Still in Contempt, Trump Now Owes New York $150,000
AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Former President Donald Trump now owes at least $150,000 in fines for contempt of court stemming from his failure to cooperate with New York Attorney General Letitia James’ civil fraud investigation into…
Biden and Trump Both Trashed Private Equity’s Favorite Tax Dodge. Surprise! It’s Still Here.
Over the past four decades, private equity has become a powerful, and malignant, force in our daily lives. In our May/June 2022 issue, Mother Jones investigates the vulture capitalists chewing up and spitting out American businesses, the politicians enabling them, and the everyday people fighting back. Find the full package here. If you were to sit down with a…
Oath Keepers Founder Stewart Rhodes Sought Trump’s Approval for Violence on January 6
Aaron C. Davis/Getty Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.On the evening of January 6, 2021, Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the far-right militia group Oath Keepers, called an unnamed person. With rioters still inside the Capitol, he was hoping to reach…
DHS Secretary Says US Is Prepared for Migrant Influx When Trump’s Pandemic Policy Ends
A child carries a toy as they walk past tents where they live with their family in the Movimiento Juventud 2000 shelter with refugee migrants from Central and South American countries including Honduras and Haiti seeking asylum in the United States, as Title 42 and Remain In Mexico border restrictions continue, in Tijuana, Baja California…
Special Grand Jury Will Convene Monday to Investigate Trump’s Attempt to Overturn Georgia Election
Evan Vucci/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.At the time, the audio was shocking: President Donald Trump had been recorded pressuring Georgia’s Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to “find 11,780 votes.” On Monday, more than a year later, prosecutors in Fulton…
Fox’s Maria Bartiromo Fed Trump Interview Questions in Advance
Maria Bartiromo, moderating a Fox Business Network Republican presidential debate in 2016.Andrew Burton/Getty Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Fox News star Sean Hannity has a go-to response for when he’s accused of flagrant violations of journalistic ethics: He never claimed to…