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Will Trump Get a Speedy Trial?

June 14, 2023 Speedy, Trial, Trump0 comment

Settle in, America: This could take a while. When Special Counsel Jack Smith announced last week that a federal grand jury had indicted former President Donald Trump, he made a point of saying that the government would “seek a speedy trial in this matter, consistent with the public interest.” Whether Trump gets one could determine whether he goes to prison for his alleged crimes. In just over 18 months, Trump could be serving as president again, at which point he’d be in a position to attempt to pardon himself or…

Jury Begins Deliberations In Ahmaud Arbery Murder Trial

November 23, 2021 Begins, Trial, jury, murder, deliberations, Ahmaud, Arbery0 comment

Closing arguments continued Tuesday in the murder trial of three white men — Gregory McMichael, his son Travis McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan Jr. — who are accused of murdering 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man, while he was out on a jog near his home town of Brunswick, Georgia, in February last year. Talking Points Memo

A Former Prosecutor’s Take on the Rittenhouse Trial and Verdict

November 20, 2021 Prosecutors, Rittenhouse, Former, Take, Trial, verdict0 comment

Could Kyle Rittenhouse face another trial? Does Rittenhouse have grounds to sue media outlets for defamation? What about the behavior of the prosecutors during the trial? The Heritage Foundation’s Zack Smith, a former prosecutor, joins Tim Doescher of “Heritage Explains” to answer these questions and more. Watch the full interview here or read, below, an edited and abridged transcript. Tim Doescher: The [Kyle] Rittenhouse verdict is in. Not guilty on all charges. Not guilty. Not guilty. Zack Smith: Good. Doescher: I did it right. OK, good. Yeah, that’s right. All…

Jury Deliberations Begin In Rittenhouse Trial

November 17, 2021 Trial, begin, jury, deliberations, Rittenhouse0 comment

Following closing arguments yesterday, the jury in the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse returned to the courtroom this morning. <p>The judge is set to dismiss a handful of jurors who won’t be involved in deliberations. Once that’s sorted, deliberations will get underway. The jury will consider five felony charges against Rittenhouse, the now 18-year-old Illinois gunman who crossed state lines with an AR-15 type rifle and killed two men and injured another during racial injustice protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin last year. One weapons-related charge was dismissed yesterday.</p> <p>Follow below as…

Steve Bannon released from custody pending trial on contempt of Congress charges

November 15, 2021November 15, 2021 Congress, from, custody, released, Trial, charges, Steve, Bannon, contempt, pending0 comment

CNN)Steve Bannon won’t be detained before trial on charges of contempt of Congress after he failed to comply with subpoenas from the House committee investigating January 6. Bannon, a former adviser to former President Donald Trump, appeared in federal court for the first time Monday. He will be arraigned on Thursday. Prosecutors did not seek to detain Bannon before trial. Under conditions approved by the judge, Bannon agreed to weekly check-ins, to surrender his passport, provide notice of any travel outside the district and seek court approval for travel outside…

Rittenhouse Trial Judge Dismisses Unlawful Weapon Possession Charge

November 15, 2021 Trial, dismisses, Weapon, Charge, Judge, Rittenhouse, Unlawful, Possession0 comment

Judge Bruce Schroeder dismissed a count of possession of a dangerous weapon by a minor at the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse on Monday. Rittenhouse was 17 years old when he carried the weapon in question, an AR-15-style rifle, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Aug. 25, 2020. Schroeder dismissed the charge on the grounds of an exception within the law that relates to the length of the gun’s barrel. The relevant restrictions for possession of a dangerous weapon by a person under the age of 18 only apply if the individual possessed or…