Politico reports: Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg begins his press conference by thanking the jury and outlining the work they did throughout the trial, including reviewing call logs, text messages, emails and bank statements, in addition to listening to testimony. “This type of white-collar prosecution is core to what we do at the Manhattan District Attorney’s office,” Bragg says before …
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“In New York today, we saw that no one is above the law. Donald Trump has always mistakenly believed he would never face consequences for breaking the law for his own personal gain. But today’s verdict does not change the fact that the American people face a simple reality. “There is still only one way to keep Donald Trump out …
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“In 2016, the presidential race was decided based on candidates releasing lists of potential Supreme Court nominees. In 2024, I want to see lists of which Democrat officials are going to be put in prison. This is what happens when you cross the Rubicon. The battle within the Republican Party from here on out will be between those who understand …
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Deadline reports: “This was a disgrace,” a solemn-looking Donald Trump said today outside the courtroom minutes after the guilty verdicts were read in the hush-money trial. “This was a rigged trial by a conflicted judge who was corrupt.” He added later, “We will fight for our Constitution — this is long from over.” “It was a rigged trial. A disgrace, …
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“There is nothing normal about this. This is not Venezuela. This is not El Salvador at the peak of criminality. This is America. And there are so many blatant violations to this that every person sees this. “I’ve been talking to people all day that have been waiting for this decision, that are devout Trump haters and they are like, …
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“I want to believe that Americans believe in justice. And I think that in their gut, they realize that there is something that is very wrong here. We have gone over a cliff in America. This verdict is a verdict of someone who was forced to fight a 1,000 pound gorilla with both hands tied behind his back. “This was …
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Breaking just now live on all networks. POP YOUR CORKS, MY TENDER KITTENS! Now comes the year or years of appeals. BUT STILL. The New York Times reports: Donald J. Trump was convicted on Thursday of falsifying records to cover up a sex scandal that threatened to derail his 2016 presidential campaign, capping an extraordinary trial that tested the resilience …
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CNN reports: The jury has reached a verdict in Donald Trump’s hush money criminal trial. The verdict will be read in court shortly. Judge Juan Merchan said, “Please let there be no reactions, no outbursts of any kind,” when they read the verdict.Trump was leaning back in his chair when the judge took the bench. He kept a straight face …
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“They are the Gestapo. We’re in Venezuela. We might as well be in China. We might as well be in Germany during the 30s and 40s. It is corrupt, is the Gestapo. They don’t follow any laws anymore. And no one can stop. No one can stop them. “And because of what happened to me, these other AG’s are afraid …
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Reuters reports: TikTok is working on a clone of its recommendation algorithm for its 170 million U.S. users that may result in a version that operates independently of its Chinese parent and be more palatable to American lawmakers who want to ban it, according to sources with direct knowledge of the efforts. The work on splitting the source code ordered …
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