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Mayor Eric Adams speaks as he is looked at by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg

The People of New York v. Mayor Adams: Will Manhattan DA Bragg Come to the Rescue Yet Again?

District Attorney Alvin Brag could potentially fill the void in accountability by bringing charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
Alvin Bragg stands in front of a podium next to a poster depicting the case against Donald Trump

Clearinghouse: 2016 Election Interference Case – Manhattan District Attorney

Repository containing a collection of information about Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's case against Donald Trump.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump departs the courthouse

A Manhattan Jury Has Placed a Question Mark on the Trump Presidency

Through the jury instructions, the falsified records became inseparable from what prosecutors described as a “subversion of democracy.”
Stormy Daniels arrives at Manhattan Criminal Court

Stormy Daniels’ Darker Testimony About Trump Hints at a Forbidden Side of His Trial

A close look at the lines the judge must draw - and is drawing - to steer clear of testimony and other evidence that could cause undue prejudice to Defendant Trump.

Keeping Count: Major Adverse Legal Findings Against Donald Trump (Nov. 2020-2024)

Tracking former President Donald Trump's string of major defeats in the legal system after the 2020 election.
Collage of National Enquirer headlines favoring former U.S. President Donald Trump and smearing Senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio.

Trump Case Unveils: The ‘National Enquirer Trial’ That Never Was

Analysis of the revelations of the potential criminal case that might have been brought against the National Enquirer for actions in 2016 presidential election.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he exits the courtroom for the day at Manhattan Criminal Court

Why Trump Will Likely be Held in Contempt and What Then

Explaining former President Donald Trump's gag order in his New York criminal trial, the alleged violations, and the legal framework.
Donald Trump seated at defense table in courtroom, flanked by two lawyers, with public seating in background.

‘Election Fraud, Pure and Simple’: Trump’s Prosecutors Move Beyond Stormy Daniels in Wide-Lens Trial Opening

Prosecutors widen the aperture on the historic case against former President Trump through a sweeping narrative about election influence that went beyond any single hush-money…

Trump’s Forbidden Legal Strategy: What New York Law Won’t Let the Jury Do

On the illegal option of jury nullification.
Former President Donald Trump and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg overlaid on the Manhattan Criminal Courtroom

Dispatches from the Trump Trial Courtroom in New York

On Monday, April 15, 2024, the historic criminal trial of former President Donald Trump began with jury selection at the Manhattan Criminal Court. Join Just Security Journalism…
Alvin Bragg is centered in the image, with 2016 voting polls on the left, and Trump's indictment and checks used to lay off Michael Cohen on the right

A Complete Guide to the Manhattan Trump Election Interference Prosecution

50 FAQs on what to expect in Manhattan trial of former president Trump.
Former president Donald Trump prepares to speak to the media during a pre-trial hearing

Trump’s Prosecutorial Misconduct Claims Fall Flat in N.Y. Criminal Case, as Judge Sets April Trial

Klasfeld’s reporting is part of Just Security’s Trump Trials Clearinghouse.  A Manhattan judge skewered former President Donald Trump’s legal team’s allegations of prosecutorial…
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