Tanya Chutkan

Explainer-How Trump’s immunity claim stalled 2020 election subversion case

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Amanda Smith

By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on Thursday on Donald Trump’s claim that he enjoys sweeping ...

Judge in Trump’s election interference case rejects ‘hostages’ label for jailed Jan. 6 defendants

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Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) — The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump‘s election interference case rejected the notion Wednesday that jailed defendants charged with ...

Supreme Court’s immunity hearing leaves prospect of pre-election Trump Jan. 6 trial in doubt

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Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday laid out a hearing schedule on former President Donald Trump‘s claims of presidential immunity that ...

Judge delays Trump’s federal trial as court considers his presidential immunity claim

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Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump‘s federal election interference trial in Washington, D.C., will no longer begin on March 4, Judge Tanya ...

Judge Chutkan postpones Trump election interference trial until presidential immunity question is resolved

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Amanda Smith

Judge Tanya Chutkan announces that she is postponing former President Donald Trump’s federal election interference trial until his appeals play out on ...

Appeals court won’t rehear Trump gag order appeal, leaving Supreme Court as final option

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Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has declined to rehear former President Donald Trump‘s appeal ...

White House targeted in ‘swatting’ attack while Joe Biden is away

U.S.
Amanda Smith

The White House on Monday became the latest victim of a growing US problem of “swatting”: the summoning of large numbers of ...

Trump lawyer says Justice Kavanaugh will ‘step up’ for ex-president on ballot challenges

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Amanda Smith

Alina Habba, one of former President Donald Trump’s lawyers, says in an interview with Fox News that United States Supreme Court Justice ...

Trump’s lawyers ask Judge Chutkan to hold Jack Smith in contempt of court

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Amanda Smith

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump submit a filing to Judge Tanya Chutkan asking her to hold special counsel Jack Smith and ...

Trump lawyers urge court to hold special counsel in contempt

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Amanda Smith

Washington — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump on Thursday urged the federal district court in Washington to consider holding special counsel ...