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Biden Hasn’t Been Winning the ‘Fight for Our Democracy’

Biden officially launched his reelection bid last month — in the face of dismal job-approval numbers — by describing “the work of my first...

22.05.2023 3

Daily Intelligencer

Ankush Khardori

What the Verdict in Trump’s Sexual Assault Trial Means

A new first — and a new low — for the former president.

10.05.2023 100

Politico

Ankush Khardori

Disney Should Thank DeSantis for His Big Dumb Mouth

Ron DeSantis is not a subtle person. The Florida governor is fond of hearing himself talk — like a charmless Bond villain who can’t help but...

03.05.2023 4

Daily Intelligencer

Ankush Khardori

Answering the 3 Biggest Questions About the Fox News Settlement

The media trial of the century came and went faster than Rupert Murdoch’s latest engagement. Most court cases settle, so the last-minute settlement...

20.04.2023 3

Daily Intelligencer

Ankush Khardori

Why Fox News had to settle the Dominion suit

The last-minute agreement makes clear just how sticky a situation Fox was headed for if the trial did occur.

19.04.2023 100

Politico

Ankush Khardori

The Fox News Trial Starts Tomorrow. Fox Is Already Losing.

As a rule, it is generally not a great idea for lawyers to antagonize the presiding judge in the days leading up to a major trial. So Fox News’...

17.04.2023 10

Daily Intelligencer

Ankush Khardori

What to Make of the Case Against Trump

The Manhattan District Attorney’s office at One Hogan Place and the criminal court at 100 Centre Street fit pretty much every cliché you could come...

05.04.2023 3

Daily Intelligencer

Ankush Khardori

Trump’s Prosecution Has Set a Dangerous Precedent

Biden could soon find himself in the cross hairs of politically motivated suits from local prosecutors eager to make names for themselves.

01.04.2023 200

The New York Times

Ankush Khardori

Michael Cohen Is Already Undermining the Trump Prosecution

It turns out it did not take long at all for Michael Cohen to throw a little wrench in the criminal prosecution of Donald Trump. Late Thursday night,...

31.03.2023 1

Daily Intelligencer

Ankush Khardori

Opinion | Trump Seems to Be the Victim of a Witch Hunt. So What?

It’s hard to believe prosecutors would bring this case against anyone else. But that doesn’t mean they’re wrong.

31.03.2023 200

Politico

Ankush Khardori

Is Michael Cohen’s Big Mouth Derailing the Trump Prosecution?

As we continue week two of the Donald Trump–indictment watch, questions abound. Is it really going to happen? Did last week’s testimony from...

28.03.2023 2

Daily Intelligencer

Ankush Khardori

The First Case Against Trump Is… This?

Depending on how you count, the country is about to enter either the seventh or the eighth year of contemplating Donald Trump’s imprisonment. If you...

20.03.2023 20

Daily Intelligencer

Ankush Khardori

Is Fox News Really Doomed?

Shortly after Donald Trump lost the presidential election, two of his lawyers, Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell, convened a deranged press conference...

16.03.2023 2

Daily Intelligencer

Ankush Khardori

In Defense of the Talkative Trump Grand Juror

Things probably did not go as expected last week for Emily Kohrs, the foreperson of the Fulton County grand jury that investigated Donald Trump and...

03.03.2023 20

Daily Intelligencer

Ankush Khardori

Gary Gensler on Meeting With SBF and His Crypto Crackdown

As recently as a year ago, Sam Bankman-Fried seemed to be an unstoppable force in official Washington. The conspicuously disheveled founder and CEO of...

23.02.2023 1

Daily Intelligencer

Ankush Khardori

Mark Pomerantz’s Revealing Fight With Alvin Bragg Over Trump

On Sunday evening, Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg gathered with several close advisers on the eighth floor of the office’s Chinatown...

09.02.2023 7

Daily Intelligencer

Ankush Khardori

The Merrick Garland You Don’t Know

The nation’s famously low-key attorney general is actually quite comfortable in the spotlight, and may have a clearer roadmap than people think to...

15.01.2023 100

Politico

Ankush Khardori

Biden Throws Trump a Lifeline

In the nearly half-year since the FBI searched Donald Trump’s home at Mar-a-Lago and retrieved a cache of classified documents, I have returned on...

13.01.2023 2

Daily Intelligencer

Ankush Khardori

The January 6 Committee’s Best and Worst Cases Against Trump

When the January 6 committee finished its summerlong series of hearings in late July, it was clear the panel had presented a credible case that Donald...

22.12.2022 4

Daily Intelligencer

Ankush Khardori

The Indictment of Sam Bankman-Fried Is a Bombshell

To say that federal prosecutors moved quickly in filing criminal charges against Sam Bankman-Fried would not begin to capture my surprise upon hearing...

14.12.2022 20

Daily Intelligencer

Ankush Khardori

The Trump Organization Is Convicted on All Counts in Criminal Trial

As of Tuesday afternoon, Donald Trump’s company is a convicted felon. The result comes as courtesy of the jury in the criminal trial of the Trump...

07.12.2022 50

Daily Intelligencer

Ankush Khardori

Why Hasn’t Sam Bankman-Fried Been Arrested Yet?

On December 11, 2008, Bernie Madoff was arrested and criminally charged with one of the biggest financial frauds in history — an audacious,...

02.12.2022 50

Daily Intelligencer

Ankush Khardori

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