Graham Kates
Graham Kates is an investigative reporter covering criminal justice, privacy issues and information security for CBS News Digital. He has a deep understanding of the legal system and has reported extensively on issues related to cybersecurity and digital privacy. His work has appeared in various publications including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Guardian. Kates is a regular contributor to NPR's “All Things Considered” and has appeared as a commentator on CNN, MSNBC, and other networks. He has been recognized for his reporting with multiple awards including the Society of Professional Journalists' Sigma Delta Chi Award for investigative reporting. Kates received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley and a Master's degree in Journalism from Columbia University.
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The Daily's Verdict
This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.
Bias
90%
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- The article contains examples of religious bias and monetary bias.
- The author uses language that depicts one side as extreme or unreasonable by referring to the fraud ruling as a
Conflicts of Interest
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- The author is an investigative reporter covering criminal justice, privacy issues and information security for CBS News Digital.
Contradictions
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- The justices agreed, and arguments are scheduled for April 25.
- Trump faces justice
- Trump has once again sought to push back the start of his first criminal trial in New York.
- unprecedented fashion
Deceptions
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- If he engaged in unlawful conduct before he became president, it doesn‒t seem to me that his efforts when he was president, to either cover up or address that conduct, will be immunized from criminal liability.
- Much of that evidence pertained to what prosecutors described as a 2018 ‘pressure campaign’ designed to keep Cohen from divulging incriminating information about Trump.
- The author states that Engoron's Feb 16 decision enjoined the defendants from seeking loans from any financial institution registered with New York state for three years but this is incorrect as it only states that they are barred during the appeal process and not permanently.
Recent Articles
Historic Conviction: Donald Trump Found Guilty of 34 Felonies in New York Case
Broke On: Saturday, 06 July 2024Former President Trump convicted of 34 felonies, marking the first time a U.S. president faces criminal charges post-office; implications for American democracy and future presidencies. 
Supreme Court Delays Trump's Sentencing for Business Records Conviction, Debate on Presidential Immunity Continues
Broke On: Wednesday, 03 July 2024The Supreme Court's ruling granting former President Trump presumptive immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts during his presidency delays his sentencing for 34 counts of falsification of business records related to a hush money payment to Stormy Daniels. Trump's team argues that the introduction of evidence about official acts violates the presidential immunity doctrine, and they plan to file a motion for overturning the conviction. 
Trump Lawyers File Motion to Vacate Manhattan Verdict After Supreme Court Immunity Ruling
Broke On: Monday, 01 July 2024Former President Trump's lawyers file motion to vacate Manhattan conviction following Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity. The motion requests a delay of sentencing and dismissal of the jury verdict, citing evidence that should not have been admitted at trial. 
Former President Donald Trump Faces Criminal Trial Over Hush Money Payments to Stormy Daniels
Broke On: Tuesday, 12 March 2024Former President Donald Trump is facing a criminal trial in New York over hush money payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels. The case involves allegations that the payments were made during the 2016 presidential campaign and were intended to cover up an affair between Trump and Daniels. Former President Donald Trump Files Appeal in New York Civil Fraud Case, Must Pay $454 Million Judgment and Comply with Other Conditions Imposed by Judge Arthur Engoron
Broke On: Monday, 26 February 2024Former President Donald Trump filed an appeal in the New York civil fraud case brought against him by Attorney General Letitia James on February 26th, 2024. The $454 million judgment was handed down on February 16th and ordered that Trump pay a portion of it immediately as bond while he appeals the decision. In addition to paying off his debt, Trump must also comply with other conditions imposed by Judge Arthur Engoron such as an independent director of compliance at the Trump Organization and continued oversight by an independent monitor for three years. Trump Family Faces Legal Battles in Election Interference and Fraud Cases
Broke On: Friday, 03 November 2023Former President Donald Trump's attorneys have appealed a gag order placed on him in a federal election interference case. Trump and his adult children are set to testify in a New York civil fraud trial, with the state seeking at least $250 million in what it calls 'ill-gotten gains'.