Tag: Indictment

Maddow Blog | Democrat’s indictment leads to weird, new Trump conspiracy theory

After Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar was indicted late last week on alleged corruption charges, it was tempting to assume Republicans would be pleased. After all, the Texas congressman’s indictment will likely make his congressional district even more competitive, and it will increase pressure on other Democrats to endorse Cuellar’s resignation, expulsion, or both. Donald Trump, […]

Texas congressman Henry Cuellar asserts innocence amid reports of indictment

Democratic congressman Henry Cuellar on Friday said he was “innocent of these allegations” amid reports that the US Department of Justice would imminently announce his indictment. Related: Pro-Israel groups target Republican House candidate they deem antisemitic “I want to be clear that both my wife and I are innocent of these allegations. Everything I have […]

Maddow Blog | Arizona GOP makes matters worse after fake-electors indictment

One of the great things about Laurie Roberts’ columns in The Arizona Republic is that she has a knack for summarizing multifaceted political stories in a straightforward ways. Consider the lede, for example, in Roberts’ latest piece. For those outside of Arizona, Hoffman and Harris are probably unfamiliar figures, though there are plenty of reasons […]

Why isn’t Trump charged in the new Arizona indictment?

It’s been another big legal week for Donald Trump. His first criminal trial kicked off in New York, and his Supreme Court immunity hearing just took place in Washington. He also made a legal cameo in Arizona, as an unindicted alleged co-conspirator in a new indictment stemming from efforts to subvert the 2020 presidential election. […]