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What it means to serve on a jury

by Jillaire McMillan The conviction of Donald Trump on 34 counts of falsifying public records is the latest news in a series of historic events over the course of an extraordinary election year. With this verdict and the reality of a former president campaigning while facing dozens of ...

Hey, Trump defenders: Knock it off

by Bill Lueders The reaction among Republicans to the news that Donald Trump was convicted in New York of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records was fast and furious. House Speaker Mike Johnson declared it a “shameful day in American history.” Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance ...

Facts, not politics, convicted Trump

Let’s start with the indisputable facts. In 2018, Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen pled guilty to multiple charges, including campaign finance violations directly related to the $130,000 in “hush money” he paid adult film star Stormy Daniels to keep quiet that she ...

Republican reaction to Trump verdict bodes ill for the election

by John M. Crisp Committed MAGA activists leave little doubt about their feelings regarding former president Donald Trump’s conviction on 34 felony counts last week. As reported by Newsweek, political commentator and YouTuber Joey Mannarino, for example, was emphatic: “As of today, ...

Felony conviction of Trump says no one is bigger than our democracy

Donald Trump’s conviction Thursday on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, all designed to hide his affair with a porn star from the voting public, will not alter the outcome of the presidential election this November here in California. But something much bigger feels at stake ...

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