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Areeba Shah is a staff writer at Salon covering news and politics. Previously, she was a research associate at Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington and a reporting fellow for the Pulitzer Center, where she covered how COVID-19 impacted migrant farmworkers in the Midwest.

Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally on January 05, 2024 in Mason City, Iowa. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

“Democrat shenanigans”: Experts alarmed as MAGA fans cry “fraud” in Iowa — despite Trump’s huge win

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump sits at the defense table with his attorneys Christopher Kise (L) and Alina Habba (R) in New York State Supreme Court on December 7, 2023 in New York City. (Eduardo Munoz Alvarez-Pool/Getty Images)

“He’s making a mistake”: Legal experts warn Trump’s attacks could cost him “higher punitive damages”

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump stands with his lawyer Alina Habba as she speaks to the media at one of his properties, 40 Wall Street, following closing arguments at his civil fraud trial on January 11, 2024 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Legal experts: Trump lawyer Alina Habba’s attacks on E. Jean Carroll won’t fly with the judge

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Donald Trump and E. Jean Carroll (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

“Huge monetary award”: Legal experts warn jury may hit Trump hard to “shut him up” amid new attacks

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump attends the start of his civil fraud trial at New York State Supreme Court on October 02, 2023 in New York City. (Seth Wenig-Pool/Getty Images)

Experts: Trump’s closing argument rejected because he made it clear he “would abuse the privilege”

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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis appears before Judge Scott McAfee for a hearing in the 2020 Georgia election interference case at the Fulton County Courthouse on November 21, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Dennis Byron-Pool/Getty Images)

Expert: Trump co-defendant’s filing accusing Fani Willis of “improper relationship” could upend case

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Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump signs autographs for guests after speaking at his campaign event on January 06, 2024 in Newton, Iowa. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Experts: Jack Smith’s “dramatic new proof” so “overwhelming” reluctant witnesses may decide to flip

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Dr. Claudine Gay, President of Harvard University, testifies before the House Education and Workforce Committee at the Rayburn House Office Building on December 05, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

“The issue was never plagiarism”: Right-wingers “signaled their intentions” before Harvard scandal

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Donald Trump | Colorado Map (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Expert: “Treasure trove” of documents debunks Trump claim that president isn’t an “officer” of US

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to testify during his trial in New York State Supreme Court on November 06, 2023 in New York City. (Jefferson Siegel-Pool/Getty Images)

“Desperate”: Legal experts call out “wild and irrational claims” that Trump wants D.C. jury to hear

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Donald Trump | Supreme Court | Voting (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

“It would not surprise me”: Experts on how Supreme Court may bail out Trump in Colorado and Maine

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Nick Fuentes, Alex Jones and Andrew Tate (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

The worst right-wing influencers of 2023

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Jack Smith and Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Experts: Smith’s “smart motion” undermines Trump’s plans to inject “outrageous remarks” at trial

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump attends the Trump Organization civil fraud trial, in New York State Supreme Court in the Manhattan borough on December 7, 2023 in New York City. (Mike Segar-Pool/Getty Images)

Law professor: Trump delay in other cases “opens a window” for Fani Willis to hold trial within weeks

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump returns from a court recess and speaks to the media during his trial in New York State Supreme Court on December 7, 2023 in New York City. (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

“Preposterous, nonsensical, and a sure loser”: Legal scholar trashes Trump’s “immunity” claim

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Clay Higgins, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Matt Gaetz (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

“Disturbing pattern”: The most unhinged right-wing conspiracy theories of 2023

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Rudy Giuliani, the former personal lawyer for former U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks to the press as he leaves the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. District Courthouse on December 11, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Experts: Despite Giuliani’s bankruptcy, defamed election workers “can collect every penny he has”

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Donald Trump | Voting (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

“Other states may follow”: Expert says Colorado ruling could have “devastating impact” on Trump bid

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Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas speaks at the Heritage Foundation on October 21, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Legal scholar: Clarence Thomas “corruption” almost “certainly unlawful and ethically reprehensible”

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Rudy Giuliani, the former personal lawyer for former U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks with reporters outside of the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. District Courthouse after a verdict was reached in his defamation jury trial on December 15, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Experts have bad news for cash-strapped Giuliani: Even bankruptcy can’t save him from $148M verdict

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Governor of Oklahoma Kevin Stitt speaks during CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference) Texas 2022 conference at Hilton Anatole in Dallas. (Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

“Egregious”: Oklahoma Republican governor’s ban on diversity programs “raises significant concerns”

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Former Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake greets supporters after announcing her bid for the seat of U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) at JetSet Magazine on October 10, 2023 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)

Legal expert: Bogus election claims are coming back to bite Kari Lake’s lawyers

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Donald Trump | The US Capitol Riot on January 6, 2021 (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

“Incredibly significant” Supreme Court case could derail Trump prosecution: Legal expert

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Special Counsel Jack Smith and Former U.S. President Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump’s claim of presidential immunity a “bigger loser” than Nixon’s: Legal expert

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