Jeremy Herb

Jeremy Herb is a national security reporter covering Congress for CNN Politics. Prior to CNN, Herb was a defense reporter at Politico, where he wrote about the Pentagon, Congress and defense industry political influence. He also had stints as a national security reporter at The Hill and a Washington correspondent for the Minneapolis Star Tribune, where he covered the short-lived presidential campaigns of former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and former Rep. Michele Bachmann. Herb is originally from San Jose, Calif. He has a bachelor’s degree from Santa Clara University and a master’s degree from Columbia University’s Journalism School.

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Bias

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  • following the facts and the law and doing so without fear or favor.
  • The 12 everyday jurors vowed to make a decision based on the evidence and the law, and the evidence and the law alone. Their deliberations led them to a unanimous conclusion beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant Donald J. Trump is guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree, to conceal a scheme to corrupt the 2016 election.
  • The first former president in American history to be convicted of a felony
  • voters will decide the significance of the guilty verdict

Conflicts of Interest

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  • Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, a Democrat, announced charges against Trump last year and presenting the first indictment of a former president, accusing him of falsifying the repayment of his former lawyer Michael Cohen in order to cover up a $130,000 payment Cohen made to adult film star Stormy Daniels to keep her from speaking out about an alleged affair with Trump before the 2016 election.
  • Not only is Trump the first former president to be found guilty of a felony, he’s also the first major-party presidential nominee to be convicted of a crime in the midst of a campaign for the White House.

Contradictions

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  • Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, a Democrat, announced charges against Trump last year and presenting the first indictment of a former president, accusing him of falsifying the repayment of his former lawyer Michael Cohen in order to cover up a $130,000 payment Cohen made to adult film star Stormy Daniels to keep her from speaking out about an alleged affair with Trump before the 2016 election.
  • Not only is Trump the first former president to be found guilty of a felony, he’s also the first major-party presidential nominee to be convicted of a crime in the midst of a campaign for the White House.
  • The verdict in the hush money trial was announced after jurors deliberated for nearly 12 hours over two days.

Deceptions

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  • Not only is Trump the first former president to be found guilty of a felony, he’s also the first major-party presidential nominee to be convicted of a crime in the midst of a campaign for the White House.
  • The verdict in the hush money trial was announced after jurors deliberated for nearly 12 hours over two days.

Recent Articles

Former President Trump Found Guilty of 34 Felony Counts: Reactions and Controversy

Former President Trump Found Guilty of 34 Felony Counts: Reactions and Controversy

Broke On: Thursday, 30 May 2024 Former President Donald Trump was found guilty of 34 felony counts related to falsifying business records, making him the first former US president to be convicted of a felony and the first major-party presidential nominee to be convicted of a crime during a campaign for the White House. The charges stemmed from a hush money payment made to Stormy Daniels during the 2016 presidential campaign. Despite this conviction, some committed Trump voters remain unwavering in their support and question the credibility of Michael Cohen as a witness and the verdict itself.
Manhattan Jury Finds Donald Trump Guilty of Falsifying Business Records in Historic Verdict

Manhattan Jury Finds Donald Trump Guilty of Falsifying Business Records in Historic Verdict

Broke On: Thursday, 30 May 2024 A Manhattan jury convicted former President Donald Trump of all 34 counts of falsifying business records related to a hush money payment to Stormy Daniels during the 2016 election, marking the first time a U.S. president has been criminally charged (Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg accused Trump of conspiring with Michael Cohen to cover up the payment). Trump reacted angrily outside the courtroom, labeling it a 'disgrace' and 'rigged trial'. The jury's decision comes amid heightened political tensions, with both parties using it as a rallying cry for midterm elections.