Business Insider reports the Department of Justice is planning to replace human interpreters at immigration court hearings. The translators will be replaced with informative videos briefing migrants facing deportation on their rights. The "cost-saving" measure was introduced nationally by the DOJ last month. It could be put into place as … [Read more...]
Manafort Enters Not Guilty Plea in New York Fraud Case
Paul Manafort made a recent appearance in New York State’s Supreme Court to enter a plea of not guilty in response to the 16 counts of fraud charged by the state. The Manhattan District Attorney’s office indicted Manafort, the former chairman of President Trump’s campaign, last May. Paul Manafort has been in federal custody since June of 2018 … [Read more...]
New York Passes Double Jeopardy Changes in Shot at Trump
One of the President's few untrammeled powers is his ability to issue pardons. It has long been understood that the President can pardon anyone he wants and for any reason – the President's ability to dispense pardons is designed to exist without external constraint. However, Donald Trump has, as he has in so many other ways, challenged the … [Read more...]
Obstruction of Justice in the Mueller Report: Michael Cohen
(Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore, CC 2.0) For years, Michael Cohen was referred to in press reports as “Donald Trump's personal lawyer.” However, Cohen never really performed the tasks traditionally associated with attorneys – it's rather difficult to imagine Cohen spending long nights in document review or taking depositions. Instead, Cohen was a … [Read more...]
Obstruction of Justice in the Mueller Report: Paul Manafort
Even before his relatively brief tenure as manager of the Trump campaign, Paul Manafort was one of the more infamous behind-the-scenes players in American politics. Manafort, who had worked for multiple Republican presidential campaigns in the 80's and 90's, was primarily known as a high-priced political consultant with a taste for life's finer … [Read more...]
Columnist E. Jean Carroll Won’t Bring Rape Charge Against Trump
Columnist E. Jean Carroll said she wouldn't bring a rape charge against President Donald Trump based on her allegation of an assault from the mid-1990s. In an interview with MSNBC after the account was revealed, Carroll recounted the allegations and said it took years of experience reading other women's accounts of mistreatment for her advice … [Read more...]
Obstruction of Justice in the Mueller Report: Covering Up the Attempts to Fire Robert Mueller
In a previous post, American Legal News examined one of the most troubling stories in the Mueller Report: the President's attempts to fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller and, having failed in that, to impede the Special Counsel's investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 election. These are two cases where the evidence, as laid out in … [Read more...]
Obstruction of Justice In The Mueller Report: Jeff Sessions and The Russia Investigation
Jeff Sessions speaking to supporters at an immigration rally hosted by Donald Trump. (Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore, CC 2.0) Jeff Sessions, at the time a Republican Senator from Alabama, was one of the Trump campaign's most frequently deployed surrogates in 2016. Sessions was the first GOP Senator to endorse Trump during the primaries – the … [Read more...]
Obstruction of Justice In The Mueller Report: The Trump Tower Meeting
Trump Tower New York, New York where the "Trump Tower Meeting" takes place. (Photo Credit: Bin im Garten. CC 3.0) The second volume of the Mueller Report is filled with behavior from the President and his aides that would likely qualify as obstruction of justice if the Special Counsel had decided it was appropriate for him to make that … [Read more...]
Trump May Encourage Foreign Governments To Attack Political Opponents
President Donald Trump recently said he doesn’t see anything wrong with foreign governments giving him information. According to CNN, this comment may encourage foreign government to attack political opponents. In 2016, Russia targeted Hillary Clinton with various tools to obtain information and spread it around. Trump suggested … [Read more...]
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