A Federal Judge Threw Out Trump’s Lawsuit Against NY AG Letitia James
New York attorney general Letitia James speaks on May 26, 2022Photo by Lev Radin/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.New York attorney general Letitia James’ civil fraud investigation into Donald Trump’s businesses is one of the few…
The Worst Part of Trump’s Performance at NRA’s Convention Wasn’t When He Read Uvalde Victims’ Names
Former President Donald Trump smiles during the National Rifle Association Annual Meeting. Aaron M. Sprecher via AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Former president Donald Trump spoke at the National Rifle Association’s convention in Houston, Texas, Friday night, giving a speech…
Top Senate Republican Who Voted To Overturn 2020 Election Admits Biden Won Fairly
Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla.Andrew Harnik/AP Photo Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.The false claim that Donald Trump won the 2020 presidential election has become gospel among most Republicans. Polls over the past year have shown that nearly 70 percent of all…
An Infamous MAGA Lawyer Is Funding Wacky Legal Defenses for January 6 Suspects
Mother Jones illustration; Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty; Jon Cherry/Getty Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Kelly Meggs, an Oath Keeper facing seditious conspiracy charges over the January 6 insurrection, is getting new lawyers. And his outgoing attorney says that a nonprofit set up by Sidney Powell—the infamous…
Prosecutors: Trump Crony Traded His Influence for Investment Cash From the United Arab Emirates
Thomas Barrack in 2018.Javier Rojas/Prensa Internacional/Zuma Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.When the Justice Department last year accused Tom Barrack, a friend and adviser of former President Donald Trump, with conspiring to “illegally advance and promote the interests of the United…
TruthSocial Won’t Have Exclusive Rights to Donald Trump’s Political Posts
AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File) Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.The business model of former President Donald Trump’s new digital media empire is largely dependent on one man: Donald Trump. For all the talk about freedom of speech and fighting the tech monopoly of…