Jeff Mordock
Articles by Jeff Mordock
Kamala Harris meeting with expelled lawmakers in Tennessee
Vice President Kamala Harris is planning to stop in Nashville, Tennessee, to meet with two Democratic state lawmakers expelled from the Republican-controlled General Assembly after participating in a gun-control protest in the chamber. Published April 7, 2023
Biden condemns Tennessee House for expelling two Democrats over gun protest
President Biden on Thursday condemned Tennessee's Republican-controlled House of Representatives for expelling two Democratic lawmakers after they participated in a gun-control protest in the chamber. Published April 6, 2023
House Judiciary Committee subpoenas former prosecutor in Manhattan DA’s Trump probe
The House Judiciary Committee on Thursday issued a subpoena demanding congressional testimony from Mark Pomerantz, a former prosecutor in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office who worked on the hush money probe of former President Donald Trump. Published April 6, 2023
DOJ ‘inadvertently’ hid evidence in case of FBI agent accused of colluding with Russia
The Justice Department acknowledged Thursday that it "inadvertently" withheld evidence from defense attorneys representing a former top FBI official who was involved in the Trump-Russia collusion investigation and is now charged with conspiring with Russia to violate U.S. sanctions. Published April 6, 2023
Felony elevations weaken Bragg’s case against Trump; DA vague on further crime
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's historic 34 felony charges against former President Trump hinge on dubious legal theories that critics say make it an extraordinarily weak case. Published April 5, 2023
Unsealed indictment describes 34 felony counts against Trump for falsifying business records
The indictment unsealed Tuesday against former President Donald Trump charged him with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records for his role in paying $310,000 in hush money to silence three individuals who threatened to come forward with salacious stories, including allegations of sexual encounters with Mr. Trump. Published April 4, 2023
Trump pleads not guilty at arraignment to 34 felony counts; first former president to be arrested
Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Tuesday in front of a New York state judge to 34 felony charges of falsifying business records as he became the first ex-president in history to be arrested, in a prosecution hotly challenged by Mr. Trump and his lawyers as a partisan probe. Published April 4, 2023
Trump under arrest ahead of court arraignment
In a historic moment, former President Donald Trump became the first current or former commander in chief to be placed under arrest when he arrived at the Manhattan district attorney's office Tuesday. Published April 4, 2023
Marco Rubio on Trump indictment: ‘We are going to regret this day for a long time’
Sen. Marco Rubio took to social media Tuesday warning that the arrest and indictment of former President Trump is reaching a point of no return. Published April 4, 2023
Sen. Hyde-Smith endorses Trump hours before his arraignment
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith announced her endorsement of former President Donald Trump for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday, hours before he was set to be arraigned on criminal charges. Published April 4, 2023
House Republicans slam potential gag order in Trump case
The Republican chairmen of two House committees on Tuesday voiced their concerns that the judge overseeing former President Trump's criminal case may impose a gag order, calling it "unconstitutional." Published April 4, 2023
Trump attorney: ‘There will be no guilty plea’
Former President Trump's attorney Joe Tacopina on Tuesday said his client will not plead guilty when he appears in a Manhattan court for an arraignment on criminal charges. Published April 4, 2023
Alvin Bragg to hold press conference after Trump arraignment
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and former President Trump will have dueling press conferences Tuesday after the two face off in a Manhattan courtroom. Published April 3, 2023
Trump campaign: Gag order would be ‘tyrannical, Third World country move’
President Trump's campaign said a gag order from the New York judge handling his case would be a "tyrannical, Third World country move." Published April 3, 2023
Trump arrives in New York to face criminal charges: ‘America was not supposed to be this way!’
Former President Donald Trump on Monday bolstered his legal team with a white-collar criminal defense lawyer and traveled to Manhattan, where heavy security precautions were erected ahead of his court arraignment and booking as the first ex-president to be charged with crimes. Published April 3, 2023
Trump brings in new lead defense attorney in hush money case
Former President Donald Trump has bolstered his legal team by hiring an experienced white-collar criminal defense attorney to defend him from criminal charges filed by the Manhattan District Attorney. Published April 3, 2023
Lawmakers threaten to revoke federal funding for Manhattan DA over Trump case
House Republicans, irate over the indictment of former President Trump, are threatening to strike back at Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg by revoking the federal funds doled out to his office. Published April 3, 2023
Trump confirms NYC court appearance; calls for venue change
Former President Donald Trump on Monday confirmed that he will appear Tuesday in a Manhattan courtroom for his arraignment while echoing his attorneys' call for venue change if the criminal case against him goes to trial. Published April 3, 2023
Nashville school shooter was transgender, had ‘manifesto,’ police say
A heavily armed woman killed three 9-year-olds and three adult staffers Monday at a private Christian school in Nashville before police shot her dead, in a rare mass shooting carried out by a female suspect. Police said shooter Audrey E. Hale, 28, a transgender person who identified as a male, was a former student at the school. Published March 27, 2023
Biden wants assault weapon ban, mental health services for survivors after Nashville school shooting
President Biden on Monday decried gun violence in America just hours after a shooter killed three children and three staff members at a private school in Nashville, calling it "sick" and a "family's worst nightmare." Published March 27, 2023