Trump Ally Kenneth Chesebro Pleads Guilty in Georgia Fake Electors Case
Sidney Powell and Kenneth ChesebroFulton County Sheriff’s Office/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Kenneth Chesebro, an architect of the fake electors plot Donald Trump used to try to steal the 2020 election, pleaded guilty in Fulton Country, Georgia, Friday to a felony count of conspiracy…
Release the Kraken! Sidney Powell Just Pleaded Guilty in Georgia Election Trial and Agreed to Testify.
Sidney Powell’s plea deal is bad for Rudy Giuliani.Jacquelyn Martin/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Sidney Powell, the former Donald Trump attorney who is charged along with the former president and 17 others in an election subversion case in Georgia, pleaded guilty Thursday to six misdemeanor…
Win or Lose, Jim Jordan Reveals What Republicans (Don’t) Care About
Mother Jones; Francis Chung/POLITICO/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Rep. Jim Jordan’s bid to become speaker hasn’t worked, at least not yet. But Jordan has already succeeded in revealing that House Republicans mostly don’t care about his leading role in Donald Trump’s effort to…
Trumpworld Lawyers Keep Getting Stiffed on Fees
Trump stiffing Giuliani has trickled down through the Trumpworld legal ecosystem.Evan Vucci/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Working as Donald Trump’s lawyer, or just being his lawyer’s lawyer, is a tough gig. The former president’s tight-fisted ways, not to mention his legal problems, are…
Peter Navarro’s Contempt Trial Is Short and Sweet—and He’ll Probably Lose
Former Trump White House advisor Peter Navarro speaks to the media as he leaves federal court on Aug. 11, 2022. Jose Luis Magana/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Peter Navarro’s trial for contempt of Congress started on Wednesday, and his lawyer quickly made a…
Proud Boys Leader Sentenced to 22 Years for January 6 Terrorism
Enrique Tarrio (center) and other Proud Boys in Washington on December 12, 2020.Carol Guzy/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A federal judge sentenced Enrique Tarrio, the former leader of the far-right Proud Boys, to 22 years behind bars, after ruling Tuesday that Tarrio’s actions…