Judge delivers mixed ruling on protective order in Trump's Jan. 6 case
A protective order would bar Trump and his attorneys from improperly using any evidence that prosecutors share with the defense team.
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A protective order is unlikely to curb Trump or affect his popularity
A hearing is set for Friday on the parameters of a possible protective order dictating how former President Donald Trump and his legal team can talk about evidence in the Jan. 6 criminal case.
He was a top church official who criticized Trump. He says Christianity is in crisis
Russell Moore criticized Donald Trump and the Southern Baptist Convention's response to a sexual abuse crisis. Then he found himself on the outside.
A judge tossed out Trump's countersuit to E. Jean Carroll. What does this mean?
New York Federal Judge Lewis Kaplan said Trump's claim had no merit and that Carroll's statements repeating the claim that Trump had raped her were "substantially true" given a jury's verdict.
New charges against Trump focus on lies. Scholars see an authoritarian playbook
Prosecutors allege the former president and co-conspirators used lies to advance criminal conspiracies to overturn the election. Scholars say distant and recent history show how potent lies can be.
GOP hopeful Asa Hutchinson is optimistic that Trump's grip on party will loosen
The former Arkansas governor and 2024 presidential candidate who is critical of the former president is struggling in the polls. He sees voters not dwelling on Trump but focused on other issues.
Trump lawyers ask for extension in responding to DOJ's protective order
The protective order would limit what information the former president could share publicly about the ongoing criminal case related to the 2020 presidential election.
Opinion: Trump said Pence is 'too honest'
NPR's Scott Simon ponders a detail in this week's indictment of former President Trump: When his vice president refused to join a scheme to overturn the 2020 election, Trump called him "too honest."
Trump's defense in 2020 election case could conjure ghost of Nixon once more
How far could a president go to stay in office if convinced his re-election was crucial to the nation? What liability would he face? And how much stress can the fragile structure of democracy stand?
Raising money and poll numbers, Donald Trump stays 'Teflon Don' amid indictments
In 2016, then-candidate Donald Trump claimed he could shoot someone and not lose any voters. Now, he faces criminal charges in three separate indictments, and voters continue to support "Teflon Don."