Judge acquits Democratic congressional candidate arrested at New York immigration court protest | PBS News

Federal prosecutors unsuccessfully argued that Lander obstructed an elevator on the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza as he sat in front of it for 20 to 25 minutes on Sept. 18, 2025. Ricardo said the government had failed to show that Lander intended to obstruct the elevators or was uncooperative as members of federal law enforcement gave protesters conflicting instructions...

 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/judge-acquits-democratic-congressional-candidate-arrested-at-new-york-immigration-court-protest

 

The Mar-a-Lago judge is entertaining Trump’s most brazen defenses

Trump and prosecutors in the classified documents case have been told to draft jury instructions that could result in ensuring acquittal …

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/21/implications-trump-classified-documents-trial

Steele dossier source acquitted, in loss for special counsel Durham - The Washington Post

Trump predicted Durham would uncover "the crime of the century" inside the U.S. law enforcement and intelligence agencies that investigated his campaign's links to Russia. But so far, no one charged by the special counsel has gone to prison, and only one government employee has pleaded guilty to a criminal offense. In both trials this year, Durham argued that people deceived FBI agents, not that investigators corruptly targeted Trump...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/10/18/igor-danchenko-john-durham-verdict/

Nina Burleigh: Michigan militia trial for Whitmer kidnapping plot highlights surge in violent rhetoric

"Today, Michiganders and Americans — especially our children — are living through the normalization of political violence. The plot to kidnap and kill a governor may seem like an anomaly. But we must be honest about what it really is: the result of violent, divisive rhetoric that is all too common across our country. There must be accountability and consequences for those who commit heinous crimes. Without accountability, extremists will be emboldened."

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/michigan-militia-trial-whitmer-kidnapping-plot-highlights-surge-violen-rcna22903

Two acquitted and mistrial declared for two others in Whitmer kidnap plot trial | Michigan | The Guardian

Jury in Grand Rapids acquits two of conspiracy to kidnap Michigan governor and unable to agree on verdicts for other two men on trial…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/apr/08/michigan-governor-gretchen-whitmer-jury-charges-verdict

Nearly 60 percent say Trump should have been convicted in impeachment trial: poll | TheHill

... The poll found that support for the conviction was starkly partisan. Almost 90 percent of respondents polled who identified as Democrats said they believe the former president should have been convicted, compared to 64 percent of those identifying as independents and 14 percent of those identifying as Republicans who said the same...

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/538859-nearly-60-percent-say-trump-should-have-been-convicted-in-impeachment

'White supremacy won today': critics condemn Trump acquittal as racist vote | US Senate | The Guardian

"Trump is now the head of the neo-Confederacy, formerly called the Republican party. This is a party made up of people whose ideological ancestors have always been well represented in all levels government, and society. Let's be clear, this is an America that has always been," Muhammad said...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/14/trump-acquittal-white-supremacy-racist-vote

Mitch McConnell savages Trump – minutes after voting to acquit | Trump impeachment (2021) | The Guardian

"President Trump is still liable for everything he did while he's in office," McConnell said. "He didn't get away with anything yet."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/13/mitch-mcconnell-trump-republicans

Trump's BLATANT Abuses of Power After Acquittal

Mere days after the most BS acquittal since OJ, Trump has certainly learned his lesson - that he can do whatever the f he wants. (Thanks, Senator Collins) He fires witnesses, berates Pelosi and Romney at the prayer breakfast, and now has Bill Barr doing unprecedented damage to DoJ. Find out just how corrupt and infuriating it all is on this week's episode of The Briefs. ....
https://youtu.be/nK6QgI8U-b8

The Constitution Is Broken - The Atlantic

The impeachment and subsequent acquittal of President Trump have revealed deep flaws in the constitutional system.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/02/constitution-flawed/606208/

Trump’s rally in New Hampshire confirmed fears about impeachment acquittal - Vox

It was a portrait of a dangerously unconstrained president.....
https://www.vox.com/2020/2/11/21132896/trump-new-hampshire-rally-democratic-primary

33% of Americans agree with Trump's Senate impeachment trial acquittal - Business Insider

About one in three Americans polled by Insider agreed with the Senate's vote to acquit President Donald Trump on two articles of impeachment.
https://www.businessinsider.com/33-percent-americans-agree-with-trump-senate-impeachment-trial-acquittal-2020-2

Solid majority of Americans say Senate acquittal did not clear Trump of wrongdoing

By a 15-point margin Americans say that, despite being acquitted in the Senate, Donald Trump has not been cleared of wrongdoing in the Ukraine matter. Fully 55% say Trump has not been exonerated by his acquittal while 40% believe he has, according a new Quinnipiac poll released Monday. The views of independents track almost perfectly with those findings, with 54% saying Trump has not been cleared and 40% saying he has.....
https://www.dailykos.com/story/2020/2/10/1918211/-Solid-majority-of-Americans-say-Senate-acquittal-did-not-clear-Trump-of-wrongdoing

Trump's acquittal in impeachment 'trial' is a glimpse of America's imploding empire

In a hyperpartisan era, Republicans cast Trump as a victim while Democrats lamented his ‘normalisation of lawlessness’ ....
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/feb/05/trump-acquittal-impeachment-trial-america-imploding-empire

How Americans can still protect the 2020 election after Trump's acquittal.

On Wednesday, the Senate voted 52–48 to acquit President Donald Trump of abuse of power in his efforts to pressure Ukraine to announce an investigation of former Vice President Joe Biden. As special counsel Robert Mueller and others have testified, the threats to the 2020 election were already grave. ....
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/02/protect-2020-election-trump-acquittal-moscow-mitch-shield-act.html

Daily Kos: Cartoon: Excuses for acquittal

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/2/3/1915781/-Cartoon-Excuses-for-acquittal

Former Obama White House counsel Greg Craig found not guilty in Mueller spinoff case - Vox

The case was about whether he made false statements to investigators about years-old work for Ukraine's government...
https://www.vox.com/2019/9/4/20849125/greg-craig-trial-acquitted-not-guilty-mueller

Black Man Attacked In C-ville Found Not Guilty Of Assaulting White Supremacist - TPM

A black man violently attacked at last summer's white nationalist rally in Charlottesville was acquitted Friday on charges that he assaulted one of the racists in attendance. ...
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/deandre-harris-acquitted-assault-white-supremacist-harold-crews-charlottesville

Here’s Why St. Louis Is Exploding – Mother Jones

It doesn’t start or end with the acquittal of Jason Stockley....
http://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2017/09/heres-why-st-louis-is-exploding/

"Philando Can Be Any of Us"

In Minnesota, protesters took to the streets Sunday for a third straight day after a St. Anthony police officer was acquitted Friday in the killing of a black motorist he shot five times during a traffic stop last year....
Interview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7poo7Fcsuw&feature=youtu.be