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Trump Sentencing Watch: It’s the ‘Charge’ Not the Charges

By: Andrew C. McCarthy · Andrew C. McCarthy
In Merchan’s court, Trump stands convicted, not of petty business-records infractions, but of stealing the 2016 election. 

Former president Donald Trump leaves the courthouse after a jury found him guilty on all 34 counts in his criminal trial in New York State Supreme Court in New York City, May 30, 2024.

Court Confirms: Weiss’s ‘Special Counsel’ Appointment Is a Sham

By: Andrew C. McCarthy · Andrew C. McCarthy
AG Garland labeled the Delaware U.S. attorney a ‘special counsel,’ but the appointment was outside the regulations — quite intentionally so. 

A.G. Merrick Garland announces the appointment of Special Counsel David Weiss in the ongoing investigation of Hunter Biden at the Justice Department in Washington, D.C., August 11, 2023.

The Cat Is Out of the Bragg

By: Andrew C. McCarthy · Andrew C. McCarthy
Prosecutors hid in the tall grass until summation and are now emphatically describing Trump as having blatantly violated federal campaign law.

Smith Responds to Trump’s Absurd Lethal-Force Rant with Absurd Gag-Order Motion

By: Andrew C. McCarthy · Andrew C. McCarthy
Legally, there is no constitutional basis for a gag order. Politically, gagging Trump is the last thing Democrats should be doing. 

U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith makes a statement to reporters after a grand jury returned an indictment of former president Donald Trump, at Smith’s offices in Washington, D.C., August 1, 2023.

Where’s the Jury Charge?

By: Andrew C. McCarthy · Andrew C. McCarthy
Why is such basic information being withheld, and if the worry is intense publicity, then why was the jury sent home for a week? 

Justice Juan Merchan presides during a hearing before the trial of former president Donald Trump over charges that he falsified business records to conceal money paid to silence porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016, in Manhattan state court in New York City, March 25, 2024 in this courtroom sketch.

Prosecutor Did Not Ignore or Miss Cohen’s Theft from the Trump Organization

By: Andrew C. McCarthy · Andrew C. McCarthy
But Bragg’s team could have done a better job highlighting that Cohen stole from his employer and was never prosecuted. 

Michael Cohen, former lawyer for Republican presidential candidate and former president Donald Trump, departs his home in Manhattan to testify in Trump's criminal trial in New York City, May 20, 2024.

DA Bragg’s Fever Dream

By: Andrew C. McCarthy · Andrew C. McCarthy
Manhattan’s progressive district attorney Alvin Bragg, an elected Democrat, seems to see the indictment as a game of ‘hide the ball.’ 

Right: Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg speaks during a news conference at his office in New York City, February 22, 2024. Left: Republican presidential candidate and former president Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Forum River Center in Rome, Ga., March 9, 2024.

What Must the Jury Be Thinking about Why Trump Is on Trial?

By: Andrew C. McCarthy · Andrew C. McCarthy
In Alvin Bragg’s Manhattan, they’re probably thinking about the crime on the streets and subways. 

Prosecutor Matthew Colangelo speaks as former president Donald Trump sits between his attorneys Todd Blanche, Emil Bove, and Susan Necheles during a hearing before his trial over charges that he falsified business records to conceal money paid to silence porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016, in Manhattan state court in New York City, March 25, 2024.

Lawyer Cohen Testifies about Covertly Recording Client Trump

By: Andrew C. McCarthy · Andrew C. McCarthy
On the piercing of the attorney–client privilege, as with seemingly everything about this case, the question is: What’s the crime? 

Michael Cohen (right) is questioned by prosecutor Susan Hoffinger before Justice Juan Merchan as former president Donald Trump sits with his eyes closed and New York County District Attorney Alvin Bragg watches, during Trump's criminal trial on charges that he falsified business records to conceal money paid to silence porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016, in Manhattan state court in New York City, May 13, 2024, in a courtroom sketch.

What Bragg Needs from Cohen’s Testimony

By: Andrew C. McCarthy · Andrew C. McCarthy
In the case against Trump, prosecutors need their troubled witness to fill substantive gaps. 

Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg speaks during a news conference at his office in New York City, February 22, 2024.

Cohen’s Credibility Problems Take Center Stage

By: Andrew C. McCarthy · Andrew C. McCarthy
A serial perjurer is the foundation for Bragg’s prosecution of Trump. 

Michael Cohen, former lawyer for President Donald Trump departs his home in Manhattan to testify in Trump’s criminal trial, in New York City, May 13, 2024.
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