Closer Look” segment, Meyers pointed out that “obviously, there are a couple of problems with this claim” that Trump didn’t work with Powell. Chief among them is the fact that Powell, Rudy Giuliani and even Trump himself have all publicly talked about working together in the past.
“Trump’s only difference here is that Rudy Giuliani is untrustworthy,” Meyers said. “Which is true, but then it applies to everything, including the election fraud claims. You can’t have it both ways.”
The NBC host joked that Trump would even be disavowing his wife if she flipped on him.
During Monday night’s “A Closer Look” segment, Meyers pointed out that “obviously, there are a couple of problems with this claim” that Trump didn’t work with Powell. Chief among them is the fact that Powell, Rudy Giuliani and even Trump himself have all publicly talked about working together in the past.
“Trump’s only difference here is that Rudy Giuliani is untrustworthy,” Meyers said. “Which is true, but then it applies to everything, including the election fraud claims. You can’t have it both ways.”
The NBC host joked that Trump would even be disavowing his wife if she flipped on him.
- 10/24/2023
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
Jenna Ellis, a member of Donald Trump’s team of lawyers who helped challenge the results of the 2020 election, has taken a plea deal in Georgia.
Ellis on Tuesday pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and abetting false statements and writings in connection with the scheme to overturn President Joe Biden’s win. She was sentenced to five years probation and community service, and has agreed to testify truthfully against other defendants in the case.
In a tearful statement to the court Ellis stated that she had “failed to do [her] due diligence.
Ellis on Tuesday pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and abetting false statements and writings in connection with the scheme to overturn President Joe Biden’s win. She was sentenced to five years probation and community service, and has agreed to testify truthfully against other defendants in the case.
In a tearful statement to the court Ellis stated that she had “failed to do [her] due diligence.
- 10/24/2023
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
On Sunday, Donald Trump posted to his social media platform, “Despite the Fake News reports to the contrary, and without even reaching out to ask the Trump Campaign, Ms. Powell Was Not My Attorney, And Never Was,” he wrote.
This declaration comes just days after Trump’s former lawyer, Sidney Powell, took a plea deal and pleaded guilty to criminal charges against her in Fulton County, Georgia.
The charges revolved around her involvement in Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.
In his post, Trump called Powell “one of millions and millions of people who thought … correctly, that the 2020 Presidential Election was Rigged & Stollen.”
Trump further claimed that Powell would have faced a conflict of interest if she had been his attorney.
Powell had previously represented General Michael Flynn, who served as Trump’s National Security Adviser and pleaded guilty to lying about his contacts with Russia in the...
This declaration comes just days after Trump’s former lawyer, Sidney Powell, took a plea deal and pleaded guilty to criminal charges against her in Fulton County, Georgia.
The charges revolved around her involvement in Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.
In his post, Trump called Powell “one of millions and millions of people who thought … correctly, that the 2020 Presidential Election was Rigged & Stollen.”
Trump further claimed that Powell would have faced a conflict of interest if she had been his attorney.
Powell had previously represented General Michael Flynn, who served as Trump’s National Security Adviser and pleaded guilty to lying about his contacts with Russia in the...
- 10/23/2023
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
To Donald Trump, the truth is whatever he decides it is. In the wake of Sidney Powell’s plea deal and despite claiming that she had joined his legal team in 2020, the former president is now alleging she was “never” his attorney.
“Despite the Fake News reports to the contrary… Ms. Powell Was Not My Attorney, And Never Was. In fact, she would have been conflicted,” Trump posted to Truth Social on Sunday morning.
Trump also said that Powell “was one of millions and millions of people who thought, and...
“Despite the Fake News reports to the contrary… Ms. Powell Was Not My Attorney, And Never Was. In fact, she would have been conflicted,” Trump posted to Truth Social on Sunday morning.
Trump also said that Powell “was one of millions and millions of people who thought, and...
- 10/22/2023
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Sidney Powell, a prominent member of Donald Trump’s legal team in 2020, pleaded guilty on Thursday to six misdemeanor counts on charges of attempting to tamper with election results and spread false election fraud claims in Georgia.
In a courtroom at the Fulton County Superior Court, Powell was sentenced to six years of probation, a less severe outcome than what she may have faced if found guilty of the seven felonies she was originally charged with, including a violation of the state racketeering law.
She has also agreed to testify against the other defendants, which include Trump and his former lawyer, Rudy Giuliani.
Powell is the first of Trump’s close advisers to turn on the former president in this ongoing criminal case, a victory that federal prosecutors have long been awaiting. She is the second to take a plea deal in the case, after Georgia bail bondsman Scott Hall...
In a courtroom at the Fulton County Superior Court, Powell was sentenced to six years of probation, a less severe outcome than what she may have faced if found guilty of the seven felonies she was originally charged with, including a violation of the state racketeering law.
She has also agreed to testify against the other defendants, which include Trump and his former lawyer, Rudy Giuliani.
Powell is the first of Trump’s close advisers to turn on the former president in this ongoing criminal case, a victory that federal prosecutors have long been awaiting. She is the second to take a plea deal in the case, after Georgia bail bondsman Scott Hall...
- 10/20/2023
- by Ava Lombardi
- Uinterview
In a series of episodes punctuated by both humor and pointed critiques, late-night host Jimmy Kimmel has waded deeply into the quagmire of Trump’s recent legal troubles. Not only did Kimmel shed light on these developments with comedic flair, but he also delivered scathing observations on the former president’s conduct.
Gagging Trump, or The Gag Order Chronicles
Former President Donald Trump found himself under a partial gag order following allegations surrounding his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Judge Tanya Chutkan issued the directive to prevent Trump from publicly attacking those involved in the federal case, such as court staff members, specific prosecutors, and witnesses. This move was particularly noteworthy given Trump’s penchant for public commentary and his history of animosity against those he perceives as adversaries.
Kimmel, ever the satirist, didn’t miss a beat. Questioning the extent of the order, he mused, “I don’t know...
Gagging Trump, or The Gag Order Chronicles
Former President Donald Trump found himself under a partial gag order following allegations surrounding his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Judge Tanya Chutkan issued the directive to prevent Trump from publicly attacking those involved in the federal case, such as court staff members, specific prosecutors, and witnesses. This move was particularly noteworthy given Trump’s penchant for public commentary and his history of animosity against those he perceives as adversaries.
Kimmel, ever the satirist, didn’t miss a beat. Questioning the extent of the order, he mused, “I don’t know...
- 10/20/2023
- by Buddy TV
- buddytv.com
Kenneth Chesebro, an attorney and one of the 19 defendants named in the Fulton County, Georgia, election interference case, pleaded guilty today to a felony charge.
Chesebro pleaded guilty to a felony charge of conspiracy to commit filing false documents, averting a trial that was scheduled to start next week. At a hearing carried on cable news networks, he was sentenced to five years of probation, 100 hours of community service and $5,000 restitution. He also agreed to testify truthfully as other defendants face trials. He also wrote a letter of apology.
On Thursday, Sidney Powell, one of Trump’s legal advisers in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, pleaded guilty to six misdemeanor counts. Another defendant, Scott Graham Hall, pleaded guilty last month to five counts of conspiracy to commit intentional interference with performance of election duties.
Chesebro allegedly conspired with Trump and his team on a scheme to install a group...
Chesebro pleaded guilty to a felony charge of conspiracy to commit filing false documents, averting a trial that was scheduled to start next week. At a hearing carried on cable news networks, he was sentenced to five years of probation, 100 hours of community service and $5,000 restitution. He also agreed to testify truthfully as other defendants face trials. He also wrote a letter of apology.
On Thursday, Sidney Powell, one of Trump’s legal advisers in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, pleaded guilty to six misdemeanor counts. Another defendant, Scott Graham Hall, pleaded guilty last month to five counts of conspiracy to commit intentional interference with performance of election duties.
Chesebro allegedly conspired with Trump and his team on a scheme to install a group...
- 10/20/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Kenneth Chesebro, a Georgia co-defendant of Donald Trump, accepted a plea deal on Friday with Fulton County, Georgia, prosecutors, in connection to the charges brought against him in the state’s sprawling Rico election interference case.
Chesebo pleaded guilty to a single felony count of “conspiracy to commit filing false documents,” NBC News reports. He agreed to five years probation, a $5,000 fine, community service, an apology letter to the citizens of Georgia, and — crucially — to testify truthfully on behalf of the prosecution against other defendants in the case.
Chesebro was...
Chesebo pleaded guilty to a single felony count of “conspiracy to commit filing false documents,” NBC News reports. He agreed to five years probation, a $5,000 fine, community service, an apology letter to the citizens of Georgia, and — crucially — to testify truthfully on behalf of the prosecution against other defendants in the case.
Chesebro was...
- 10/20/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Sidney Powell pleaded guilty on Thursday to six misdemeanor charges of conspiracy to commit intentional interference with performance of election duties, and agreed to testify against any of her co-defendants — including Donald Trump. And, according to “The View” host Alyssa Farah Griffin, this is a “huge” turn in the Fulton County case.
As the women of “The View” discussed Powell’s plea on Friday morning, host Ana Navarro first took a moment to sing some of Queen’s hit song “Another One Bites The Dust,” celebrating the fact that yet another former Trump ally flipped on him. As the discussion continued, host Joy Behar asked Alyssa Farah Griffin exactly how much Powell’s turn will matter in the grand scheme of things.
“Oh, this will hurt Trump,” Farah Griffin replied. “I mean, she’s gonna have receipts, she’s gonna have emails.”
The host added that, of the many open criminal investigations into Trump,...
As the women of “The View” discussed Powell’s plea on Friday morning, host Ana Navarro first took a moment to sing some of Queen’s hit song “Another One Bites The Dust,” celebrating the fact that yet another former Trump ally flipped on him. As the discussion continued, host Joy Behar asked Alyssa Farah Griffin exactly how much Powell’s turn will matter in the grand scheme of things.
“Oh, this will hurt Trump,” Farah Griffin replied. “I mean, she’s gonna have receipts, she’s gonna have emails.”
The host added that, of the many open criminal investigations into Trump,...
- 10/20/2023
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
Yet another one of Donald Trump’s former lawyers flipped on him this week, as Sidney Powell pleaded guilty to helping Trump attempt to overturn the 2020 election, and agreed to testify against him as needed. Of course, Seth Meyers isn’t totally convinced her testimony won’t be completely “insane.”
Powell pleaded guilty Thursday to six counts of conspiracy to commit intentional interference with performance of election duties, admitting she assisted local GOP officials in illegally breaking into voting systems in Coffee County, Georgia in 2020 in an attempt to help Trump overturn the election by “proving” it was rigged. The lesser charges were reduced from felonies as part of the deal.
Powell is perhaps most remembered though for her promise to “release the Kraken” on “big tech” companies and the media for their purported interference in the election. So, with that in mind, Meyers expects any evidence she provides in...
Powell pleaded guilty Thursday to six counts of conspiracy to commit intentional interference with performance of election duties, admitting she assisted local GOP officials in illegally breaking into voting systems in Coffee County, Georgia in 2020 in an attempt to help Trump overturn the election by “proving” it was rigged. The lesser charges were reduced from felonies as part of the deal.
Powell is perhaps most remembered though for her promise to “release the Kraken” on “big tech” companies and the media for their purported interference in the election. So, with that in mind, Meyers expects any evidence she provides in...
- 10/20/2023
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
Sidney Powell was the wildest of Maga diehards — someone who swore long past the bitter end that Donald Trump won by a landslide in 2020, and insinuated that a long-dead Venezuelan dictator helped hatch a plot that flipped votes away from her guy. That’s why the former president and much of his inner circle didn’t think the conspiracy-addled lawyer would ever cooperate with prosecutors seeking to convict the ex-president. “Crazy as she was, she really believed what she was pushing,” a lawyer close to the former president says.
Her...
Her...
- 10/20/2023
- by Adam Rawnsley and Asawin Suebsaeng
- Rollingstone.com
Sidney Powell has agreed to a plea deal with Fulton County, Georgia, prosecutors over charges brought against her in a sprawling Rico case in which former President Donald Trump and 17 others have also been charged for allegedly meddling in the state’s 2020 election results.
The plea deal comes just one day before Powell’s trial, which she had requested take place separately from that of the other defendants. The deal reduced Powell’s charges and carried a sentence of six years probation, payment of $2,700 in fines, an apology letter to the citizens of Georgia,...
The plea deal comes just one day before Powell’s trial, which she had requested take place separately from that of the other defendants. The deal reduced Powell’s charges and carried a sentence of six years probation, payment of $2,700 in fines, an apology letter to the citizens of Georgia,...
- 10/19/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Sidney Powell, who along with Rudy Giuliani made wild and unfounded claims of fraud in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, has pleaded guilty to six misdemeanor charges she was facing in the Georgia election interference case.
As part of the plea deal, Powell agreed to testify truthfully against her co-defendants, which include former President Donald Trump, according to the AP.
Powell is among the 19 defendants who were charged in August in an alleged racketeering scheme to overturn the state’s election results. Powell was a legal adviser to Trump.
In the weeks after the 2020 vote, Powell and Giuliani appeared multiple times on Fox News and other outlets to make claims that the election was stolen. They also presided over an infamous press conference in November, and in a guest spot with then-Fox News host Lou Dobbs, Powell used the term “release the Kraken,” or that she would produce evidence of widespread voter fraud.
As part of the plea deal, Powell agreed to testify truthfully against her co-defendants, which include former President Donald Trump, according to the AP.
Powell is among the 19 defendants who were charged in August in an alleged racketeering scheme to overturn the state’s election results. Powell was a legal adviser to Trump.
In the weeks after the 2020 vote, Powell and Giuliani appeared multiple times on Fox News and other outlets to make claims that the election was stolen. They also presided over an infamous press conference in November, and in a guest spot with then-Fox News host Lou Dobbs, Powell used the term “release the Kraken,” or that she would produce evidence of widespread voter fraud.
- 10/19/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
On Jan. 1, 2021, Lin Wood took to Twitter to reassure the public that he was not insane. “The tweets about my insanity are at an all time high this morning. Wonder why?” Wood wrote. “No worries. I am fine. The attacks do not concern me.”
In the days leading up to the post, Wood mused about the arrest and execution by firing squad of then Vice President Mike Pence as a last-ditch effort to stave off the Electoral College certification of President Joe Biden’s 2020 victory.
The episode was one of...
In the days leading up to the post, Wood mused about the arrest and execution by firing squad of then Vice President Mike Pence as a last-ditch effort to stave off the Electoral College certification of President Joe Biden’s 2020 victory.
The episode was one of...
- 9/21/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Former Maga attorney Lin Wood is a witness for the state in Georgia’s election interference Rico case against the former president and 18 others. Wood, who retired from practicing law earlier this year to avoid disbarment, worked as a member of Trump’s legal team in the aftermath of the 2020 election and heavily promoted claims that the election had been rigged against the former president.
According to a Wednesday filing to the Fulton County Superior Court, which seeks a resolution to potential conflicts of interest between attorneys for Trump and several of his co-defendants,...
According to a Wednesday filing to the Fulton County Superior Court, which seeks a resolution to potential conflicts of interest between attorneys for Trump and several of his co-defendants,...
- 9/20/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
One America News Network and one of its star personalities, Chanel Rion, have settled a defamation lawsuit brought by a Dominion Voting Systems executive over false claims that he was involved in rigging the 2020 presidential election.
Eric Coomer, who was director of product strategy and security for the company, named One America and Rion among a number of defendants in the case, along with Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and other media figures and outlets on the right.
The news of the settlement came in a joint filing in Denver County District Court that the parties had agreed to dismiss the case. The parties stated that they had “fully and finally settled the disputes among them.”
Charlie Cain, Coomer’s attorney, declined comment. An attorney for One America did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Coomer’s lawsuit cited a three-part Oann report from Rion, aired in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election,...
Eric Coomer, who was director of product strategy and security for the company, named One America and Rion among a number of defendants in the case, along with Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and other media figures and outlets on the right.
The news of the settlement came in a joint filing in Denver County District Court that the parties had agreed to dismiss the case. The parties stated that they had “fully and finally settled the disputes among them.”
Charlie Cain, Coomer’s attorney, declined comment. An attorney for One America did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Coomer’s lawsuit cited a three-part Oann report from Rion, aired in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election,...
- 9/5/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Trump’s co-defendant, Ken Chesebro, does not, under any circumstances, want to be tried alongside Sidney Powell.
Both Chesebro and Powell were indicted earlier this month in a sweeping Georgia Rico case that charged Donald Trump and 18 of his allies with offenses related to efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the state.
Chesebro and Powell, both attorneys who assisted the former president in matters related to the 2020 election, demanded their cases be split off from their other co-defendants and quickly taken to trial. A judge granted Chesebro...
Both Chesebro and Powell were indicted earlier this month in a sweeping Georgia Rico case that charged Donald Trump and 18 of his allies with offenses related to efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the state.
Chesebro and Powell, both attorneys who assisted the former president in matters related to the 2020 election, demanded their cases be split off from their other co-defendants and quickly taken to trial. A judge granted Chesebro...
- 9/1/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 13 criminal counts brought against him in a Georgia Rico case targeting his and his allies’ efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in the state.
Via a waiver submitted to the court on Thursday, Trump declined his right to an in-person arraignment, and entered his “not guilty” plea.
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— Anna Bower (@AnnaBower) August 31, 2023
Trump was officially booked on felony charges last week in Atlanta. It was...
Via a waiver submitted to the court on Thursday, Trump declined his right to an in-person arraignment, and entered his “not guilty” plea.
Just in: Donald Trump pleads Not Guilty, waives arraignment in Fulton County, Georgia. pic.twitter.com/XfUutSU5tv
— Anna Bower (@AnnaBower) August 31, 2023
Trump was officially booked on felony charges last week in Atlanta. It was...
- 8/31/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Sidney Powell, a former Trump lawyer and conspiracy theorist, entered a not guilty plea on Tuesday, according to court filings, per CNN.
Powell’s lawyer stated she would waive her arraignment in the case in Fulton Count, writing to a judge that she “enters a plea of Not Guilty to each and every charge in the Indictment.”
Earlier this month, Powell was charged along with Trump and 17 of his allies Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis in a sprawling Rico indictment resulting from a lengthy investigation into efforts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results.
Powell’s lawyer stated she would waive her arraignment in the case in Fulton Count, writing to a judge that she “enters a plea of Not Guilty to each and every charge in the Indictment.”
Earlier this month, Powell was charged along with Trump and 17 of his allies Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis in a sprawling Rico indictment resulting from a lengthy investigation into efforts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results.
- 8/29/2023
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
Rudy Giuliani has been arrested.
The former New York mayor and lawyer for Donald Trump surrendered to authorities in Georgia on Wednesday, following his indictment last week on 13 charges related to his role in the effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Giuliani’s bond was set at $150,000 after his legal team met with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis earlier on Wednesday.
Giuliani was one of 19 defendants listed on the indictment who were given a deadline of Friday at noon to turn themselves in to authorities. Trump announced earlier this...
The former New York mayor and lawyer for Donald Trump surrendered to authorities in Georgia on Wednesday, following his indictment last week on 13 charges related to his role in the effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Giuliani’s bond was set at $150,000 after his legal team met with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis earlier on Wednesday.
Giuliani was one of 19 defendants listed on the indictment who were given a deadline of Friday at noon to turn themselves in to authorities. Trump announced earlier this...
- 8/23/2023
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
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The stars aligned for MSNBC on Monday when Rachel Maddow’s previously scheduled interview with Hillary Clinton fell on the same evening as Donald Trump’s fourth criminal indictment, drawing a whopping 3.93 million total viewers at 9 p.m. Et.
Trump was indicted on criminal charges for the fourth time on Monday by the Georgia grand jury over the state’s 2020 election probe. The former president is being charged under Georgia’s racketeering statute, used to prosecute corrupt organizations. In the indictment, Trump and other defendants — Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, Sidney Powell, and more — are required to voluntarily turn themselves in by Friday.
MSNBC’s special coverage of the indictment in Georgia swept overall primetime figures as the No. 1 most-watched cable news channel with 3.09 million total viewers. Fox News came in second place with 2.20 million total viewers,...
The stars aligned for MSNBC on Monday when Rachel Maddow’s previously scheduled interview with Hillary Clinton fell on the same evening as Donald Trump’s fourth criminal indictment, drawing a whopping 3.93 million total viewers at 9 p.m. Et.
Trump was indicted on criminal charges for the fourth time on Monday by the Georgia grand jury over the state’s 2020 election probe. The former president is being charged under Georgia’s racketeering statute, used to prosecute corrupt organizations. In the indictment, Trump and other defendants — Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, Sidney Powell, and more — are required to voluntarily turn themselves in by Friday.
MSNBC’s special coverage of the indictment in Georgia swept overall primetime figures as the No. 1 most-watched cable news channel with 3.09 million total viewers. Fox News came in second place with 2.20 million total viewers,...
- 8/16/2023
- by Natalie Korach
- The Wrap
Former President Donald Trump has been indicted again, this time on criminal charges in Georgia related to his efforts to reverse the election results in that state in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election.
The charges that came down late Monday were expected, as Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has for the past two years investigated Trump and his allies. The former president faces dozens of other criminal charges in federal courts in Washington, D.C., and Florida, as well as New York state charges.
Tonight’s 41-count indictment also named 18 key Trump aides and allies, including his attorney Rudy Giuliani, former chief of staff Mark Meadows, attorney John Eastman, attorney Sidney Powell, attorney Kenneth Chesboro, attorney Jenna Ellis and former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark. (Read the indictment.) Also named as a defendant: Trevian Kutti, a publicist for Kanye West.
Related: Donald Trump January 6 Indictment: Read The Full...
The charges that came down late Monday were expected, as Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has for the past two years investigated Trump and his allies. The former president faces dozens of other criminal charges in federal courts in Washington, D.C., and Florida, as well as New York state charges.
Tonight’s 41-count indictment also named 18 key Trump aides and allies, including his attorney Rudy Giuliani, former chief of staff Mark Meadows, attorney John Eastman, attorney Sidney Powell, attorney Kenneth Chesboro, attorney Jenna Ellis and former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark. (Read the indictment.) Also named as a defendant: Trevian Kutti, a publicist for Kanye West.
Related: Donald Trump January 6 Indictment: Read The Full...
- 8/15/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Donald Trump has been criminally indicted for the fourth time in five months, adding another batch of charges to the unprecedented heap of legal jeopardy the former president faces as he vies to win back the White House and make his problems disappear.
The latest indictment comes in Georgia, where Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has long been investigating Trump’s efforts to meddle in the state’s 2020 election results. Willis on Monday presented her findings to a grand jury, which voted to indict the former president — along with...
The latest indictment comes in Georgia, where Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has long been investigating Trump’s efforts to meddle in the state’s 2020 election results. Willis on Monday presented her findings to a grand jury, which voted to indict the former president — along with...
- 8/15/2023
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Jack Smith’s latest indictment of Donald Trump isn’t yet two weeks old, but the alleged “co-conspirators” it identifies are already beginning to turn on each other — and some of them aren’t even being subtle about it.
A number of the ex-president’s chief lieutenants and alleged co-conspirators in the plot to overturn the election, such as conservative attorney John Eastman, have insisted the effort was perfectly legal and based on sound evidence. Others, however, have recently sought to distance themselves from the efforts of others, implicitly heaping...
A number of the ex-president’s chief lieutenants and alleged co-conspirators in the plot to overturn the election, such as conservative attorney John Eastman, have insisted the effort was perfectly legal and based on sound evidence. Others, however, have recently sought to distance themselves from the efforts of others, implicitly heaping...
- 8/14/2023
- by Adam Rawnsley and Asawin Suebsaeng
- Rollingstone.com
Georgia prosecutor Fani Willis is expected to present her case against Donald Trump to a grand jury this coming week, and she reportedly has some bombshell evidence: messages connecting Rudy Giuliani and other Trump allies to a voting systems breach in the state.
According to CNN, Trump allies began efforts to access the Dominion voting machines in deep red Coffee County in mid-December as the then-president attempted to make a case that widespread voter fraud caused him to lose the 2020 election to Joe Biden.
Tapper: Sources tell CNN that Atlanta...
According to CNN, Trump allies began efforts to access the Dominion voting machines in deep red Coffee County in mid-December as the then-president attempted to make a case that widespread voter fraud caused him to lose the 2020 election to Joe Biden.
Tapper: Sources tell CNN that Atlanta...
- 8/13/2023
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigation appears to be zeroing in on Sidney Powell, a conspiracy-theory-obsessed lawyer who was a key figure in Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
Four sources with knowledge of the matter, several witnesses, and Trump allies who’ve appeared before the special counsel — including at least one in the past few days — team seem to agree: Powell should be preparing now for Smith to bring criminal charges.
On Monday, Bernie Kerik — a longtime Rudy Giuliani associate and a Trump ally who worked on...
Four sources with knowledge of the matter, several witnesses, and Trump allies who’ve appeared before the special counsel — including at least one in the past few days — team seem to agree: Powell should be preparing now for Smith to bring criminal charges.
On Monday, Bernie Kerik — a longtime Rudy Giuliani associate and a Trump ally who worked on...
- 8/11/2023
- by Asawin Suebsaeng and Adam Rawnsley
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump was the star of the indictment handed down by a federal grand jury on Tuesday but Rudy Giuliani, appearing in the document as “co-conspirator 1,” played the biggest supporting role in the narrative of Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election.
Jack Smith mentioned Giuliani — always as “co-conspirator 1” — 34 times, more than any of the half dozen Trump co-conspirators identified in the charging document. The indictment described Giuliani as an attorney “willing to spread knowingly false claims and pursue strategies that the Defendant’s 2020 re-election campaign attorneys would not.”
Despite his prominence in the indictment,...
Jack Smith mentioned Giuliani — always as “co-conspirator 1” — 34 times, more than any of the half dozen Trump co-conspirators identified in the charging document. The indictment described Giuliani as an attorney “willing to spread knowingly false claims and pursue strategies that the Defendant’s 2020 re-election campaign attorneys would not.”
Despite his prominence in the indictment,...
- 8/1/2023
- by Adam Rawnsley
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump’s attorneys are preparing a legal plan to shovel blame onto the lawyers who aided his attempt to overturn the 2020 election, two sources familiar with the matter tell Rolling Stone.
Trump has now been indicted over Jan. 6 and its surrounding events, and if the case goes to trial, his current legal team is preparing an “advice of counsel” argument, attempting to pull blame away from the former president for any possible illegal activity. Plans for such a defense have been percolating since last year, the two sources say.
Trump has now been indicted over Jan. 6 and its surrounding events, and if the case goes to trial, his current legal team is preparing an “advice of counsel” argument, attempting to pull blame away from the former president for any possible illegal activity. Plans for such a defense have been percolating since last year, the two sources say.
- 8/1/2023
- by Adam Rawnsley and Asawin Suebsaeng
- Rollingstone.com
While Donald Trump was publicly whipping his supporters into a frenzy over claims that the 2020 election was “stolen,” he was privately mocking his own allies’ outlandish conspiracy theories as “crazy.”
It’s a contradiction that Special Counsel Jack Smith’s office would like to know all about.
According to two sources with knowledge of the situation, federal investigators have questioned multiple witnesses, including some in recent months, about Trump privately suggesting, starting in November 2020, that certain conspiracy theories and “evidence” were nonsensical.
Among these witness accounts are moments of the then-president repeatedly calling Sidney Powell,...
It’s a contradiction that Special Counsel Jack Smith’s office would like to know all about.
According to two sources with knowledge of the situation, federal investigators have questioned multiple witnesses, including some in recent months, about Trump privately suggesting, starting in November 2020, that certain conspiracy theories and “evidence” were nonsensical.
Among these witness accounts are moments of the then-president repeatedly calling Sidney Powell,...
- 7/28/2023
- by Adam Rawnsley and Asawin Suebsaeng
- Rollingstone.com
Lin Wood, a former member of Donald Trump’s legal team and one of the foremost pushers of the lie that the 2020 election was rigged, has permanently retired from practicing law.
Wood isn’t exactly riding into the sunset after an esteemed career. He’s faced a slew of legal action since his effort to overturn President Joe Biden’s win failed, which the The Daily Beast recounted last month. Wood and some of his colleagues have been accused of misconduct in Michigan for filing bogus election lawsuits; he’s...
Wood isn’t exactly riding into the sunset after an esteemed career. He’s faced a slew of legal action since his effort to overturn President Joe Biden’s win failed, which the The Daily Beast recounted last month. Wood and some of his colleagues have been accused of misconduct in Michigan for filing bogus election lawsuits; he’s...
- 7/5/2023
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
The Justice Department has already indicted Donald Trump on charges related to his handling of classified documents after leaving the White House. It could soon indict him on charges related to his efforts to stay in the White House despite losing the 2020 election. The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday that Special Counsel Jack Smith is now focusing on the former president’s post-election legal team.
Smith has reportedly issued subpoenas to conspiracy theorist Sidney Powell; Emily Newman, a lawyer who worked with Powell; and Mike Roman, an operative working...
Smith has reportedly issued subpoenas to conspiracy theorist Sidney Powell; Emily Newman, a lawyer who worked with Powell; and Mike Roman, an operative working...
- 7/3/2023
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Special Counsel Jack Smith may have already charged Donald Trump for hoarding classified material, but the Mar-a-Lago probe is not the only Justice Department investigation into the former president. According to CNN, Smith has traded partial immunity for the testimony of two fake electors in the probe into the effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
The individuals reportedly testified before a Washington, D.C., grand jury empaneled by Smith to investigate Trump’s efforts to override his election loss and his role in the events of Jan. 6.
In the aftermath of the 2020 election,...
The individuals reportedly testified before a Washington, D.C., grand jury empaneled by Smith to investigate Trump’s efforts to override his election loss and his role in the events of Jan. 6.
In the aftermath of the 2020 election,...
- 6/23/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Fox Corporation CEO Lachlan Murdoch compared CNN’s town hall last week with Donald Trump to Fox News’ post-2020 election coverage, the source of the company’s $787.5 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems.
“Last week, we can look at it factually, CNN had a town hall with the former president where he made a lot of allegations about the [2020] election,” Murdoch said at the MoffettNathanson Technology, Media, and Telecom Conference. “…If you believe that it was newsworthy to have a former president, also a candidate for the next presidential election, if you believe that was newsworthy in 2023, well certainly it was newsworthy in 2020 to report on similar allegations.”
Michael Nathanson, who interviewed Murdoch, had asked him whether Fox News “would do anything differently to not place shareholders in future jeopardy of more litigation.” Murdoch, though, insisted that Fox would have won the case eventually.
Murdoch said that in the Dominion Voting Systems case,...
“Last week, we can look at it factually, CNN had a town hall with the former president where he made a lot of allegations about the [2020] election,” Murdoch said at the MoffettNathanson Technology, Media, and Telecom Conference. “…If you believe that it was newsworthy to have a former president, also a candidate for the next presidential election, if you believe that was newsworthy in 2023, well certainly it was newsworthy in 2020 to report on similar allegations.”
Michael Nathanson, who interviewed Murdoch, had asked him whether Fox News “would do anything differently to not place shareholders in future jeopardy of more litigation.” Murdoch, though, insisted that Fox would have won the case eventually.
Murdoch said that in the Dominion Voting Systems case,...
- 5/17/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
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