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You asked: Is there any legal outcome that could bar Trump from running?
Is there any legal outcome, including in possible future cases, that could bar Trump from running? We answered this reader question in a recent live chat.
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You asked: Is a felon legally permitted to run for president?
Is a felon legally permitted to run for president? We answered this reader question in a recent live chat.
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Biden to travel to Maui to survey devastation from wildfires
The White House announced the trip Wednesday, amid criticism that the president has been too silent after the deadliest wildfires in modern U.S. history.
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The ‘brains’ behind fake Trump electors was once a liberal Democrat
Kenneth Chesebro, a Harvard-trained lawyer, is the least well known of the main players in Trump’s federal and Georgia indictments.
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Trump campaign ad makes false claims against Atlanta DA
Three out of four claims made in this attack ad are exaggerated or false
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As Georgia Republicans rebuke Trump, they are lonely voices in GOP
Even as Trump has been indicted four times, many Republicans stand with the former president or are sidestepping the charges he faces.
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Newly appointed Judge Scott McAfee gets Trump criminal case in Georgia
McAfee was previously a federal and state prosecutor and the Georgia inspector general, investigating claims of state government fraud, waste and abuse.
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Trump co-defendant Carlos De Oliveira pleads not guilty in documents case
De Oliveira, a 56-year-old Floridian, is the property manager at Mar-a-Lago, Trump’s Florida home and private club.
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Why Trump’s Georgia arraignment, trial could be different than the others
Trump couldn't pardon himself if convicted. And we could see a mug shot.
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The often startling numbers behind Trump’s indictment in Georgia
The staggering number of alleged crimes and overt acts.
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Breaking down the 91 charges Trump faces in his four indictments
They include 44 federal charges and 47 state charges, all of them felonies. Trump has denied wrongdoing in each case.
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GOP Rep. Ronny Jackson berates police after rodeo scuffle, video shows
Jackson, a White House physician to Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump, berated Texas sheriff’s deputies when he was briefly detained while responding to a medical emergency.
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Here are the charges Trump faces in Georgia in the 2020 election case
A total of 41 charges were brought against the the former president and 18 other defendants, with Trump facing 13 counts.
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Chinese spies who read State Dept. email also hacked GOP congressman
Rep. Don Bacon tweeted Monday that he had been notified by the FBI that his emails had been hacked.
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RICO, the Georgia anti-racketeering law used to charge Donald Trump
RICO is a law traditionally used to indict mob bosses and gang leaders.
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Trump is indicted in Georgia on charges of racketeering. What it means, what happens next
What’s the maximum sentence if he’s convicted? Will he pose for a mug shot?
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Conservative group launches campaign to push for GOP support for Ukraine
Some conservative activists are alarmed about a sharp drop in support among Republican voters for continued U.S. aid to the war effort in Ukraine.
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4 things revealed by Trump’s Georgia indictment
The "co-conspirators," including Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman and Mark Meadows, do get indicted, while Donald Trump and Co.'s false statements catch up to them.
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How Donald Trump tried to undo his loss in Georgia in 2020
Trump and his allies aggressively pushed to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia -- taking actions that could result in criminal charges.
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White House defends Biden’s actions after criticism over Maui response
Several Republicans and conservative media outlets have attacked the president's lack of comments over the weekend on the wildfires as a sign of disinterest.
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