In an explicit nod to young voters and Americans disillusioned with the country’s political state, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday named Nicole Shanahan, a 38-year-old Silicon Valley lawyer, investor and political unknown, as his running mate independent presidential candidacy. Ms. Shanahan’s election puts youth and an outsider’s idealism on the ticket for Mr. Kennedy,…
Donald Trump on Monday again denied E. Jean Carroll’s allegations that he raped and defamed her, even as he faces nearly $90 million in civil penalties for similar statements about the writer. Carroll’s lawyer quickly responded that the author’s legal team was closely monitoring Trump’s recent comments about her – and suggested that the former…
Ashleigh Merchant is an attorney representing Michael Roman, a former campaign official for former President Donald J. Trump and co-defendant who faces criminal charges in the Georgia election interference case. Ms. Merchant, who was recently elected president of the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, has a private practice with her husband. She previously served…
White House officials and Democrats marched in droves on Sunday to defend President Biden’s mental fitness, reflecting growing concern in the president’s administration over a special counsel report that raised concerns about his age. “This is a report that has gone off the rails,” Bob Bauer, Mr. Biden’s personal lawyer, said on CBS’ “Face the…
Former US President Donald Trump leaves Trump Tower for the Manhattan federal courthouse for the second defamation trial against him on January 22, 2024 in New York City. Charly Triballeau | AFP | Getty Images Update: Jury decides Trump must pay E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million in defamation damages Former President Donald Trump’s sexual assault…
