There were fireworks in court when Trump attorney Todd Blanche tried to block the jury from seeing a photo of Trump and his bodyguard Keith Schiller.
Lawyer Todd Blanche tried going for the jugular with his first questions. But he had trouble rattling Cohen by bringing up foul-mouthed insults. Read DailyMail's coverage of the Stormy Daniels trial
A New York appeals court on Tuesday upheld the gag order against former President Donald Trump in his criminal hush money trial.
High drama unfolded Monday in Donald Trump's criminal case as prosecutors asked to have a C-SPAN video admitted into evidence that they said would prove a key piece of Michael Cohen's testimony.Cohen testified last week that he spoke to Trump's security guard, Keith Schiller, on Oct. 24 about the status of the hush money payment to actress and director Stormy Daniels and that Schiller put Trump on the line. But in cross-examination, Trump's lawyer, Todd Blanche, questioned whether that was the...
Donald Trump's allies have been packing the New York City courtroom where he's standing trial — and speaking out in his defense in statements that come close to violating the gag order imposed on himAnd an onlooker reported Tuesday Trump appears to be very much in control of what they're saying.In recent days political big guns including Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum have given impassioned speeches outside the courtroom parroting...
Legal analyst Andrew Weissmann was bothered by one line of questioning of Michael Cohen he said Donald Trump's lawyer was twisting out of context as cross-examination started in the hush money trial Tuesday.MSNBC co-host Chris Jansing hushed the debating panel as they heard reports coming from the courtroom, saying, "It's getting a little brutal."Inside the court, Jansing said that Trump's lawyer, Todd Blanche, over and over asked if Cohen, Trump's former lawyer and a key prosecution witness,...
Donald Trump's criminal trial continued into its 14th day on Thursday, where actress and director Stormy Daniels was still on the stand. Trump stands accused of 34 felony counts involving his falsifying business records to cover up a hush money payment he allegedly gave to Daniels to hide claims of an affair. While Trump's lawyer Susan Necheles was hammering Daniels with questions, some of the women observed that they were "slut shaming" Daniels and calling her "crazy," which can sometimes be...
Former President Donald Trump's lead attorney asked on Monday that New York Justice Juan Merchan dismiss the criminal hush money case against the former president by pointing the finger at former fixer Michael Cohen, reports from the courtroom show.Todd Blanche's motion to dismiss was based on three main points linked to a lack of evidence and what he called Cohen's lack of credibility, according to Lawfare's Anna Bower."The is no way that the court should let this case go to the jury relying on...
Former President Donald Trump's payroll attorney William Brennan launched into a tirade on MSNBC Thursday attacking Michael Cohen, the ex-Trump lawyer who is serving as the final and most significant witness for the prosecution in the former president's Manhattan criminal hush money trial, saying he wasn't to be trusted.However, MSNBC anchor Ari Melber, himself an attorney, stopped him cold with a simple point."This guy is a whiner," said Brennan. "It's always somebody else's fault. I think...
Former President Donald Trump admitted that he was part of the non-disclosure agreement at the heart of his criminal trial for the first time publicly while standing outside the courtroom, MSNBC's Vaughn Hillyard reported Thursday.The same observation was made by Allison Gill, who co-hosts the "Jack" podcast about the special counsel probe."Wow. In his daily courthouse remarks, Trump just admitted that he was part of the NDA with Stormy Daniels," Gill pointed out. ALSO READ: Trump’s Manhattan...
Donald Trump's defense accused Michael Cohen of lying about a phone call he claimed was about a payment to Stormy Daniels, reports say.
Nothing Donald Trump's attorney threw at porn star Stormy Daniels on the witness stand really did much to rattle or diminish her. In fact, CNN legal analyst Norman Eisen believes the hardball stuff thrown at Daniels was met with more than impressive returns. "Necheles was good, but Daniels was better," he wrote in a piece titled: The Trump team swung for the fences. Thanks to Stormy Daniels, they struck out. Trump attorney Susan Necheles grilled Daniels about wrinkles in her rendition of her...