Trump-Stormy Daniels settlement at heart of potential NY DA indictment didn't violate campaign law: FEC expert
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Prosecutors won't have much of a legal leg to stand on if they indict Donald Trump on violating campaign finance law, according to a former FEC commissioner.
Von Spakovsky's comments came shortly after Trump said Saturday that he expects to be arrested Tuesday amid reports saying the Manhattan district attorney's office is preparing to issue an indictment for alleged hush money payments that Trump made as a presidential candidate in 2016. Aaron Kliegman is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital.
"NOW ILLEGAL LEAKS FROM A CORRUPT & HIGHLY POLITICAL MANHATTAN DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OFFICE, WHICH HAS ALLOWED NEW RECORDS TO BE SET IN VIOLENT CRIME & WHOSE LEADER IS FUNDED BY GEORGE SOROS, INDICATE THAT, WITH NO CRIME BEING ABLE TO BE PROVEN, & BASED ON AN OLD & FULLY DEBUNKED (BY NUMEROUS OTHER PROSECUTORS!) FAIRYTALE, THE FAR & AWAY LEADING REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE & FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, WILL BE ARRESTED ON TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. PROTEST, TAKE OUR NATION BACK!, [sic]" Trump posed to his Truth Social account.
The jury foreperson in Zachary Young’s defamation victory over CNN said she was prepared to award "up to $100 million" in punitive damages before an undisclosed settlement was reached.
A committee vote on advancing the confirmation of FBI director nominee Kash Patel has officially been delayed to next week after Senate Democrats demanded a second hearing.
A committee vote on advancing the confirmation of FBI director nominee Kash Patel has officially been delayed to next week after Senate Democrats demanded a second hearing.
A nonpartisan election integrity group has released its annual report warning of critical changes that need to be made in order to ensure free and fair elections.
A group of neighbors chased down a man suspected of starting a fire Monday afternoon near the Chatsworth Reservoir in Los Angeles.
The Senate is expected to vote on the nomination of Russell Vought to lead the Office of Management and Budget after Democrats are likely to hold the floor for 30 hours.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio assumed another role in the Trump administration, acting director of the U.S. Archives. He is also acting director of USAID.
President Donald Trump's appointment of Gail Slater as head of the Antitrust Division of the Justice Department will challenge Big Tech.
First on Fox: A nonprofit public advocacy group that focuses on health care and aligns with Democrats targets House Republicans as part of what it touts as its $10 million 'Hands Off Medicaid" campaign
Comedian Amber Ruffin discussed headlining the upcoming White House Correspondents' Association Dinner on CNN’s “The Lead with Jake Tapper" on Wednesday.
In a staff memo obtained by Fox News Digital, Politico chiefs denied they are a 'beneficiary of government programs' as the White House vows to cancel federal payments to the outlet.
It's President Reagan's birthday. He's one of two US leaders who worked to Make America Great Again. President Trump shares that role, along with a devotion to the nation and its people.
Federal Communication Commission Chairman Brendan Carr told Fox News Digital he's perplexed by CBS News' handling of the transcript of its "60 Minutes" interview with Kamala Harris.