The Supreme Court has scheduled April 25 to hear oral arguments regarding former President Donald Trump’s presidential immunity claim, which would end DOJ special prosecutor Jack Smith’s federal case against Trump for alleged election interference. The justices will weigh whether a former president is immune from criminal charges for acts carried out while in office.
This hearing is crucial to both Trump and Smith, as the justices could take several months post-oral presentations to decide on the matter. If the Supreme Court rules against Trump’s claim, Smith’s prosecution will move forward and potentially coincide with the November presidential election. The case, pushed by President Joe Biden’s Department of Justice, has been put on hold pending the high court’s verdict on Trump’s assertion of immunity.
US District Court judge Tayna Chutkan — presiding over Smith’s federal prosecution of Trump — previously ruled against the former President’s immunity claim. Her decision was appealed to the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Last month, the federal appellate court also ruled against Trump, setting up the former President’s appeal to the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court’s decision will likely end the legal uncertainty surrounding presidential immunity and could potentially set a legal precedent for future cases involving ex-presidents.
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The Supreme Court has scheduled April 25 to hear oral arguments regarding former President Donald Trump’s presidential immunity claim, which would end DOJ special prosecutor Jack Smith’s federal case against Trump for alleged election interference. The justices will weigh whether a former president is immune from criminal charges for acts carried out while in office.
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) announced details of the first six majorbudget bills on Sunday to prevent a partial government shutdown, which House conservatives are calling “pathetic.” Federal funding for several government agencies is set to lapse on March 8.
The 1,050-page appropriations package combines six bills drafted by the House and Senate — including funding for the military, veterans affairs, agriculture, commerce, energy and water, transportation, and housing. Initial funding was due to expire on March 1, but leaders agreed on Wednesday to extend these deadlines by a week.
The funding agreement falls well short of what many conservative lawmakers on Capitol Hill expected. The legislation does not prohibit the Department of Justice (DOJ) from using taxpayer funds to prosecute a presidential candidate — a top priority for many Congressional Republicans. Additionally, it allows for continued funding of China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology and other labs controlled by governments hostile to the United States. The appropriations package doesn’t prohibit taxpayer funding of mail-order chemical abortion drugs, nor does it defund President Joe Biden’s DEI executive orders or federal funding for the promotion of Critical Race Theory.
“It’s pathetic,” a senior House Republican aide told The National Pulse, adding: “Weak, low energy, apologetic failure.”
“The truth is that the FBI cut is largely a result of killing one big earmark for Alabama now that Senator Shelby is gone; plus, there is nothing meaningful on border security at all,” the aide said.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, however, declared the appropriations package a victory for conservatives, noting House Republicans were able to secure a handful of the policy priorities in the negotiations.
“House Republicans secured key conservative policy victories, rejected left-wing proposals, and imposed sharp cuts to agencies and programs critical to President Biden’s agenda,” Johnson said in a statement on X (formerly Twitter).
He continued: “This legislation forbids the Department of Justice from targeting parents exercising their right to free speech before school boards, while it blocks the Biden Administration from stripping Second Amendment rights from veterans.”
The appropriations package contains modest cuts to FBI and ATF funding — seven percent and six percent, respectively. It also includes a 10 percent cut to funding for the Environment Protection Agency. Additionally, the funding agreement nearly zeroed out the FBI’s construction budget. The package also addresses — to a degree — partisan lawfare by Biden’s DOJ. It bars the DOJ from investigating parents who exercise their free speech rights at local school board meetings and bars the investigation of churches for their religious beliefs.
Democrat leaders on Capitol Hill praised the package, cheering its continued full funding for programs including special food assistance for women, infants, and children, rent assistance, and infrastructure employee pay. House leaders have indicated they expect to take the legislation to the floor for a vote this coming weekend, just ahead of the March 8 funding deadline.
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) announced details of the first six major budget bills on Sunday to prevent a partial government shutdown, which House conservatives are calling “pathetic.” Federal funding for several government agencies is set to lapse on March 8.
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America First Legal (AFL) is suing the office of Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis. The lawsuit, filed by the conservative legal group, alleges the district attorney’s office illegally concealed communications with the White House regarding the state RICO prosecution against former President Donald Trump.
According to the filing, Steven Richards — an investigative reporter for Just The News — filed an Open Records Request with the district attorney’s office in mid-January. Requested were “all records of meetings between District Attorney Fani Willis, special prosecutor Nathan Wade, or any other staff of the District Attorney’s Office with any White House or federal Department of Justice officials both in Georgia and the District of Columbia from Jan. 1, 2021 to the present [and] all communications between DA Willis or special prosecutor Wade with White House or Department of Justice officials from Jan. 1, 2021 to the present.”
On February 12th of this year, Willis‘s office responded with a letter stating they “did not maintain records responsive to your request.” The letter, however, contradicts statements made by an attorney with the district attorney’s office during a January 25th hearing before Judge Scott McAfee. When asked by the judge if there were written communications between Willis’s office and the White House Counsel, the attorney acknowledged at least two letters existed.
“Georgia law recognizes that ‘open government is essential to a free, open, and democratic society.’ It encourages public access to government records so citizens may evaluate the efficient and proper functioning of its institutions,” said Reed D. Rubinstein, AFL’s senior vice president. He added, “Here there is substantial evidence that the Fulton County District Attorney’s office has ceased to function properly; the requested records must be produced.”
/1🚨BREAKING — We just sued the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office on behalf of @JustTheNews for illegally concealing documents between Fani Willis’ office and the Biden White House regarding the sham indictment of President Trump.
America First Legal (AFL) is suing the office of Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis. The lawsuit, filed by the conservative legal group, alleges the district attorney's office illegally concealed communications with the White House regarding the state RICO prosecution against former President Donald Trump.
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The Biden Department of Justice (DOJ) is suing the State of Tennessee over a law classifying prostitution by individuals who knowingly have human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) as committing ‘aggravated prostitution’ — a felony offense — claiming it violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals charged with the ‘aggravated prostitution’ felony are required to register with the Tennessee Sex Offender Registry.
According to the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, the Tennessee law and its enforcement are discriminatory. The DOJ alleges that requiring felony offenders to register with the state’s sex offender registry detrimentally impacts the individuals’ ability to find gainful employment. It also claims it violates their right to privacy by publicly disclosing their HIV status.
Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, appointed in 2021 by President Joe Biden to head the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, argued in a statement: “The enforcement of state criminal laws that treat people differently based on HIV status alone and that are not based on actual risks of harm, discriminate against people living with HIV.” According to Clarke, the Tennessee law is based on “outdated science and misguided assumptions” that subject those with HIV “to a different system of justice.”
Clarke’s Civil Rights Division has spearheaded some of the Biden government’s more radical and progressive policy pursuits. Last year, Clarke announced she would pursue legal action against financial institutions and banks that reject credit claims made by illegal migrants due to their immigration status.
You literally cannot make this up.
Biden’s DOJ has filed a lawsuit against the state of Tennessee because they made it illegal for prostitutes to knowingly spread HIV.
The Biden Department of Justice (DOJ) is suing the State of Tennessee over a law classifying prostitution by individuals who knowingly have human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) as committing 'aggravated prostitution' — a felony offense — claiming it violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals charged with the 'aggravated prostitution' felony are required to register with the Tennessee Sex Offender Registry.
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The upkeep of a Russian oligarch’s super yacht seized by the United States government has cost American taxpayers almost $20 million. Belonging to Suleiman Kerimov, the $300 million super yacht was seized by the Department of Justice (DOJ) after the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned the Russian national as a suspected money launderer.
The Amadea, a 348-foot motor yacht, has cost the U.S. government around $600,000 a month to maintain. Payments to the crew cost roughly $360,000 a month, and fuel runs $75,000 a month. Other maintenance costs run an additional $165,000 a month. A $1.7 million annual insurance bill is also due this month. The mounting cost of upkeep has led the DOJ to ask a federal judge for permission to auction the vessel.
Kerimov’s super yacht was seized in April of 2022 while docked in the Pacific island nation of Fiji. Local Fijian law enforcement, coordinating with the FBI, took control of the vessel after the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia “…found that the Amadea [was] subject to forfeiture based on probable cause of violations of U.S. law.”
In addition to seizing the yacht, OFAC also blocked $1 billion controlled by the Delaware-based Heritage Trust, in which Kerimov has a controlling interest. According to the U.S. Treasury Department, the Russian oligarch used Heritage Trust as a conduit to launder funds into the United States. With those funds, Kerimov “invested in large public and private U.S. companies and managed by a series of U.S. investment firms and facilitators.”
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The upkeep of a Russian oligarch’s super yacht seized by the United States government has cost American taxpayers almost $20 million. Belonging to Suleiman Kerimov, the $300 million super yacht was seized by the Department of Justice (DOJ) after the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned the Russian national as a suspected money launderer.
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New data shows over half of Americans, and nearly one in three Democrats, think President Joe Biden received special treatment from his Department of Justice (DOJ) during its probe into his handling of classified documents. Last week, DOJ special counsel Robert Hur released a lengthy report in which he declined to prosecute the Democrat president for unlawfully retaining classified documents during — and after — his tenure as vice president under Barack Obama.
The survey by Reuters/Ipsos found that 53 percent of Americans agreed with the statement, “Biden received special treatment because he is the U.S. president.” Among Democrats, 29 percent agreed that President Biden received “special treatment.”
NO PROSECUTION.
In his report, DOJ special counsel Hur concluded: “President Biden willfully retained and disclosed classified materials after his vice presidency when he was a private citizen.” However, due to what Hur characterized as Biden’s declining cognitive capabilities and his coming across as “a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory,” the DOJ special counsel determined a federal prosecution would be unsuccessful.
When President Biden sat with Hur for an interview during the probe, the special counsel described deeply concerning behavior by the now 81-year-old Biden. “In his interview with our office, Mr. Biden’s memory was worse. He did not remember when he was vice president,” Hur wrote, adding: “He did not remember, even within several years, when his son Beau died.”
BIDEN TOO OLD.
With the 2024 presidential election now less than a year away, voter concerns over Biden’s age and health could significantly impact who they back on the ballot. In the same Reuters/Ipsos poll, 78 percent said Biden is too old to serve in office. Biden’s numbers don’t improve much among Democrats, with 71 percent of those in his political party agreeing he’s too old to serve. Americans are less concerned with former President Donald Trump‘s age, with only half saying he’s too old to run.
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New data shows over half of Americans, and nearly one in three Democrats, think President Joe Biden received special treatment from his Department of Justice (DOJ) during its probe into his handling of classified documents. Last week, DOJ special counsel Robert Hur released a lengthy report in which he declined to prosecute the Democrat president for unlawfully retaining classified documents during — and after — his tenure as vice president under Barack Obama.
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Former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Ben Carson, voiced concerns Friday over the potential implications for future presidential bids if President Trump’s numerous legal battles contribute to his political downfall, the consequences of which Carson believes could set a distressing precedent.
Speaking with GBNews host Nigel Farage, Carson said: “I think a lot of people who don’t actually care for him in terms of his personality recognize that if we allow his opponents to use the Department of Justice to eliminate him as a viable candidate, America will never be the same again.”
President Joe Biden’s Department of Justice (DOJ) has launched an unprecedented lawfare campaign against former President Trump — the presumptive Republican presidential nominee — ahead of the 2024 election. DOJ special prosecutor Jack Smith is pursuing federal charges against Trump in Washington, D.C., and Florida.
Meanwhile, Democrat Party-alignedgroups, some with direct ties to the Biden government, have undertaken efforts to remove the former President from state election ballots across the country — successful in Colorado and Maine. After hearing arguments in February, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to weigh in.
While Carson did not offer any specific predictions should Trump be barred from running in 2024, his remarks do underscore the growing schism in America over Biden’s efforts to prosecute Trump.
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Former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Ben Carson, voiced concerns Friday over the potential implications for future presidential bids if President Trump’s numerous legal battles contribute to his political downfall, the consequences of which Carson believes could set a distressing precedent.
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A new poll suggests it will be nearly impossible for former President Donald Trump to receive a fair trial, free of partisan bias, in Washington, D.C. The survey, conducted from January 1st through the 8th by Triton Polling and Research, indicates there is likely a high level of political bias among the potential jury pool — especially towards individuals accused of participating in the January 6th, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Triton polled 422 “jury eligible” residents in the nation’s capital, with 27.5 percent of those surveyed saying those who participated in the January 6th protest are “insurrectionists.” An additional 13 percent said protestors were “criminals,” while 14.9 percent said they were “domestic terrorists,” and 11.6 percent called the participants “traitors.”
Three-quarters of those polled said they “strongly” agree that former President Donald Trump is to blame for the riot at the Capitol, with an additional 14.4 percent saying they “somewhat agree.” When asked if “anyone who participated in the events at the Capitol on January 6 should serve prison time,” 51.4 percent strongly agreed they should, and 17.4 percent somewhat agreed.
The poll also revealed that nearly 70 percent of the potential jury pool believes “Donald Trump and his supporters should be stopped at all costs.” Over 80 percent of those surveyed said they’d be willing to serve on the jury that could hear Department of Justice special counsel Jack Smith’s January 6th prosecution of Trump. Among the potential jurors, 78.6 percent said they had a “very unfavorable” view of the former President, while just 12 percent said the same of Joe Biden.
Former President Trump is facing federal charges in Washington, D.C. alleging he attempted to obstruct an official proceeding of the U.S. government on January 6th, 2021. The trial, set to begin in early March, will likely be delayed as the courts mull a motion by Trump arguing his actions were protected by “presidential immunity.” A previous motion by Trump’s attorneys to move the trial to West Virginia was denied.
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A new poll suggests it will be nearly impossible for former President Donald Trump to receive a fair trial, free of partisan bias, in Washington, D.C. The survey, conducted from January 1st through the 8th by Triton Polling and Research, indicates there is likely a high level of political bias among the potential jury pool — especially towards individuals accused of participating in the January 6th, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
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Former President Donald Trump would defeat Joe Biden, the Democrat incumbent, even if Trump were convicted in two of the three major law-fare prosecutions he faces, according to new polling data. The Biden government has pushed prosecutions against former President Trump in Florida, Georgia, and Washington, D.C., in the hope of undermining Trump’s popularity in the lead-up to the 2024 general election.
The two federal — and one state — prosecutions of former President Trump by the Biden regime appear to be doing little to boost the incumbent Democrat’s chances in November. Voters said they would back Trump over Biden by 53 to 47 percent, even if the former President were convicted of mishandling classified documents by a jury in Florida.
Former President Trump also maintains an electoral edge even if he were convinced in the Georgia state RICO case alleging he conspired to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. With a conviction, Trump still defeats Biden with 51 percent to 49 percent of the vote. Accusations of misconduct surrounding Fani Willis and her affair with the man she appointed to prosecute the RICO case have thrown the entirety of the court proceedings into question.
The only case that favors Biden to win the 2024 general election is the Washington, D.C.-based prosecution alleging former President Trump incited the January 6th, 2021 riots. A conviction in this case gives Biden a slight electoral edge with 52 percent to Trump’s 48 percent.
However, Department of Justice special prosecutor Jack Smith’s Washington, D.C. prosecution has stalled pending hearings over former President Trump’s claims to ‘presidential immunity.’ The trial now appears unlikely to begin in early March, and each passing day makes it increasingly unlikely that it will happen before the November 5th, 2024 election at all.
If Trump is convicted of crimes related to his handling of classified pres. documents, who would you vote for president?
Trump: 53% (+6) Biden: 47% — If Trump is convicted by a jury for RICO in trying to influence the 2020 election results in Georgia, who would you vote for… https://t.co/906N7w10Rqpic.twitter.com/bQOyPlurLW
Former President Donald Trump would defeat Joe Biden, the Democrat incumbent, even if Trump were convicted in two of the three major law-fare prosecutions he faces, according to new polling data. The Biden government has pushed prosecutions against former President Trump in Florida, Georgia, and Washington, D.C., in the hope of undermining Trump's popularity in the lead-up to the 2024 general election.
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The United States Supreme Court has denied an expedited hearing regarding Donald’s ‘presidential immunity’ claim in relation to Jack Smith’s ongoing January 6th prosecution of the former President in Washington, D.C. The ruling comes as a major blow to special counsel Jack Smith who had asked the High Court to intervene so his prosecution could proceed to trial in early March. The Supreme Court did not issue any reasoning for its decision, nor did it indicate if there were any dissenting opinions – there is some speculation the ruling may have been unanimous.
Former President Donald Trump’s attorneys have argued Jack Smith’s prosecution in Washington, D.C. should be thrown out on the grounds his actions prior to the January 6th, 2021 riot were official acts of the chief executive to “ensure election integrity” and thus fall under presidential immunity. The Washington D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed to an expedited hearing on the matter set to begin on January 9th, 2024. U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan previously ruled immunity protections did not apply to Trump’s actions questioning the integrity fo the 2020 presidential election.
Even if the appeals court panel rules against former President Trump, his legal team can then move for an en banc hearing before the full D.C. federal appellate court –a move which would likely push any trial well past the early March target set by Jack Smith. Only after an en banc hearing and subsequent ruling would the appeal then move to the Supreme Court – something that likely would not happen until the late summer of 2024.
The United States Supreme Court has denied an expedited hearing regarding Donald's 'presidential immunity' claim in relation to Jack Smith's ongoing January 6th prosecution of the former President in Washington, D.C. The ruling comes as a major blow to special counsel Jack Smith who had asked the High Court to intervene so his prosecution could proceed to trial in early March. The Supreme Court did not issue any reasoning for its decision, nor did it indicate if there were any dissenting opinions – there is some speculation the ruling may have been unanimous.
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