The Collision

Every Thursday, Sarah Isgur and Mike Warren offer reporting and trenchant analysis to help understand the new and extraordinary intersection between the law and presidential politics.

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Donald Trump and Jack Smith Face Sticky Immunity Questions

Plus: It’s not just politicians being ‘swatted.’

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Colorado, Maine, and the 14th Amendment’s Enforcement Problem

We’re waiting, waiting, waiting for the Supreme Court on Trump’s ballot access.

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Big Questions Linger on Colorado’s Trump-Ballot Decision

Plus: Donald Trump responds to prosecutors on the presidential immunity question and the House GOP isn’t finished with Hunter Biden.

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Trump’s Presidential Immunity Question

Plus: Hunter Biden’s sordid past is finally catching up with him.

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No Blanket Immunity for Trump in January 6 Civil Case

Plus: Christie—and only Christie—goes after the president from the debate stage.

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Pondering the Prosecution of a President

What happens if the Georgia trial is ongoing in January 2025?

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With Subpoenas, the House Impeachment Inquiry Is Speeding Up

Plus, evaluating Trump’s PR strategy as his civil fraud trial continues.

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The Efforts to Keep Trump Off the Ballot

Plus: Have House Republicans put their impeachment inquiry on the backburner?

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What’s the Deal with the Plea Deals?

Interpreting the guilty pleas from Donald Trump’s co-defendants in Georgia.

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Sidney Powell Pleads Guilty in Georgia

And the new gag order in Trump’s federal election interference case, explained.

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Trials and Primaries and Motions, Oh My

Looking ahead at the next several months of politics and the law colliding.

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Polling on Trump’s Cases Shows Two Different Universes

Republicans are rallying around their guy, but the general electorate thinks the indictments are legit.

Making a Federal Case of It

Trump’s co-defendants are trying to remove their Georgia indictments to federal court. Expect him to do the same.

On Trump’s Indictments, There Was No Debate

The GOP field (mostly) punts on the frontrunner’s legal problems.

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Ranking the Four Criminal Cases Against Trump

How this week’s indictment in Georgia fits in with the rest.

Walking the Line Between Campaigning and Obstruction

Meanwhile, motions in both of Trump’s federal trials are underway.

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