The Trump administration moved Tuesday to clear some of the last remaining convictions related to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, as some still stood following President Donald Trump’s mass pardons last year. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The Tuesday filing to the U.S. … Read more
Sean “Diddy” Combs’ legal team urged an appeals court to overturn his conviction and 50-month prison sentence on prostitution-related charges, arguing that the judge who presided over his trial last summer was wrong to consider the hip-hop mogul’s abusive conduct. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. … Read more
An attorney for deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro asked a federal judge Thursday to toss out the indictment against his client, arguing the Trump administration is blocking Venezuelan government funds needed to pay for his legal defense. Maduro’s lawyer, Barry Pollack, filed the court documents in federal court in New York City, claiming the government’s … Read more
NEW YORK — The lawyer for deposed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro asked a judge on Thursday to toss out the indictment against his client on the grounds that the United States has unconstitutionally violated his rights to defend himself by blocking Venezuelan funds to pay his legal costs. Attorney Barry Pollack filed papers in Manhattan … Read more