Trump on Trial

You wouldn’t believe the whirlwind the courts have become with Donald Trump at the center stage these past few days. Just as September started, a major moment landed when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in a 7-4 decision, struck down Trump’s broad use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose tariffs on nearly all imported goods. The judges ruled that Trump simply didn’t have Congressional authority for such sweeping actions, but interestingly enough, the government has until October 14 to ask the Supreme Court to weigh in. On September 4, Trump’s team wen...

There’s no way around it, the last week has been another whirlwind for Donald Trump in America’s courts, with cases new and old shaping headlines and spotlighting the ongoing tension between presidential authority and the rule of law. I’m here to bring you right to the thick of it.

Let’s start with what’s fresh—on September 4, 2025, the District of Columbia, through Attorney General Brian Schwalb, filed a lawsuit against Donald Trump in his official capacity as president. The suit targets his decision to deploy more than 2,200 National Guard troops into Washington, D.C., for armed pa...

It’s Friday, September 5th, 2025, and I want to bring you right into the heart of the continuing courtroom drama surrounding Donald Trump—one of the most turbulent, talked-about sagas in American legal history.

Here’s what’s unfolded over the past few days: after years of legal wrangling and contentious debate, the landscape around Trump’s court battles has shifted dramatically this week. The most critical front remains the federal criminal case in Washington D.C.—the case where Trump faces charges related to alleged attempts to subvert the results of the 2020 presidential election. Following the U.S. Supreme C...

I’m tuning in just after one of the most dramatic stretches in recent American political history, as the legal storm surrounding former President Donald Trump’s court trials hits new highs. Let’s jump right in—the courtroom battles featuring Trump have been exploding across national headlines, from Washington D.C. to California and beyond.

Over the past few days, the nation’s attention has been gripped by a federal judge’s ruling out in California. California Attorney General Rob Bonta confirmed that President Trump’s deployment of federalized California National Guard troops and Marines for civilian law enforcemen...

It’s been a whirlwind few days in courtrooms across Washington and beyond, as legal battles tied to former President Donald Trump have dominated headlines. I’ll jump right into it. The most closely watched case right now is Taylor v. Trump, which is being heard in the District Court. This one centers on Trump’s executive order restoring the death penalty and toughening conditions of imprisonment, a direct move under Executive Order 14164. The trial kicked off on August 11, lasted three days, and legal experts have been watching for how the judge will interpret civil liberties claims versus federal power.
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The past week has felt like history unfolding right in front of me, as courtrooms across the country have become the stage for a truly unprecedented legal drama with Donald Trump at the center. Let’s get right into what’s been happening, starting with the Northern District of California, where University of California researchers, led by Rahul Thakur, have taken President Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency to federal court. The heart of their lawsuit is over research funding and access, with University of California researchers claiming that new administrative policies under Trump’s leadership are restricting crucial fundin...

The world of Donald Trump’s legal battles has shifted yet again over these past few days, with courtrooms buzzing from Atlanta to Washington, D.C. and even all the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court. Let me walk you through what’s unfolded, because the headlines haven’t stopped and the stakes keep rising.

Just last week, Trump claimed victory after a court threw out a massive civil fraud penalty that was hanging over him. That multimillion-dollar judgment stemmed from years of litigation around alleged financial misstatements in his business empire. While Trump declared this a vind...

It’s been a dramatic and unprecedented week in American legal and political history, as former President Donald Trump once again dominates headlines with a whirlwind of court activity from coast to coast. The biggest shock came just days ago from New York’s appellate court. After months of intense proceedings, this court tossed out the staggering $454 million civil fraud judgment that had loomed over Trump, his family, and his key business associates. Only a year ago, Judge Arthur Engoron had found that the Trump Organization engaged in repeated business fraud—everything from wildly inflating the square footage of Trump’s Manhat...

In just the last few days, the legal tides for Donald Trump, the former President and current political heavyweight, have shifted in dramatic ways, pulling millions of Americans back to the edge of their seats. Let me take you there. Yesterday, in New York, the state appeals court rocked the headlines by throwing out the massive $454 million civil fraud judgment against Trump, his family, and his business empire. That judgment originally came out of a three-month trial in 2024, where Judge Arthur Engoron found Trump liable for a decade of business fraud, saying he’d grossly inflated his net worth to la...

Just days ago, Donald Trump was standing before the press in Washington, defiant as ever, with flashing cameras capturing every word. The timing couldn’t be more consequential. On August 15th, as Trump spoke flanked by law enforcement officials, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia was handing down a new motion for a Temporary Restraining Order in one of the most closely watched cases against him. The District’s legal team argued for immediate intervention, referencing statements Trump had made at his press conference and linking them directly to their emergency application. That turbulent morning, as crow...

It’s August 15, 2025, and the past few days in federal court have felt electric, almost historic. The focus is squarely on Donald Trump and his administration’s deployment of federalized National Guard troops and Marines in Los Angeles—a maneuver that’s catapulted into a full-blown legal and political battle on San Francisco’s turf. I was in the courtroom where the tension was thick, as attorneys for California Governor Gavin Newsom argued against what they called an unlawful use of military force on civilian streets. The stakes? Whether Trump’s aggressive expansion of federal power can truly override state authority, a...

It’s August 13th, 2025, and once again, the spotlight is trained on former President Donald Trump—this time not for a campaign rally or a press conference, but for a series of high-stakes courtroom dramas that have played out across the country over the last several days. The legal turbulence circling Trump feels relentless, but the energy in and around courthouses from San Francisco to Washington, D.C. is unmistakable—these aren’t just headline-grabbing disputes, they’re shaping the future boundaries of presidential power, military deployment, and civil liberties.

Right now, all eyes are on San Francisco where a la...

I woke up early this morning, knowing the nation was still reeling from a torrent of courtroom drama centered around Donald Trump. The tension hasn’t eased since last week: all eyes remain fixed on the nation’s capital, where Trump’s legal battles continue to command headlines and ignite debate in every corner of the country. The latest developments are dense, but I’ll take you straight into the core action.

Just days ago, the Supreme Court made a headline-grabbing move in Trump’s presidential immunity appeal. On August 2nd, the justices vacated the previous judgment from the D.C. C...

It’s been a wild week on the legal front for former President Donald Trump and his administration, bringing a cascade of courtroom drama that’s anything but routine. Right now, no case seems more pivotal than the hearing before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, where all eleven judges—an extraordinary en banc session—are sizing up whether Trump actually had the authority to impose tariffs on foreign imports without Congress signing off. This stems from the consolidated lawsuits led by V.O.S. Selections and a coalition of twelve states, who claim the tariffs drowned...

It’s August 6, 2025, and these past several days have felt like a relentless ride on the legal rollercoaster that is the ongoing saga of Donald Trump’s court trials. Just this week, chatter around Trump’s name in courtrooms from Manhattan to Atlanta has heated up again, and the energy outside those courthouses is as buzzing as ever. Let me walk you through where all the high-stakes proceedings stand, and how Trump—now back in the White House—remains a central figure in the courtroom drama that continues to grip the nation.

First, New York. The city’s legal powerh...

Donald Trump’s court battles have dominated national headlines this past week, unfolding across multiple jurisdictions and touching on core questions about presidential power and American democracy. I’m here to take you through the whirlwind developments, connecting the dots so you get the full picture.

Let’s begin with the most high-profile outcome: the historic New York case, The People for the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump. After a months-long trial, Donald Trump was found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in Manhattan. That guilty verdict was delivered back in May of 2024, but wh...

I want to jump right in and take you through the remarkable and historic courtroom drama of Donald Trump’s past few days as we stand here on August 1, 2025. With legal developments swirling on multiple fronts, Trump’s name remains front and center in American headlines, and the cascade of rulings, verdicts, and appeals is still shaping the nation’s political landscape.

First, let’s talk about the New York trial that made history earlier this year. In Manhattan, in the case of The People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump, a grand jury indicted...

In just the past week, the legal battles swirling around Donald Trump have reached a new level of intensity, drawing the nation’s attention back to a courthouse drama that seems never-ending. On July 23, the Supreme Court stepped in yet again—this time granting the Trump administration’s emergency request for a stay in Trump v. Boyle. The decision, delivered without a full briefing or oral argument, reflected a split on the bench, with Justice Kagan writing in dissent. The outcome means the administration can press ahead with removing federal officials—part of a broader campaign by Trump’s White House to r...

It’s Sunday, July 27, 2025, and what a stretch it’s been in America’s courtrooms — and, as always, at the center of it all is Donald Trump. Listeners, you hardly need another reminder, but the whirlwind of legal proceedings around the former President has only escalated these past days.

Let’s begin with the New York saga, which has truly left its mark. Back on May 30, 2024, a Manhattan jury convicted Donald Trump on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, the culmination of the People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump, a trial that gripped the city a...

The past few days in the saga of Donald Trump’s court trials have felt less like legal proceedings and more like a high-stakes national drama, with major developments piling up almost daily. Let’s dive right into the action, because there’s hardly time to catch your breath with what’s unfolded.

The most electrifying headline landed when a federal appeals court delivered a decisive blow to Donald Trump’s latest order aimed at ending birthright citizenship. According to NBC4 News, it was a two-to-one decision out of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, where the...

In the most recent developments surrounding Donald Trump’s court trials, things have remained complex and charged with legal maneuvering. Starting with the situation in New York, the case known as The People for the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump saw a definitive moment early this year. On January 10, 2025, Judge Merchan issued a sentence in the case involving 34 counts of falsifying business records. This stemmed from charges brought by a Manhattan grand jury back in March 2023. The trial began in April 2024 and concluded with Trump being found guilty on all counts by a jury in May 2024. Notably, ra...

The courtroom battles connected to Donald Trump over the past several days have felt like a whirlwind—sometimes more like a political drama than the careful workings of the American legal system. Let’s get right into what’s been happening with the most high-stakes court proceedings involving the former president.

The most headline-grabbing of these is the ongoing fallout from Trump’s executive actions since his return to power. On July 10, a federal court in New Hampshire issued a sharp rebuke to President Trump’s recent executive order that aimed to restrict birthright citizenship. The case, Barbara v. Donald...

These past few days in American history have been a test of endurance for everyone following the legal odyssey of Donald Trump. Listeners, as of today, July 16, 2025, the former president has remained right at the center of an extraordinary legal saga. Let me walk you through what’s unfolded—because the courtrooms, from Manhattan to Florida to Georgia, have been abuzz with critical developments.

Let’s get right to the main event from the past year: the Manhattan criminal trial. Back on April 15 of last year, in People v. Donald J. Trump, proceedings began in New York City where...

It’s been another extraordinary week in the ongoing saga of Donald Trump’s court battles—one that has seen major developments on multiple legal fronts as the former president continues to dominate headlines and court dockets. I want to take you right into the action of the past few days and give you a sense of just how frenetic, and consequential, these court proceedings have become.

Just days ago, the Supreme Court handed a significant victory to Donald Trump’s administration by allowing his executive order for sweeping reductions in the federal workforce to move forward for now. Thi...

I’m stepping into the courthouse this week, the energy unmistakable as the legal saga surrounding Donald Trump intensifies. The name Trump is echoing through courtrooms from New Hampshire to California, and every day brings another headline, another twist. Just yesterday, a federal court in New Hampshire made waves by blocking President Trump’s executive order aimed at restricting birthright citizenship, a direct challenge to the long-standing interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment. This case, known as Barbara v. Donald J. Trump, has now certified a nationwide class protecting all children born on U.S. soil, no matter their parents’ status. I watc...

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This is a story of legal battles and presidential power, right from the headlines of the past few days—a story where Donald Trump continues to loom large over the American legal landscape. Just as the summer heat rises, so too d...

The courtroom drama surrounding Donald Trump has barely let up these past few days, and it seems every headline and courthouse step is brimming with new developments. The most impactful moment came as the Supreme Court wrapped up its 2023-24 term by handing Trump a pivotal legal victory. The justices ruled that former presidents enjoy at least presumptive immunity for their official acts, a decision that’s reverberated through every courthouse where Trump is a defendant. This not only helped shape the legal landscape but arguably smoothed his return to power in January 2025, making Trump an even larger presence, not ju...

The past few days in the world of Donald Trump’s court battles have been nothing short of electrifying, with headline-grabbing moments and precedent-setting judicial rulings dominating the national conversation. Let’s dive straight into the latest developments—no time to waste, because what’s happened in the courts is directly shaping the political landscape as we head deeper into 2025.

Last week, the Supreme Court closed its 2023-24 term with a bombshell ruling that gave Donald Trump, the former—and now current—President, a sweeping legal victory. In a deeply consequential decision, the justices held that former presidents have at leas...

It’s the Fourth of July, 2025, and as I sit back reflecting on this intense stretch in American legal and political history, nothing dominates conversation quite like the ongoing court trials involving former President Donald Trump. Let’s get right into what’s unfolded these past days and where things now stand.

Just last week, the legal drama surged ahead in New York, where Donald Trump faced the fallout from his historic criminal trial. This trial, which centered around falsifying business records related to hush money payments, continues to make headlines. Judge Juan Merchan has presided over a series...

Today, the legal battles surrounding Donald Trump have reached an intensity and frequency that even seasoned court-watchers find staggering. In just the past few days, Trump’s criminal conviction in New York has continued to dominate headlines, as his legal team pushes hard to overturn the verdict in an unprecedented appeal before the federal courts. This is not just another routine motion—Trump’s lawyers are arguing that his case should move from state court to federal court, based on a law designed for federal officials if the conduct in question occurred while in office. Jeffrey Wall, a distinguished Supreme Court...

In recent days, the spotlight has been on President Donald Trump, particularly in relation to a significant Supreme Court ruling. On June 27, 2025, the Supreme Court handed down a decision that has profound implications for Trump's efforts to alter U.S. citizenship policies. The court ruled in favor of limiting federal judges from issuing universal injunctions, which had been used to block Trump's executive order aimed at redefining birthright citizenship. This executive order, known as Executive Order No. 14160, outlines specific circumstances under which a person born in the United States might not automatically qualify for citizenship.

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Let me take you right to the heart of what’s been shaking up the courts and the headlines—the ongoing saga of Donald Trump’s legal battles just days before the end of June 2025. Only a year and a half after Donald Trump was convicted by a New York State jury on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in order to hide a payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels, the former president’s legal team is still fighting tooth and nail to overturn that conviction. You might remember—Trump’s sentencing came just ten days before his second presidential...

It’s been another whirlwind week in the courts when it comes to Donald Trump and his ongoing legal battles. The spotlight right now is on his criminal conviction out of New York, the so-called hush money case that’s become a fixture in headlines for more than a year. Let’s get right into it: Trump, who was found guilty last year on all 34 counts of falsifying business records to hide a payment made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, is now pressing hard to have that conviction erased. Just this month, his legal team was back before a three...

The past few days have been a whirlwind in the world of Donald Trump’s ongoing legal battles. Just recently, intense focus was back in a Manhattan federal appeals court. Trump’s attorneys were there, still fighting to overturn the criminal conviction he picked up last year in New York State Supreme Court. That conviction, stemming from his hush money case involving adult film star Stormy Daniels, resulted in Trump being found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up a payment. This was the very case that forced the nation’s attention back onto courtroom drama just a...

It’s been another whirlwind of courtroom drama surrounding Donald Trump as we near the end of June 2025. Just this past week, all eyes turned to a federal appeals court in Manhattan, where Trump’s legal team pressed forward in their mission to overturn his criminal conviction in the closely watched hush money case. The legal maneuvering is the latest chapter in a saga that, despite spanning years, is still unfolding with remarkable intensity.

Trump was convicted last year in the New York State Supreme Court. A jury found him guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records. Thes...

This week has been another pivotal moment in the ongoing legal battles surrounding former President Donald Trump. Just days ago, in a Manhattan federal appeals court, Trump’s legal team pressed forward with their latest attempt to overturn his criminal conviction in the New York State Supreme Court. That conviction, delivered last year, found Trump guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records as part of the infamous hush money case involving adult film star Stormy Daniels. Even after receiving an unconditional discharge—which means Trump faces no fines, no prison time, and no other penalties, but the conviction remains on h...

Just a few days ago, the legal and political spotlight once again swiveled to Donald Trump’s ongoing court battles—battles that have been dominating headlines across New York and Washington. The most immediate story: Trump’s appeal of his criminal conviction in the high-profile New York hush money case. This is the same case where, last year, a jury found Trump guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records. The charge? Concealing a payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels, which prosecutors argued was to silence her ahead of the 2016 election. The trial was a spectacle, but the real histor...

Donald Trump’s name has dominated headlines once again in the past few days, and the courtroom battles swirling around him are at the heart of it all. Just over a year ago, Trump made history as the first former president to be found guilty of a felony, convicted on 34 counts in New York State Supreme Court. The charges stemmed from hush money payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels during the 2016 election and the subsequent falsification of business records to cover up those payments. When sentencing finally came down, Judge Juan Merchan handed Trump an unconditional discharge—the lightest pena...

Just days ago, I sat in the sleek, marble corridors of the U.S. Court of Appeals in Manhattan, where the air buzzed with anticipation. The name on everyone’s lips was Donald Trump, and the case at hand was no ordinary legal fight—it was the former president’s ongoing battle to erase a historic criminal conviction that had rocked the nation just a year earlier.

Last year, in the bright lights of the New York State Supreme Court, Donald Trump was convicted on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. Prosecutors had argued that Trump orchestrated a sche...

Barely a day goes by lately without Donald Trump’s name dominating news headlines, and these last few days have been no exception. The courtrooms have become almost as familiar to Trump as his Mar-a-Lago residence. The main stage right now is New York, the site of Trump’s high-profile hush money case. Just this week, Trump’s legal team arrived at a federal appeals court in Manhattan with one mission: erase the criminal conviction that’s been shadowing his second presidential term.

Here’s the background. Last year, a New York State Supreme Court jury convicted Trump on all 34...