Jonathan Turley

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Cannon fodder: The left unfairly smears 'Trump judge' in classified docs case

That may be frustrating for many in the media, but Aileen Cannon is fulfilling the purpose of Article III of the Framers. She will rule and she will not yield.

Arrogant Hunter Biden has never been held accountable — until now

The conviction of Hunter Biden on all of the federal gun counts created a surprising new precedent in Delaware . . . for Hunter Biden.

Hunter's cynical defense in gun case: You're not going to convict a Biden, are you Delaware?

On the first day of his trial, Hunter Biden spoke to the jury . . . against himself.

Donald Trump's conviction is nothing more than a ‘thrill kill’

After years of trying — in the words of the judge — “to get the damned rascal in this court,” it was a conviction that many welcomed.

Here's why the case against Trump should end in 'not guilty'

In the end, we are all standing on that wobbly stool when the government seeks to convict people without evidence or even a clear crime. If we allow a conviction,...

Trump trial in tatters after Michael Cohen's 'otherworldly' testimony

The completion of the testimony of Michael Cohen left the prosecution of Donald Trump, like its star witness, in tatters.

Michael Cohen's testimony proves he's the King of Liars, and only out to make a buck

The only thing the prosecutors in Donald Trump's hush money trial proved was that, in the pantheon of dishonesty, there are liars, pathological liars . . . and Michael Cohen.

'Mr. Fix-It' Michael Cohen bombs on the stand, offers no new evidence to convict Trump

So Michael Cohen wants a reality show. Who would buy it? If his testimony Monday is any indication, he is completely disconnected from reality.

This may be the week Alvin Bragg's case against Trump falls apart

The calculus of Alvin Bragg is now obvious. He is counting on the jury convicting Trump regardless of the evidence.

The antics displayed by Michael Cohen are turning Judge Merchan ‘feckless’

Michael Cohen is back on TikTok, using the Trump trial to troll for dollars.

Judge allows Stormy Daniels to give irrelevant, salacious testimony just to humiliate Trump

The prosecution fought with Trump’s defense counsel to not only call porn star Stormy Daniels to the stand, but to ask her for lurid details on her alleged tryst with...

Oral arguments suggest the Supreme Court's about to plunge into a constitutional abyss in Trump immunity case

In Thursday’s case before the Supreme Court on the immunity of former President Donald Trump, nine justices appear to be feverishly working with feathers and glue on a plunge into...

Alvin Bragg has his Trump trial, all he needs now is a crime

We’ve never seen a case like this one where a dead misdemeanor from 2016 could be revived as a felony just before the 2024 election

A serial perjurer will try to prove an old misdemeanor against Trump in an embarrassment for the New York legal system

After an absurd $450 million decision against Trump courtesy of AG Letitia James, Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg will bring his equally controversial criminal prosecution over hush money paid to Stormy Daniels.

Judge calls out blatant double standard when it comes to Biden's Justice Department and Hunter

U.S. District Court Judge Ana Reyes slammed the DOJ for stonewalling Congress on the subpoenas while imprisoning figures like former Trump adviser Peter Navarro for doing the same thing.

Dem lawfare puts Trump through hell, but he hardly breaks a sweat

With every new indictment, Trump's popularity has increased. The lawfare just is not reaching the guy. 

Biden and the party of 'democracy' are terrified of third-party candidates and voter choice

The last time that the Chicago Democratic Convention was held in Chicago in 1968, the resulting riots led to one of the greatest Freudian slips in American politics. Mayor Richard...

Judge throws Fani Willis a lifeline, when he should have tossed whole case against Trump

Ethically, this should not have been a difficult question. Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis and Special Counsel Nathan Wade should have stepped aside.

With Joe Biden at the helm, disunion is strong and present

President Biden gave what could be his final State of the Union address Thursday.

Fani Willis accuses others of lying and inappropriate behavior: Oh, the irony

When Fani Willis ran against her former boss in 2020 she pledged repeatedly that "I will certainly not be choosing to date people that work under me."