Before a jury found Donald Trump’s guilty of 34 felonies, there was a fair amount of polling on the potential impact on the 2024 presidential election. There was, however, an important caveat hanging overhead. As we discussed last week, pollsters routinely ask the public for their opinions about things that have happened. The task becomes […]
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Trump rants against key trial witness in off-the-rails post-conviction speech
Trump just gave an angry post-conviction speech. Trump called star witness Michael Cohen a “sleazebag” and “one of the worst people” to testify. Trump is still under a gag order not to attack witnesses as he plans to appeal his 34 felony convictions. It didn’t take long for Donald Trump’s press conference after his felony convictions […]
DJT stock climbs back from post-conviction sell-off after Trump found guilty in hush money trial
Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT), the parent company of former President Donald Trump’s social media platform Truth Social, bounced back from extended hour trading losses to rise about 6% early Friday after Trump was found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records intended to influence the 2016 presidential campaign. Trump, […]
Post-conviction review of James Sweeney’s murder conviction concludes at Farmington court
May 30—FARMINGTON — Justice William Stokes will decide whether a former Jay man serving 38 years for bludgeoning his former girlfriend do death with a bat in 2017 will have his conviction thrown out because he didn’t understand the trial process because he is deaf. A two-day post-conviction review of the case against James E. […]
Court denies post-conviction relief for convicted murderer
Apr. 16—ANDERSON — The request filed by Joshua Davies, convicted in the 2000 death of Jessica Lyons, for post-conviction relief has been denied. Madison Circuit Court Division 1 Judge Angela Warner Sims on Friday denied Davies’ motion that his guilty plea was involuntary; that counsel was ineffective; and that the sentence was cruel and unusual […]