The Trump Indictment

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1. the law Jan. 24, 2025

   

   The Power of Pardons (to Distract)Trump’s executive orders, and the legal battles they’ve started, will ultimately matter more than his January 6 pardons.

   By Elie Honig
2. early and often Jan. 6, 2025

   

   America’s Peaceful Transition of Power Attempts a ComebackThis January 6 will be nothing like the last. That can and should be a relief.

   By Chas Danner
3. the law Nov. 8, 2024

   

   So What Happens With All the Cases Against Trump Now?There is unfinished business between the president-elect and special counsel Jack Smith.

   By Elie Honig
4. the law Nov. 1, 2024

   

   Thinking of Contesting the 2024 Election? Here’s Some Advice.There are laws that allow for that kind of thing. Following them is key.

   By Elie Honig
5. crime Oct. 8, 2024

   

   Inside the Patriot WingJanuary 6 rioters are running their jail block like a gang. They’re leaving more radicalized than ever.

   By Tess Owen
6. politics Oct. 3, 2024

   

   What’s in Jack Smith’s Unsealed January 6 Motion?In the 165-page filing, Special Counsel Jack Smith lays out his election subversion case against Trump with some new details about the alleged scheme.

   By Nia Prater
7. early and often Sept. 18, 2024

   

   Could Mike Johnson Be Trump’s Last Resort Next January 6?The Speaker subscribes to Trump’s illegal-voting fables and could help him challenge the election results once again.

   By Ed Kilgore
8. the system Sept. 14, 2024

   

   The Next January 6 Could Happen in Places Like Springfield, OhioDonald Trump’s conspiracy theorizing is starting to develop a pattern — one with destructive results.

   By Zak Cheney-Rice
9. the law Sept. 13, 2024

   

   Jack Smith’s Reckless GambleThe special counsel seems ready to bet the entire January 6 case against Trump on an improbable outcome.

   By Elie Honig
10. politics Aug. 30, 2024

    

    Trump Throws Another Hail Mary on Hush-Money CaseHis lawyers filed a request to move the case to federal court just weeks before he’s due to be sentenced.

    By Nia Prater
11. early and often July 15, 2024

    

    The Case(s) Against Donald TrumpIt’s hard to keep track, so we made a guide.

    By Nia Prater
12. the law June 28, 2024

    

    Why the Supreme Court Just Threw Hundreds of January 6 Convictions Into DoubtThe decision in the Fischer case will have huge implications for Trump — and put Jack Smith in a bind.

    By Elie Honig
13. tremendous content May 14, 2024

    

    Hush-Money Trial Revives Doorman’s Trump-Love-Child StoryDid you forget about former Trump Tower doorman Dino Sajudin’s wild claim that Trump has a secret sixth child? There’s a good reason.

    By Margaret Hartmann
14. early and often May 13, 2024

    

    Do Americans Remember the Actual Trump Presidency?Polls show voters have forgotten about COVID and January 6 and credit Trump with an imaginary tide of prosperity.

    By Ed Kilgore
15. early and often Apr. 22, 2024

    

    Passing Ukraine Aid Doesn’t Make Mike Johnson a Bipartisan HeroAs with Mike Pence, one good deed can’t erase the Speaker’s long history of toadying to Trump.

    By Ed Kilgore
16. the law Apr. 19, 2024

    

    The Idea of Presidential Immunity Is Not As Ridiculous As You’ve HeardTrump’s legal team is making one argument that’s silly — but another one that’s not.

    By Elie Honig
17. politics Apr. 9, 2024

    

    Trump’s Last Try at Slowing His Hush-Money Trial Is Truly DesperateOne week before D-Day, Trump’s legal team has filed two motions seeking to move the trial out of Manhattan and halt a gag order on him.

    By Nia Prater
18. maga Mar. 26, 2024

    

    January 6 Romanticism Has Become Trump’s ‘Lost Cause’The former president’s decision to celebrate the failed insurrection is part of an elaborate myth in which he can never be defeated.

    By Ed Kilgore
19. the national interest Mar. 23, 2024

    

    The Paramilitary CandidateTrump has made justice for insurrectionists the center of his campaign.

    By Jonathan Chait
20. what we know Mar. 18, 2024

    

    Why Did Trump Warn of a Postelection ‘Bloodbath’ If He Loses?The former president is not shy about his pro–January 6 views, but in this case, he was probably just talking about the economy.

    By Chas Danner
21. politics Mar. 15, 2024

    

    Trump’s Hush Money Trial Will Be Delayed at Least a MonthProsecutors got a late dump of records from the feds, which could potentially buy the former president several months’ worth of time.

    By Nia Prater
22. politics Feb. 15, 2024

    

    It’s Official: Trump Is Going on Trial in Manhattan Next MonthJudge Juan Merchan ruled that the hush-money payments trial will begin on March 25, rejecting Trump’s attempt to throw out the case.

    By Nia Prater and Andrew Rice
23. court appearances Feb. 9, 2024

    

    Trump Finally Had a Good Day in CourtThe Supreme Court steps into the presidential election and not for the last time.

    By Andrew Rice
24. early and often Jan. 22, 2024

    

    Is Trump Really, Truly Going to Be a Dictator?His intellectual defenders make their case that the danger is overblown.

    By David Freedlander
25. tremendous content Jan. 20, 2024

    

    Trump Confuses Nikki Haley With Nancy PelosiAt a campaign rally in New Hampshire, Trump inserted Haley into one of his made-up stories about January 6.

    By Chas Danner
26. court appearances Jan. 9, 2024

    

    Can Trump Break the Courts, Too?His appeal asks for immunity from prosecution. If that doesn’t work, he will try to use the legal system against itself.

    By Andrew Rice
27. the inside game Jan. 5, 2024

    

    Biden Will Keep Talking About Democracy to Beat TrumpIt’s not only the move his campaign has been waiting to make, it’s also personal.

    By Gabriel Debenedetti
28. early and often Dec. 21, 2023

    

    The Legal Merits of the Colorado Supreme Court Decision Don’t MatterThe ruling may actually make it more likely that an insurrectionist becomes president in 2025.

    By Eric Levitz
29. exhibit a Dec. 13, 2023

    

    Trump’s Craziest Legal Argument May Be Headed to the Supreme CourtAnd the justices will determine whether or not he goes on trial before the election.

    By Ankush Khardori
30. on with kara swisher Dec. 7, 2023

    

    Liz Cheney Won’t Run in 2024 If It Could Help TrumpThe former congresswoman tells Kara Swisher why House Speaker Mike Johnson is dangerous and third-party presidential candidates might be risky.

    By Intelligencer Staff
31. early and often Nov. 10, 2023

    

    Rudy Giuliani Spends His Nights Ranting OnlineIndicted, isolated, and broke, he has one comfort left: the sound of his own voice.

    By David Freedlander
32. politics Oct. 24, 2023

    

    Jenna Ellis Is Latest Trump Lawyer to Plead Guilty in Georgia CaseA fourth Trump co-defendant has taken a plea deal in the Georgia election subversion case.

    By Nia Prater
33. politics Oct. 20, 2023

    

    Another Trump Co-Defendant Pleads Guilty in Election SchemeKenneth Chesebro, a Trump campaign lawyer who orchestrated a fake-electors plot, is the third defendant in the case to take a plea.

    By Nia Prater
34. politics Oct. 19, 2023

    

    Sidney Powell Pleads Guilty to Interfering With the 2020 Election in GeorgiaThe conspiracy-spewing former Trump campaign lawyer struck a deal where she agrees to testify in future trials.

    By Nia Prater
35. politics Oct. 16, 2023

    

    Judge Chutkan Bars Trump From Attacking Jack Smith, Court StaffJudge Tanya Chutkan has partially gagged the former president in the federal-election-subversion case.

    By Nia Prater
36. exhibit a Sept. 25, 2023

    

    Biden Needs to Talk About the Trump Prosecutions Before It’s Too LateAnd Hunter’s own indictment gives him more credibility to defend the rule of law.

    By Ankush Khardori
37. tremendous content Sept. 19, 2023

    

    Trump Used Classified Documents As Scrap PaperA former assistant reportedly told federal investigators that Trump wrote to-do lists on them when he was president.

    By Chas Danner
38. rudy can fail Aug. 30, 2023

    

    Rudy Giuliani Literally Can’t Afford to Be Defaming PeopleA federal judge in Georgia ordered Giuliani to forfeit a defamation case — more bad news for the ex-mayor struggling to pay his legal fees.

    By Matt Stieb
39. trump georgia indictment Aug. 29, 2023

    

    All the Mug Shots of Donald Trump and His Alleged Co-ConspiratorsDonald Trump finally got his money shot, along with 18 co-defendants. Here are all the photos released by Georgia’s Fulton County Jail so far.

    By Margaret Hartmann and Nia Prater
40. trump indictment Aug. 28, 2023

    

    Trump Is Going on Trial for Election Interference During the ElectionThe trial will begin on March 4, 2024, a day before Super Tuesday.

    By Matt Stieb
41. photo op Aug. 27, 2023

    

    The Art of the Mug ShotA photo that might redefine what comes to mind when we think of the word criminal.

    By Jerry Saltz
42. early and often Aug. 25, 2023

    

    Palin’s Civil War Threat a Sign of Very Bad Things to ComeMAGA-world believes the 2024 election is already being rigged via Trump’s indictments. Any defeat will surely be challenged, perhaps preemptively.

    By Ed Kilgore
43. trump indictment Aug. 25, 2023

    

    From Columbine to the CoupHow a former police chaplain wound up getting charged in Georgia alongside Donald Trump.

    By Matt Stieb
44. trump georgia indictment Aug. 25, 2023

    

    The Mug Shot, the Tweet, and Trump’s Return to Prime TimeAt the Fulton County Jail, the opening bell for the 2024 presidential race was rung.

    By Zak Cheney-Rice
45. say cheese Aug. 24, 2023

    

    This Is Exactly How Trump Will Get His Mug ShotA rundown of the infamous picture that is about to be taken at the Fulton County Jail.

    By Matt Stieb
46. tremendous content Aug. 22, 2023

    

    Does Trump Want Me to Think He’s a Flight Risk?For a guy who’s never considered it, the plans he shared in a Truth Social post mocking his $200,000 bond were pretty specific.

    By Margaret Hartmann
47. 2022 elections Aug. 22, 2023

    

    For Republicans, Abetting Coups Is a Good Career MoveHouse Republicans who aided Donald Trump’s efforts on January 6 are more likely to win reelection.

    By Eric Levitz
48. tremendous content Aug. 19, 2023

    

    Giuliani Begged, But Trump Refused to Pay His Crushing Legal BillsGiuliani’s lawyers say he’s broke, but Trump still won’t cover the legal fees stemming from his pro bono work as the president’s lawyer.

    By Margaret Hartmann and Chas Danner
49. tremendous content Aug. 18, 2023

    

    Melania Really Doesn’t Care About Trump’s Indictment, Do U?She reportedly sees Donald Trump’s fourth indictment “as another problem for her husband. Not for her.”

    By Margaret Hartmann
50. tremendous content Aug. 18, 2023

    

    Trump Cancels Press Conference, Will Lie in Legal Filings InsteadTrump’s lawyers got him to call off the release of his “Irrefutable REPORT” by promising to include his 2020 election fraud lies in court documents.

    By Margaret Hartmann