Fact-Checking Trump’s Defenses in His Court Cases
The former president has trotted out a host of false and misleading claims to defend his conduct, attack judges and prosecutors and portray himself as a victim of political persecution.
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Trump Georgia Election Case
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CreditJefferson Siegel for The New York Times Prosecutions of Fake Electors for Trump Gain Ground in Swing States
Georgia, Michigan and Nevada have already brought charges against people who posed as electors for Donald Trump, and Arizona and Wisconsin have active investigations.
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CreditPool photo by John Bazemore Georgia’s Lieutenant Governor to Face Inquiry for Role as Fake Trump Elector
Fani T. Willis, the district attorney of Fulton County, Ga., had been disqualified from pursuing the case against Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, but another prosecutor said he would now take it over.
By Richard Fausset and
CreditNatrice Miller/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, via Associated Press Trump Seeks to Appeal Ruling Allowing Prosecutor to Keep Georgia Case
Because the defendants want to pursue an appeal now, ahead of any trial, Georgia law requires them to get permission from the judge who wrote the ruling.
By Richard Fausset and
CreditPool photo by Alex Slitz
Judge Rules D.A. Can Stay on Trump Georgia Case With Ex-Boyfriend Stepping Down
The highly anticipated ruling cut a middle path between removing Fani T. Willis for a conflict of interest and her full vindication.
By Richard Fausset and
CreditPool photo by Alex Slitz Takeaways From the Ruling on Georgia Trump Prosecutor’s Conduct
Fani Willis faces an unusual decision after the much-anticipated ruling on whether she should be disqualified for having had a romantic relationship with a subordinate.
By Danny Hakim and
CreditAudra Melton for The New York Times Read the Judge’s Decision on Disqualification in the Trump Case
Read the ruling by Judge Scott McAfee.
Credit Former Trump Lawyer Emerges as Challenger to Atlanta District Attorney
A Republican lawyer who has worked in the Trump White House is running to unseat Fani T. Willis, the district attorney prosecuting the Georgia election interference case.
By Richard Fausset and
CreditNatrice Miller/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, via Associated Press What We Know About the Trump Election Interference Case in Georgia
Former President Donald J. Trump, indicted over his attempts to overturn his defeat in the 2020 election, has pleaded not guilty, as have his co-defendants.
By Richard Fausset and
CreditAudra Melton for The New York Times
News analysisNumber of Trump Allies Facing Election Interference Charges Keeps Growing
Prosecutors are sending a warning as Donald Trump and his supporters continue to spread conspiracy theories: that disrupting elections can bear a heavy legal cost.
By Danny Hakim and Richard Fausset
The Editorial BoardDonald Trump and American Justice
Donald Trump is enjoying the same guarantees of fairness and due process before the law that he sought to deny to others during his term.
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Jessica BennettStormy Daniels and the Comeuppance of Donald Trump
Trump has long treated women as objects, targets, supplicants. I suspect he never thought they would be the ones to hold him accountable.
By Jessica Bennett
Georgia Trump Prosecutor Urges Appeals Court to Decline Disqualification Case
The prosecutor, Fani Willis, defended a judge’s recent ruling that she could continue leading the election interference case against Donald J. Trump.
By Richard Fausset and Danny Hakim
Georgia Judge Rejects Effort to Dismiss Trump Case on Free Speech Grounds
The defense had argued that some of the charges were based on statements Donald Trump and his co-defendants made in 2020 that were constitutionally protected.
By Richard Fausset and Danny Hakim
Some Potential Trump Witnesses Get Carrots. Michael Cohen Got the Stick.
Former President Donald J. Trump has taken different approaches to those who may testify at his trials. Some, he attacks publicly. Others he rewards for loyalty.
By Ben Protess, William K. Rashbaum, Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan and Alan Feuer
Read the Defense’s Application to Appeal
Lawyers for former President Donald J. Trump and eight of his co-defendants in the Georgia election interference case asked an appeals court to take up their challenge of a judge’s ruling that allowed the prosecutor Fani T. Willis to stay on the case.
Trump and Allies Appeal Ruling That Allowed Georgia Prosecutor to Keep Case
The defendants in the election interference case are once again pressing their argument that Fani T. Willis should be removed from the prosecution.
By Richard Fausset and Danny Hakim
TimesVideoHow Trump Paid $100 Million in Legal Fees
Since leaving office in 2021, former President Donald Trump has spent more than $100 million on costs related to investigations, indictments and his coming criminal trials. Shane Goldmacher, a politics reporter for The New York Times, explains where the funds came from.
By Shane Goldmacher, Gabriel Blanco, Claire Hogan and James Surdam
Trump’s Defense Team Argues First Amendment Prohibits Georgia Charges
Fulton County prosecutors say Donald J. Trump’s comments about the 2020 election were meant to advance a broad criminal scheme to overturn the election results.
By Richard Fausset and Danny Hakim
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