Trump Indictments News and Blog Posts

On May 30th, 2024, former U.S. President Donald Trump was convicted of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in his hush money case. Here’s what to know about the case, including key facts to help unpack the narratives associated with the trial being rigged.

Last week, 2024 Republican candidate and former President Donald Trump was convicted of 34 counts of business fraud.

This is a troubling but historic moment: our leading candidate for president stands as a convicted felon. On this we can all agree. What we disagree on is why this moment is so troubling.

Trump will need a message beyond "crooked judge" and "rigged trial" to successfully reach beyond his base. The first presidential debate is just a few weeks away. His focus that night will tell us a great deal about his prospects for another term in office.

Jurors in Donald Trump’s hush money trial were asked: “What are your main sources of news and commentary?” as part of a 42-question juror questionnaire, which the lawyers used to help determine how a juror may rule in the case.

While there have certainly been other factors to Trump’s remarkable revival, there’s no question that his court fights have been an immense benefit to him.

The prevailing consensus among conservatives is that the indictments against Trump represent an attempt to stop the former president’s elevation to the Republican nomination as president. But what if exactly the opposite is true?

The former president and 2024 GOP frontrunner again made history last week when he became the first former U.S. president to have his mugshot taken while he was arrested in Georgia on racketeering charges.

Notable fact checking coverage across the spectrum this week delved into the Kremlin's stance on 5G, political weaponization of the DOJ, and the Washington Post's coverage of Joe Biden.

Since it appears that a judge and jury will not derail Trump from his current path to the nomination, the task falls to the candidates running against him. But that will require at least some of them to be willing to confront him rather than continuing to hope that primary voters change their minds on their own.