A Georgia court of appeals disqualified Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and her team from prosecuting President-elect Donald Trump in his election interference case on Thursday. The court did not toss Trump’s indictment entirely, but Willis and the assistant DAs working in her office now have “no authority to proceed.” “After carefully considering the … Read more
Donald Trump says ‘something strange is going on’ with drone sightings Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The … Read more
The New York judge who presided over Donald Trump’s hush money trial denied the president-elect’s bid to vacate his guilty verdict on presidential immunity grounds. “Defendant’s motion to dismiss the indictment and verdict is denied,” Judge Juan Merchan wrote in a ruling Monday. Merchan handed down the decision after he also denied Trump’s argument that he’s … Read more
A moment of levity and a desire for a quick drink and a bite to eat. Those were the mistakes suspected CEO killer Luigi Mangione made, resulting in his arrest in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson in midtown Manhattan on Dec. 4, multiple law enforcement experts say. “I don’t think anywhere in his … Read more