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Is Donald Trump Above the Law?

Bill Blum / Truthdig Nov 1, 2022 A failed prosecution of Donald Trump would be a lose-lose proposition, legally and politically. But the greater risk lies in doing nothing.

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Trump’s Impeachment Defense, Prosecutors Dig In

LAURIE KELLMAN / The Associated Press Jan 19, 2020 While Senate trial's structure and nature remain unknown, each side debates whether a crime is required and witnesses should be called. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

New York Prosecutors Reportedly Subpoena Trump’s Tax Returns

MICHAEL R. SISAK and BERNARD CONDON / The Associated Press Sep 16, 2019 The Manhattan DA's office asks accounting firm for filings from the president and his company in hush money inquiry. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

FBI Scientist Linked Defendants to Crimes When His Lab Results Didn’t

Ryan Gabrielson / ProPublica Feb 23, 2019 Court statements veered from the scientist's original conclusions in at least three cases. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

John Oliver: Prosecutors Can Ruin Lives in a Second (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Aug 6, 2018 The "Last Week Tonight" host outlines why "we need to find out who our district attorneys are and get a sense of the policies and priorities that they're carrying out where we live." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Prosecutors Rarely Pay Price for Mistakes and Misconduct, According to a New Report

Staff / Truthdig Mar 30, 2016 The Innocence Project released a report Tuesday alleging that prosecutors across the country are almost never punished when they withhold evidence or commit other forms of misconduct that land innocent people in prison. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Authorities Shift Blame for Certain Fatal Police Shootings Onto the Dead

Staff / Truthdig Oct 7, 2015 Several fatal shootings by police around the U.S. are being ruled as "suicides by cop." Are officials too eager to explain away the use of deadly force? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘Human Experimentation Was a Core Feature of the CIA Torture Program’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 18, 2014 If journalists and officials began talking about the tests that CIA psychologists conducted on suspected terrorists at U.S. black sites, would Americans demand the prosecution of those responsible? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Paying Jabbar Collins $10 Million Doesn’t Address Problems With Prosecutors

Staff / Truthdig Aug 21, 2014 A wrongly convicted Brooklyn man will receive millions in compensation from New York City, but that doesn’t address the broader lack of consequences when prosecutors abuse their power. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Way to Stop Corporate Lawbreaking Is to Prosecute the People Who Break the Law

Robert Reich / Truthdig Jun 5, 2014 Who’s really to blame when a big corporation breaks the law? The government thinks it’s the corporation itself. Wrong. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Incentives Often Skew Justice in the American Courts, Study Finds

BLANK Sep 9, 2013 In a disturbing new report, two academics argue that incentives -- from career gains to lab test payments -- may be leading to high numbers of false convictions in American courts. They call for more study, but also for a systemic overhaul. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Sentencing Testimony Suggests Manning and WikiLeaks Not Responsible for Any Deaths

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 3, 2013 "For three years Bradley Manning and Julian Assange were accused of murder," writes Matt Sledge at The Huffington Post. "Members of Congress and the administration said their WikiLeaks document dump endangered U.S. interests -- and lives." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )