Donald Trump trial LIVE: Former president returns to hush money trial as Supreme Court considers whether he is immune from prosecution - When Trump appeared in court, he told reporters about the poor economic numbers, specifically referring to GDP, gas prices and the U.S. dollar. "This is Bidenomics, it's catching up with himit's destroyed our country at the border, destroyed our country with other countries, they don't respect the United States anymore," he said. “This is very bad news,” he...
Judge Engoron closed the loopholes and removed opportunities that Donald Trump's folks built to disappear the collateral and approved the $175 million bond. The $175 million bond that Trump and his friend, Don Hankey, posted to stave off collections in his civil fraud judgment is good enough for Judge Engoron. — Read the rest
Friday, during an appearance on FNC's "Hannity," Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, criticized the political motivations behind the Trump trials underway in New York State. | Clips
Attorneys for Donald Trump at a Monday hearing successfully defended the $175 million bond the former president secured in his New York state civil fraud case.
Lawyers for Donald Trump and the New York Attorney General's Office struck a deal Monday that will now keep the GOP frontrunner from having any access to the cash collateral for his $175 million civil-fraud bond.The agreement reached in civil court in Manhattan essentially moves the all-cash collateral to a Trump-proof lockbox. Only the bond underwriter, Knight Specialty Insurance Company, has the key.Previously, Trump and Knight shared control of the cash, a sticking point for the AG's...
Republican presidential contender is the first former US president to go on criminal trial
Former President Donald Trump is going to employ a new "risky" defense strategy at his Manhattan criminal hush money trial, former Manhattan prosecutor Rebecca Roiphe argued to MSNBC's Chris Hayes on Wednesday evening. Specifically, she argued, the former president is going to not deny the payment brokered by his former attorney and fixer Michael Cohen happened, but that there wasn't anything illegal about it in the first place. "We think we're going to get a few more witnesses this week,"...
Florida Judge Jeff Swartz praised ex-National Enquirer publisher David Pecker as an “outstanding” first witness in former President Trump’s hush money trial, stating he was “incredibly credible.” “I think David pecker was an outstanding choice for the first witness,” Swartz said during his Saturday appearance on CNN. “He set the stage and he set the
Prosecutors called Rhona Graff, Trump's personal secretary and a banker who recounted the details of a payment at the heart of the case.
They include a judge and prosecutors who have previously tangled with Mr Trump, an all-in defence team and several curious witnesses.
Defendant Donald Trump's trial demeanor has him being sketched or photographed looking cross, sleeping, slouching, and bored, and this is likely vexing his trial attorney Todd Blanche. Former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara made note of the four days of trial wearing down former President Donald Trump's pristine veneer, resulting in him scowling at the judge and craning his head to make eyes with some jurors. Already, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan...
Is Rhona Graff, Donald Trump's former assistant, the key witness in his Manhattan trial? Graff's testimony has shed light on her pivotal role at Trump Tower. read more