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Opinion: Could Trump derail his impeachment trial?
Once again, Donald Trump has thrown the legal and political system into uncharted waters. This time, the novel question is this: Can the US Senate try and convict a former president? While there is some disagreement among legal scholars, the answer must be yes, both as a matter of law and common sense.
[ cnn.com ]Trump begins speaking with impeachment lawyer, even as he scrambles to build defense team
Former President Donald Trump is still working to assemble a full legal team for his Senate impeachment trial, people familiar with the matter told CNN on Monday, even as he has begun to craft a defense strategy with Butch Bowers, the South Carolina lawyer who has agreed to represent him in the historic proceedings.
[ cnn.com ]Why SCOTUS didn't want to hear the Trump emoluments cases
Early in the Trump administration, a novel dispute arose concerning whether the President had violated the Constitution by illegally profiting from his business ventures while in public office.
[ cnn.com ]Police break up 'illegal nightclub' in the basement of a Massachusetts home
Police in Massachusetts broke up an "illegal night club" in a residential basement with a full bar and a waitress -- and the city is investigating possible Covid-19 restriction violations.
[ cnn.com ]The eviction ban should remain in effect long after the pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed a basic fact of American life: When people unexpectedly lose work or face unforeseen expenses, they can't pay their rent. What's worse, they often get evicted as a result. As lawyers who represent low-income tenants, we are used to explaining to our clients the legal insignificance of their economic circumstances, however compelling. Your boss cut your hours? Not relevant. Your car needed a $600 repair? No defense. Your child support check didn't arrive? Not the landlord's problem. We tell our clients, "The law doesn't care about that." We usually follow up with, "It doesn't seem fair, does it?"
[ cnn.com ]Biden's solicitor general will play critical role in early efforts to undo Trump policies
President Joe Biden will name a powerhouse lawyer, Elizabeth Prelogar, to serve as acting solicitor general, in an acknowledgment that the office charged with representing the government before the Supreme Court will face an enormous workload both reversing Trump administration legal positions and developing a defense strategy as Biden's executive actions come under inevitable legal challenge.
[ cnn.com ]Why Trump can't legally pardon himself
President Donald Trump's hypothetical option of granting himself a pardon before leaving office effectively ended when the House of Representatives opened debate on a single article of impeachment, charging "incitement of insurrection," and voted to impeach him in a bipartisan vote of 232-197 on January 13.
[ cnn.com ]Dustin Higgs executed less than a week before Inauguration Day
• Federal government executes Corey Johnson following prolonged legal fight
[ cnn.com ]Federal government executes Corey Johnson following prolonged legal fight
Corey Johnson was executed by lethal injection at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Indiana, and was pronounced dead at 11:34 p.m. ET on Thursday.
[ cnn.com ]Opinion: I've had it with interviewing Trump supporters who go off the deep end
Perhaps you've seen one of the dozens of voter panels with Trump supporters that I have moderated on "New Day" over the past five years. Maybe you caught the one shortly after Trump's 2016 victory in which I slapped my forehead when a panelist tried to tell me that three million "illegals" cost Trump the popular vote. Or maybe you saw the one where a panelist told me he would believe Donald Trump over Jesus Christ.
[ cnn.com ]Angered by comparisons to President Nixon, Trump has found many of his favorite parts of the job are starting to disappear
In his final days in office, President Donald Trump has found the parts of the job he loved replaced by cold legal warnings, forced video addresses and a shrinking circle of downtrodden aides, all anxiously wondering what life will be like after noon on January 20.
[ cnn.com ]Brianna Keilar: Trump's a multimillionaire who doesn't pay
CNN has learned that President Trump told his aides to stop paying Rudy Giuliani's legal fees after being irritated over being impeached a second time. A person familiar with the matter says it is not clear if the President's instruction to his staff was said in jest. CNN's Brianna Keilar reports on Trump's pattern for refusing to pay.
[ cnn.com ]Trump has told staff not to pay Rudy Giuliani over irritation at being impeached again
President Donald Trump, irritated at being impeached for a second time, has told people to stop paying Rudy Giuliani's legal fees, a person familiar with the matter tells CNN, though aides were not clear if the President was serious about his instructions given he's lashing out at nearly everyone after the day's events.
[ cnn.com ]Trump remains largely invisible after Kushner squashes attempts at building fringe social media presence
On the day he will be impeached for a history-making second time, President Donald Trump lacks a comprehensive legal strategy, has nothing on his public schedule and is without his preferred social media methods of responding -- in part because his son-in-law put a stop to efforts establishing his presence on fringe platforms after he was banned from Twitter.
[ cnn.com ]Visa and Plaid scrap $5.3 billion merger agreement
Visa and fintech startup Plaid have terminated their $5.3 billion merger agreement after facing a legal challenge from the Department of Justice.
[ cnn.com ]Federal judge blocks Trump administration asylum rule from taking effect
A federal judge on Friday blocked a sweeping asylum rule that had been scheduled to take effect nationwide in a matter of days, issuing yet another legal blow to the Trump administration.
[ cnn.com ]Georgia election will advance this fundamental change in US Senate
• In this Georgia county, one voter says, 'They were making Black votes disappear' • Georgia official shoots down Trump's election conspiracy theories • Get ready to watch Georgia count, again • Trump could be in legal jeopardy after pressuring Georgia official
[ cnn.com ]Police arrest 2 for violating Quebec's Covid-19 lockdown orders at a house party
Canadian police arrested two people after an illegal New Year's Eve party violated Quebec's Covid-19 lockdown protocols.
[ cnn.com ]More than 1,000 fines issued after French New Year's party
Five people have been arrested and more than 1,000 fines issued after an illegal New Year's rave in the French countryside ended on Saturday, local authorities said.
[ cnn.com ]Trump extends immigration restrictions, citing pandemic's impact on labor market
President Donald Trump extended certain restrictions on legal immigration and on visas that allow immigrants to temporarily work in the United States on Thursday, just hours before those restrictions were set to lapse. Trump extended the restrictions through March 31, two months after he will leave office.
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