The facts are against him but if he appeals the federal cases brought by Jack Smith, the special counsel, he just might.
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Willis’s Indictment is “An Overwhelming Show of Force…Shock and Awe”
What happens next with the Georgia indictment of Trump? Legal scholar Jennifer Taub discusses what’s likely to happen and why District Attorney Fani Willis is the “Badass Barbie” of prosecutors.
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Why I’m Optimistic Trump Will Be Convicted
This is not a free speech case, a state-of-mind case, or a hard-to-win case, and it will likely be tried before the election.
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“The Jury is Not Going to Believe” Trump’s Defense in the January 6 Trial
Legal scholar Jennifer Taub on Trump’s chances of beating the January 6 charges, what Jack Smith did right, Merrick Garland did wrong, and the road from here.
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Trump’s Free Speech Defense is Unlikely to Prevail
At his trial on January 6-related charges, the 45th president will argue that he was just exercising his free speech rights, but Smith’s indictment blocks any First Amendment path to acquittal.
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Cannon Fodder: The Judge in the Trump Documents Case Sets An Early Trial Date, But That’s Not Happening
The jury is still out on Aileen Cannon, but her filing to start the former president’s trial in August shouldn’t be taken seriously. Here’s what could delay justice and why.
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Miami Nice: The Trump Documents Plea Deal We Need
The criminal ex-president will never do hard time like he should, but the right kind of deal could mete out justice and spare us all a classified documents trial that will satisfy no one.
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How Delay and Recusal Might Save Trump
The 37-count indictment of Donald Trump is so damning and so meticulously documented with references to conversations with his own lawyers, video recordings, text messages, taped conversations, and the 45th president’s own words about the sanctity of classified documents that were the client not Mr. Mar-a-Lago, any lawyer would advise copping a plea. In the […]
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“I’m really happy with Jack Smith. I still think Merrick Garland should have appointed a special counsel immediately.”
As Trump is indicted for the Mar-a-Lago documents, Jennifer Taub, the white-collar crime expert, explores the explosive charges, the upcoming trial, and the other prosecutions looming over the 45th president.
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Tom Hanks, Donald Trump, and the End of Truth
In his Harvard commencement speech, the Oscar-winning actor underscored the culture of lying that’s swelled in recent years. From Ted Cruz to Fox News, is there any going back to the pre-Donald era?
