Two decades before pastor Robert Morris publicly confessed last week to engaging in “sexual behavior” with a child and resigned from Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas, his accuser had confronted him and sought compensation, according to copies of emails obtained by NBC News. “Twenty-three years after you began destroying my life, I am still dealing […]
The US Justice Department says attorney general Merrick Garland will not be prosecuted for contempt of Congress after refusing to turn over audio of President Joe Biden’s interview in his classified documents case because his actions “did not constitute a crime”. A Justice Department official said that in a letter to Republican House Speaker Mike […]
WASHINGTON — Some members of Congress in both parties say the gun charge the Justice Department used to secure a conviction against Hunter Biden ought to be enforced more regularly. Legal experts said after Biden was indicted that prosecutors rarely use the gun-related statute. A number of senators and representatives told NBC News that ought […]
Donald Trump is officially the first president, acting or former, to be convicted of a felony. Such a historic moment for a young nation would ordinarily be quite somber, but both sides of the political aisle will be energized by the inflammatory result. But today I want to consider if the investigation and trial should […]
NEW YORK (AP) — When Alvin Bragg took office as Manhattan district attorney in 2022, he stunned the public and his own staff by pausing an investigation into former President Donald Trump that appeared to be hurtling toward an indictment. Two top prosecutors were so upset with the decision, they quit. One called Bragg’s hesitation […]
A popular Twitch streamer and YouTube personality who was charged with inciting a riot last year after a New York City giveaway turned into chaos with thrown rocks, bottles and fireworks will not be prosecuted, the prosecutor’s office said. Kai Cenat and two others have already paid more than $57,000 and Cenat publicly apologized after […]
A popular Twitch streamer and YouTube personality who was charged with inciting a riot last year after a New York City giveaway turned into chaos will not be prosecuted, the prosecutor’s office said. Kai Cenat and two others have already paid more than $57,000 and Cenat publicly apologized after the event in Union Square Park […]
WASHINGTON − Former President Donald Trump highlighted concerns from America’s Founding Fathers about hyper-partisanship to argue in a filing with the Supreme Court on Monday that he shouldn’t be prosecuted for trying to overturn the 2020 election. In Trump’s final brief laying out his case before the Supreme Court hears oral arguments on April 25, […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a renewed call to the international community for a united effort to prosecute Russian war crimes at a conference on the issue in The Hague on Tuesday. The aggressors must be held accountable for their actions, Zelensky said in a video message addressing the conference on justice in Ukraine. The […]
NEW YORK (AP) — A union representing New York City firefighters is raising concerns about possible disciplinary action against its members after state Attorney General Letitia James was booed and a pro-Donald Trump chant broke out during a fire department ceremony last week. The Democrat, whose office won a $355 million verdict against the Republican […]
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to decide whether former president Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he interfered with the 2020 election, and set a course for a quick resolution. The justices’ order maintains a hold on preparations for a trial focused on Mr Trump’s efforts to overturn his election loss. The […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to decide whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he interfered with the 2020 election and set a course for a quick resolution. The justices’ order maintains a hold on preparations for a trial focused on Trump’s efforts to overturn his election loss. […]