Trump Indictments

John Malcolm, vice president of The Heritage Foundation’s Institute for Constitutional Government and director of the Meese Center for Legal and Judicial Studies, offers his legal insight into Judge Eileen Cannon’s Monday ruling that dismissed the classified documents case against Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump.

The Georgia Court of Appeals on Tuesday issued an order granting a request from former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants to hear oral arguments in their disqualification efforts of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis after the 2024 general election. The state court will hear those arguments on Dec. 5, or about a full […]

General counsel and director of legal operations at Citizens Defending Freedom, Jonathan Hullihan, joined NTD to discuss Judge Aileen Cannon’s dismissal of former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case.

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case on July 15, finding that special counsel Jack Smith’s appointment was unconstitutional. “The Superseding Indictment is DISMISSED because Special Counsel Smith’s appointment violates the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution,” the order reads. The 93-page opinion and order was issued after […]

As we race toward the election, a spate of judges across the country are considering the charges against former President Donald Trump in a new light now that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that presidents do have immunity for official conduct. If and how that changes their decisions remains to be seen. Mark Miller, […]

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on July 8 that last week’s Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity put “a crown on Donald Trump’s head.” The lawmaker said he is preparing legislation aimed at lessening the decision’s impact on prosecutions against the former president over allegations related to the 2020 election aftermath. The Supreme […]

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon on July 6 rejected a motion to dismiss the classified documents case special counsel Jack Smith is prosecuting. Walt Nauta, valet of former President Trump, was charged alongside the former president last year for allegedly obstructing law enforcement regarding classified documents at Mar-a-Lago. Mr. Nauta moved to dismiss the case […]

Judge Aileen Cannon agreed on July 6 to grant a partial pause in former President Donald Trump’s classified documents trial after his legal team made the request on grounds that they should be allowed to argue the merits of the U.S. Supreme Court’s immunity decision before the trial moves forward. In a July 6 paperless […]

The Supreme Court’s recent ruling on presidential immunity has opened the door to the potential dismissal of the outstanding lawsuits against former President Donald Trump. NTD spoke with Trump attorney Will Scharf about how the Trump legal team expects the decision to play out.

Former President Donald Trump’s sentencing in his business records case in New York will now be delayed to at least Sept. 18. This is because of complications brought about by the Supreme Court’s ruling that gives presidents immunity for official acts. NTD speaks to Gerard Filitti, a senior counsel at The Lawfare Project, who says […]

New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan on July 2 delayed the sentencing of former President Donald Trump “to September 18, 2024, at 10:00 AM for the imposition of sentence, if such is still necessary, or other proceedings.” The parties had requested permission to argue over the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court’s July 1 […]

The United States Supreme Court has ruled that former presidents should enjoy some immunity for their official actions and that this immunity should be absolute. For a breakdown of the ruling and its implication, NTD’s Chris Beers spoke with Jim Burling, vice president of legal affairs at the Pacific Legal Foundation.

John Malcolm, vice president of The Heritage Foundation’s Institute for Constitutional Government, and director of the Meese Center for Legal and Judicial Studies, offers a legal breakdown of Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision that former president Donald Trump has immunity for acts undertaken as part of his official duties.

The Supreme Court ruled 6–3 that presidents enjoy immunity from criminal prosecution for official, but not unofficial, acts—in a decision that’s expected to delay former President Donald Trump’s trial in the federal election case in Washington. The Supreme Court held that: “Under our constitutional structure of separated powers, the nature of Presidential power entitles a […]

The Supreme Court is expected to rule Monday on whether former President Donald Trump should be immune from criminal prosecution in his election interference case. According to Joe Luppino-Esposito, the deputy legal policy director at the Pacific Legal Foundation, a mixed ruling is most likely, in which the case will be sent back to trial […]

The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to release its final opinions on July 1, the final day of the court’s current term. The most significant—and controversial—decision involves whether former President Donald Trump should be declared immune from prosecution in relation to election-related criminal charges brought by special counsel Jack Smith. “At that time, we will […]

The Supreme Court heard 61 cases this term and, with just days left until the court’s term ends, there are about 14 cases still to be decided. NTD reviews three key cases.