All the Presidents' dogs in words and pictures There have been hundreds of dog through the White House from George Washington to Joe Biden, including just one rescue dog and a mixed breed called Satan Belfast Live · Apr 12, 2023
FACTBOX-Visits to Ireland by U.S. presidents Joe Biden will become the eighth sitting U.S. president to visit Ireland this week. Many of his predecessors have also sought out their Irish roots, sometimes to be greeted by cheering crowds, and occasionally by protests. Reuters · Apr 11, 2023
Commentary: New York’s indictment of Donald Trump is the wrong set of charges at the wrong time With significant fanfare, Donald Trump was arraigned Tuesday in a New York City courtroom on charges relating to hush money payments made to former porn star Stormy Daniels. The former president is, of course, no stranger to controversy, which has been his calling card since he premiered on the political… Chicago Tribune · Apr 7, 2023
Expert: This is what Founders intended A closer look at American history shows that the indictment of a former president was not unforeseen Salon · Apr 5, 2023
Sad day for Trump, good day for America It may have been sad for Donald Trump — but it was good for America Salon · Apr 5, 2023
Trump’s indictment is unprecedented, but it would not have surprised the Founding Fathers Much has been made of the unprecedented nature of the April 4, 2023 arraignment on criminal charges of former President Donald Trump following an indictment brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. But a closer look at American history shows that the indictment of a former president was not unforeseen. The Conversation · Apr 5, 2023
A history of U.S. presidents and hush money payments The term hush money dates back centuries, and it's been applied to various scandals involving presidents for nearly as long as the U.S. has been a country. WEKU · Apr 5, 2023
34 charges and more than 100 years in prison: What is Trump charged with and will he go to prison? Former president was hit with 34 felony charges at Tuesday’s arraignment The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2023
Trump arrested: What we know about ex-president’s historic 34 criminal charges Former president faced 34 felony charges as he was arraigned on Tuesday The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2023
White House or jail? Historians see Trump arraignment as start of an uncertain chapter WASHINGTON — Donald Trump will make history on Tuesday when he is booked and arraigned in a Manhattan courthouse as the first former president ever to face criminal charges. But historians are looking beyond his indictment with anxiety over what might follow. McClatchy Washington Bureau · Apr 4, 2023
Other countries have prosecuted their leaders. What took the U.S. so long? Other democracies, from Europe to South America to the Middle East, have prosecuted their current or former leaders. Why did the U.S. wait so long to take that step? A political scientist weighs in. WEKU · Apr 3, 2023
Past presidents, while never indicted, have faced legal woes of their own President Nixon was named as an "unindicted co-conspirator" in the Watergate scandal, and President Clinton was impeached following the fallout from his affair with a White House intern. WEKU · Apr 3, 2023
John M. Crisp: Trump indictment affirms an essential principle of justice Count me among those who are skeptical about indicting former president Donald Trump on charges that he tried to cover up an affair by paying off a porn star and misrepresenting the expenditure in his business records. Isn’t this what the Bible calls straining at a gnat and swallowing a… Tribune News Service · Apr 3, 2023
Donald Trump isn't first ex-president to face legal trouble Donald Trump isn't the first president, in or out of office, to be in legal trouble The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2023
Tribune News Service · Apr 1, 2023 Editorial: Trump indictment a political minefield Indicting a former president on criminal charges is an extremely serious matter. The charges brought against former President Donald Trump Thursday by the district attorney in Manhattan mark the first time that a past commander in chief has ever been indicted with a crime.
Salon · Mar 31, 2023 Expert: Charges show Trump not a "king" Trump was just another example of a president acting as if he was king by just another name
Tribune News Service · Mar 31, 2023 Commentary: No American is above the law, not even former presidents No American is above the law — not even former presidents. After a monthslong investigation, a New York grand jury indicted former president Donald J. Trump on charges related to hush-money payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels in the lead-up to the 2016 election.
WhatToWatch · Mar 31, 2023 White House Plumbers: episode guide, UK release date, fact vs fiction, cast, plot, interviews and all about the Watergate break-in drama White House Plumbers is an HBO and Sky Atlantic drama about the Watergate break-in starring Justin Theroux, Woody Harrelson, Lena Heady,and Judy Greer.
Salon · Mar 31, 2023 Trump's real crimes are being ignored Like Richard Nixon, Trump is being punished for his sins against the dominant order, not his most serious crimes
Chicago Tribune · Mar 31, 2023 Commentary: Confederate President Jefferson Davis’ fate is a cautionary tale for our nation’s Trump quandary With barricades surrounding the Manhattan criminal courthouse and plainclothes officers ordered to dress in their full uniforms, it’s only human to ponder the wisdom of trying Donald Trump for a nonviolent offense related to buying a porn star’s silence.
The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2023 Among 160 years of presidential scandals, Trump stands alone While he’s far from the only U.S. president to be dogged by legal and ethical scandals, Donald Trump now occupies a unique place in history as the first ever indicted on criminal charges
Los Angeles Times · Mar 30, 2023 What Trump’s indictment means for his political future — and his party’s WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is the first former president in history to face a criminal indictment. Here’s what Trump’s indictment might mean for his political future — and his party’s.
The Conversation · Mar 30, 2023 Manhattan grand jury votes to indict Donald Trump, showing he, like all other presidents, is not an imperial king A Manhattan grand jury voted to indict former President Donald Trump on March 30, 2023, for his alleged role in paying porn star Stormy Daniels hush money.
The Conversation · Mar 30, 2023 What does Trump's indictment mean for his political future – and the strength of US democracy? Events often seem inevitable in hindsight. The indictment of former US President Donald Trump on criminal charges has been a possibility since the start of his presidency – arguably, since close to the beginning of his career in New York real estate.
The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2023 Trump to surrender in days after being indicted on ‘more than 30 charges’ in Stormy Daniels hush money case The indictment against the twice-impeached Mr Trump makes him the first former US president to face criminal charges