Donald Trump's "hush money" trial began Monday. It's unprecedented for a lot of reasons, mainly because it's the first time a former president has to stand trial for criminal charges but also because paying hush money isn't even illegal.
Former President Donald Trump won against New York Attorney General Letitia James in court on Monday regarding a question surrounding the $175 million bond Trump posted in the civil fraud case.
As Donald Trump sits in criminal court facing 34 felony charges for purported financial records violations stemming from an attempt to bury a story about an alleged affair with an adult film actress, he may also face a separate prosecutor seizing his real estate holdings, according to a legal expert. Former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner published a "Justice Matters" video on Saturday in which he covers a recent filing by New York A.G. Letitia James, who sued Trump in a civil case for...
Donald Trump's repost of a Fox News host's hush money trial juror attack is pure juror intimidation, says CNN legal expert Jeffrey Toobin. "It's clearly, I think an attempt to intimidate jurors," he said while he appeared on CNN's "Anderson 360" Wednesday night. "And it is clearly barred by by the gag order in this case." The former president reposted on Truth Social a quote made by Fox News anchor Jesse Watters that reads: “They are catching undercover Liberal Activists lying to the Judge...
Former President Trump’s $175 million bond judgment stemming from his non-jury civil trial will stand, a New York judge ruled Monday after New York Attorney General Letitia James attempted to invalidate it. Lawyers for James on Monday argued that the court should void Trump’s slashed judgment of $175 million in his non-jury civil fraud trial. James questioned whether the company that posted the massive bond, Knight Specialty Insurance, could actually pay the bond if needed. The court, though,...
New York Attorney General Letitia James is pushing the judge in former President Donald Trump's civil fraud case to void the $175 million bond that Trump previously posted to appeal his New York civil lawsuit. In her 26-page filing obtained by Fox News Digital, James questions whether the insurance company has sufficient funds to back it up. Trump’s bond was posted by California-based Knight Specialty Insurance Company (KSIC), but James argued that the insurer was "not authorized" to write...
New York Attorney General Letitia James on Friday asked that a judge void former President Donald Trump's bond in his civil fraud case, questioning whether the company that issued it has the funds to back it up. In a 26-page filing ahead of a pre-scheduled hearing on Monday, James expressed concern about whether Knight Specialty Insurance Company could secure the $175 million bond. She also argued that the collateral put up by the former president should be under the full control of the company....
New York Attorney General Letitia James on Friday filed a memorandum of opposition to the surety company that holds the $175 million bond for former President Donald Trump as he appeals the $460 million decision against him in the civil fraud trial earlier this year. The attorney general's office says it is concerned about the financials of the bondholder, Knight Specialty Insurance company, and the collateral for the bond.The $175 million in cash that Trump claims to have provided as collateral...
AG's office says Knight Specialty Insurance Company failed to assure it could back the $175 million bond. James' office asks Trump put up replacement bond within seven days of ruling
After three days of trial, 12 New Yorkers have been selected to serve on the jury that will determine the outcome of Donald Trump's hush money case, and legal experts told Newsweek that there are a number of surprises in the panel selected to serve on the case.The former president is facing 34 felony counts in connection to allegations that he falsified business records in order to conceal a payment made to an adult film actress during the 2016 election. The payment was allegedly made so that...
New York State Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan, presiding over Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial, should impose a monitor for the ex-president's social media posts amid his gag order, legal analyst and former federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann said.Trump, the presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee, last week became the first former president in U.S. history to stand trial in a criminal case. Following an investigation by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office,...
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's evidence against former President Donald Trump in his criminal hush money trial is "truly insane," according to legal analyst Jonathan Turley on Saturday.Trump, the presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee, became the first former president in U.S. history to stand trial in a criminal case earlier this month. Following an investigation by Bragg's office, Trump was indicted in March 2023 on charges of falsifying business records relating to hush...