French Far-Right Leader Le Pen Convicted Of Graft, Banned From Running For Office
https://www.rferl.org/a/french-far-right-leader-marine-le-pen-guilty-of-embezzlment/33365365.html
Nonprofit's Leader Convicted of Siphoning Off $240M in Federal Food Aid
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/us/nonprofit-leader-convicted-federal-food-aid.html
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Kelley was among the >1,500 defendants who received a #pardon from #Trump on Jan 20 for their actions during the #Jan6 #insurrection.….
Kelley’s attorney has argued that Trump’s mass pardon of Jan. 6 *rioters* should apply to Kelley’s #conviction in the #murder plot because it “directly relates to the events at the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021.”
Until recently, #EmilBove was one of #Trump’s #defense lawyers, representing him in his NY criminal trial last year. The trial led to Trump’s #conviction on 34 #felony counts for falsifying business records to cover up a sex scandal that had threatened to derail his 2016 campaign.
#SDNY has long been viewed as the nation’s most prestigious US atty’s office, & has a reputation for guarding its independence & fending off interference from DC, winning it the nickname “the Sovereign District.”
#law
#Trump pardoned Former #Illinois Governor Rod #Blagojevich for his #corruption #conviction, 5 years after commuting his prison sentence.
Blagojevich, who served as a *Democrat* [otherwise you can’t win in #Chicago TYVM], was removed from office in 2009 for attempting to solicit #bribes to fill the US #Senate seat Barack #Obama vacated when he became president. Trump in Feb 2020 cut short Blagojevich’s 14-year prison sentence.
In one memo, #PamBondi will establish a “Weaponization Working Group” to review #law enforcement actions enacted under the Biden admin for any examples of “politicized justice.”
That review will cover cases brought by fmr #SpecialCounsel #JackSmith over #Trump’s mishandling of #ClassifiedDocuments & 2020 #ElectionInterference, Manhattan DA #AlvinBragg’s hush-money case that led to a #conviction & a case from NYAG #LetitiaJames, in which she won a $454M civil #fraud judgment against Trump.
Though #Trump will soon begin the #appeal process, the case will be concluded after sentencing, meaning it will no longer hover over him. But he will also be the first convicted #felon to be sworn in as president.
This week, Trump filed a civil action against the judge overseeing the case, challenging a pair of recent rulings that upheld his #conviction. Both rulings rejected Trump’s argument that, as a former & future president, he is entitled to #immunity.
And just in case you were wondering…
Can #Trump #pardon himself? Not for state #HushMoney #crimes.
#Federal authority cannot overturn his #state #conviction.
#criminal #law #SCOTUS #immunity
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/30/trump-pardon-himself/
Even though Justice #Merchan has signaled that he will spare the former & future president any substantive punishment, #Trump is scrambling to avoid the symbolic blow of sentencing. Once Trump is sentenced for the 34-count #conviction, he will formally become a #felon.
Judge upholds #Trump’s #felony #conviction, schedules sentencing for Jan. 10
Donald Trump was found guilty in May of falsifying business records to conceal a payment to adult-film star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election.
#law
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/01/03/trump-new-york-hush-money-conviction-sentence/
Manhattan DA rebuffed #Trump’s request to dismiss his #criminal #conviction, signaling instead suggesting to freeze the case while he holds office.
In a letter to the judge, the prosecutors emphasized that a #jury had already #convicted Trump of falsifying records to cover up a sex scandal.
But acknowledging the unprecedented nature of the case—Trump would be the 1st #felon to serve as president — the prosecutors raised the prospect of a 4-yr freeze.
#law
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/nyregion/trump-bragg-manhattan-case.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
Smith and the #Justice Department are not involved in two state #criminal cases that #Trump has faced, including his #conviction this spring in #Manhattan of #fraud related to a hush money payment ahead of the 2016 election. In a pending case, he faces an indictment in #Georgia for alleged #ElectionInterference in that state.
