Hillary Clinton supporters goad Trump after judge fines him $1m for ‘revenge’ lawsuit against her ‘We knew Trump was the sorest of sore losers. Now we know he’s a sore winner too!’ The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2023
A judge fines Trump and his lawyer for a 'frivolous' suit against his political foes In a blistering filing Thursday, U.S. District Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks described Trump as "a prolific and sophisticated litigant" with a "pattern of abuse of the courts." WEKU · Jan 20, 2023
Trump and His Lawyer Fined Nearly $1 Million Over 'Frivolous' Suit Against Clinton, Comey, and Democrats Plus: Criminalizing light projections onto buildings, immaculate disinflation?, and more... Reason · Jan 20, 2023
Judge: Trump, lawyers must pay $938K “No reasonable lawyer would have filed it," the judge wrote, calling out Trump's history of abusing the courts Salon · Jan 20, 2023
Trump and lawyer ordered to pay $1m for bringing ‘frivolous’ lawsuit against Hillary Clinton In scathing ruling, US district court judge writes, ‘misuse of the courts by Mr Trump and his lawyers undermines the rule of law’ The Guardian - US · Jan 20, 2023
"Investigation"? Nope, "review:" White House describes probe When Hillary Clinton was running for president in 2016, she and her campaign called the FBI’s scrutiny of her private email server a “security review.” The Independent UK · Jan 19, 2023
The weaponization of the federal government has a long history Now that House Republicans have created a “Select Subcommittee on Weaponization of the Federal Government,” let’s revisit a classic of that power-abusing genre, featuring its greatest star, Richard M. Nixon. The Conversation · Jan 19, 2023
Trump special counsel probe adds 2 anti-corruption prosecutors WASHINGTON — The special counsel investigating former President Donald Trump has made two fresh hires, bringing on long-time career prosecutors experienced in handling complex public corruption cases, according to a person familiar with the matter. Tribune News Service · Jan 6, 2023
Expert: Trump may have committed felony Former federal prosecutor says Trump may be "subject to up to five years in prison" Salon · Nov 28, 2022
Editorial: New revelations of Trump's abuse of power are timely reminders of his unfitness With Donald Trump’s announcement of his new presidential campaign comes a timely reminder of what kind of a man is asking Americans to put him in charge again: Trump’s former chief of staff, John Kelly, now confirms that Trump, while in office, routinely sought to use and abuse the powers… St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Nov 28, 2022
John Kelly says Trump wanted to "get the IRS on" James Comey and get DOJ to probe other foes "The U.S. government ... should never be weaponized or used to retaliate," ex-WH chief of staff told NYT. Axios · Nov 14, 2022
Benghazi! The wound that never healed Obama didn't tell the truth — and the right weaponized that viciously. This is how America drove itself nuts Salon · Nov 6, 2022
Newsroom Confidential review: Margaret Sullivan’s timely tale of the Times and the Post The public editor and media columnist is fascinating and unsparing, particularly about the Times’s Trump-Clinton fiasco The Guardian - US · Oct 16, 2022
Maggie Haberman’s new Trump book: How Rod Blagojevich got really lucky Haberman is the New York Times reporter who, as she writes, spent her career at “news outlets Trump cares most about.” Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 4, 2022
Salon · Sep 24, 2022 Olympic abuse scandal: A strange twist Center for SafeSport is supposed to investigate alleged abusers. But no one has accused Jonathan Little of a crime
Salon · Sep 23, 2022 What's up with the DOJ election rule? There's no law that politicians can't be prosecuted before an election. It's an unwritten rule, not always honored
The Conversation · Sep 22, 2022 The Justice Department's dilemma over prosecuting politicians before an election As the 2022 midterm campaigns approach Election Day on Nov. 8, 2022, a federal probe into former President Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents is testing an unwritten policy of the U.S. Justice Department.
Reason · Sep 9, 2022 Donald Trump v. Hillary Clinton Opinion The court agrees with the defense position that "[w]hatever the utilities of [the Amended Complaint] as a fundraising tool, a press release, or a list of political grievances, it has no merit as a lawsuit."
Salon · Sep 8, 2022 My Son Hunter: So much right-wing grift Who are the real targets of this shameless, slipshod right-wing propaganda farce? Anybody who pays to watch it
The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2022 ‘Tired’ Hillary Clinton explains why her email controversy is not as bad as Trump’s secret papers scandal ‘I’m more tired of talking about this than anyone, but here we are’
Salon · Sep 6, 2022 Clinton rips Trump's false equivalency "The fact is that I had zero emails that were classified," wrote Clinton. "Trump has hundreds of documents"
The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2022 Justice Department likely to wait to pursue any criminal charges against Trump until after midterms: report The recent FBI search at Mar-a-Lago saw agents remove 20 boxes that contained classified material
Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 25, 2022 If Trump is charged with real crimes, he’ll need more than bluster to save himself Unless you believe former president’s mutually contradictory alibis, the Big Man would appear to have some explaining to do.
Tribune News Service · Aug 22, 2022 Trump search puts FBI in jam between secrecy and calls for public scrutiny The FBI is combing through boxes of classified records seized at Mar-a-Lago, a monthslong process that may leave the government with a disappointing response to public calls for proof that searching a former president’s home was justified: Take our word for it.
Reason · Aug 14, 2022 Donald Trump's Handling of Classified Material Looks Worse Than Hillary Clinton's The former president thought his 2016 opponent should go to prison for recklessly endangering national security.