Harry Litman

Donald Trump is certain to pay dearly in the new York fraud case that was heard last week, but he succeeded in turning the courtroom into a constant political rally.

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Trump’s fraud trial strategy may be politically effective. But it’s legally disastrous | Commentary

November 13, 2023 at 5:30 a.m.

Donald Trump is certain to pay dearly in the new York fraud case that was heard last week, but he succeeded in turning the courtroom into a constant political rally.

The president's son received two misdemeanor convictions and a pretrial diversion on a felony. Both sides had plenty to gain or lose from the Hunter Biden case, and that may well have helped produce a sensible bargain.

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Hunter Biden deal is not a slap on the wrist | Commentary

June 22, 2023 at 11:48 a.m.

The president's son received two misdemeanor convictions and a pretrial diversion on a felony. Both sides had plenty to gain or lose from the Hunter Biden case, and that may...

The Department of Justice has shown the necessary steeliness and dedication to make history in undertaking this prosecution of a former president. And with a special counsel still investigating Trump’s even more outrageous misconduct on and before Jan. 6, 2021, this first such prosecution may well not be the last.

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Why the Trump indictment is as breathtaking as it was inevitable | Commentary

June 9, 2023 at 2:44 p.m.

The Department of Justice has shown the necessary steeliness and dedication to make history in undertaking this prosecution of a former president. And with a special counsel still investigating Trump’s...

The special counsel appointment in the Biden case tells us something new about Merrick Garland | Commentary

January 17, 2023 at 10:30 a.m.

Merrick Garland's appointment of special counsel Robert Hur to investigate the burgeoning Biden documents problem tells us something new about the attorney general. Notwithstanding his image as a "just the...

A jury delivers the truth about Jan. 6. It was seditious conspiracy | Commentary

December 1, 2022 at 8:05 p.m.

The conviction of Oath Keepers leaders Stewart Rhodes and Kelly Meggs on charges of seditious conspiracy is a historic legal victory for the Department of Justice, but it is much...

The Mar-a-Lago search could signal the end of another ‘long national nightmare’ | Commentary

August 10, 2022 at 4:27 p.m.

Why now? What explains the thunderous revelation that the FBI — doubtless with the approval of those at the highest levels of the Department of Justice — executed a search...

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