The judge, in halting the pretrial fact-finding process, said President Trump’s claim of immunity could “dispose of the entire case” involving the library to be built in Miami.
Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro launched a sweeping attack on the U.S. criminal case against him, urging a judge to dismiss the charges as an an unlawful effort to prosecute a foreign head of state.
A federal judge again declined to erase President Trump 's hush money conviction on Friday, noting that the president's arguments were "neither new nor legally sufficient." Why it matters: The loss is another blow to the president, who has sought to get the conviction of 34 felony counts for falsifying business records thrown out after the Supreme Court ruled presidents have immunity for "official acts." What they're saying: "There is no way that discussions regarding hush money payments to cover up the President's relations with Stormy Daniels could be an official act," Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein wrote in a 35-page filing published Friday. Editor's note: This is a breaking news story and will be updated.
On Thursday’s “Rob Schmitt Tonight,” Alan Dershowitz discussed how Congress could obtain information from Dr. Anthony Fauci and remarked on whether Fauci could face prosecution following the contempt vote.
Dr. Anthony Fauci had refused to answer questions at a hearing last week, invoking the Fifth Amendment. Republicans argued he wasn’t entitled to that protection because he had a presidential pardon.
The Senate committee is set to vote on whether to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt over over him pleading the fifth during a hearing. Questions surround whether his pardon bars him from exercising his 5th Amendment. #politics #senate #fauci
The witness who appears and stonewalls needs an objectively valid excuse; Fauci's blanket Fifth is not one.
By choosing the Fifth, Fauci may have abandoned his pardon and opened himself to criminal prosecution for any crimes during the pardon period.
Certain areas are seeing a notable increase.
Whether Fauci was legally entitled to invoke Fifth Amendment may ultimately depend on how courts balance broad immunity conferred in Biden pardon against remaining risk of post-pardon criminal exposure.