Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill. In today’s edition, senior legal correspondent Laura Jarrett explores the key question that has lingered over Donald Trump's legal proceedings this week. Plus, with the Ukraine aid package now passed, "Meet the Press" moderator Kristen Welker looks ahead to the next big fight facing...
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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
In court documents made public on Wednesday, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg indicated that, if former President Trump chooses to take the stand in his ongoing "hush money" trial, Bragg would cross-examine him on
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Don’t hold your breath on Trump testifying in his own defense. It would likely be embarrassing, if not perjuriousDonald Trump dodged financial calamity on Monday. The office of Letitia James, the New York attorney general, and lawyers for Trump reached agreement in open court on the terms governing the appellate bond posted by the former president. After nearly an hour of argument and an extended recess, the parties achieved a workable solution. It is a ray of sunshine in Trump’s otherwise bleak...
THIS WEEK’S OTHER TRUMP LEGAL STORY. The trial of former President Donald Trump, the paperwork case over the nondisclosure agreement he had with a porn star, continues with jury selection in Manhattan. It’s been extensively covered; this newsletter wrote not one but two previews last week, plus more discussion yesterday. So enough about that for a […]
Donald Trump's polling among independent voters is tumbling ahead of the presidential election, according to a new poll.In March, it was confirmed that Democratic incumbent Biden will face the Republican former president in November, with both winning enough delegates to secure their respective parties' presidential nomination, teeing up a 2020 White House rematch.Since then, a number of polls have sought to predict the result of the presidential election. Some have suggested Biden is in the...
His whirlwind day included a New York press conference, attending his criminal trial and a case before the Supreme Court.
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...
Former President Donald Trump and his allies often make their belief that the legal troubles he faces are all politically motivated. In February, CBS News reported, "Polls show his supporters agree, with 66% of Republicans believing the legal cases against him have been handled unfairly. In contrast, 70% of Democrats feel Trump is being treated fairly."In a Sunday, April 28 analysis, CNN senior political data reporter Harry Enten insists that based on current polling, the ex-president's legal...
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