Former First Lady Melania Trump is unlikely to appear at her husband's side in his Manhattan hush money trial because she believes the allegations against him could be true and has her own reputation to defend, CNN's Kirsten Holmes suggested Tuesday.This comes after former President Donald Trump's son Eric became the first other Trump family member to attend the trial, raising natural speculation about whether Trump's wife might follow suit.Holmes' co-panelist Alyssa Farah Griffin, former White...
Erica Orden, Politico reporter, talks about the media diets of the jurors on the Trump "hush money" trial. Plus, she recaps the testimony of David Pecker, the former publisher for the National Enquirer, who talked about that publication's "catch and kill" strategy, which suppressed negative stories about people like Donald Trump.
After a weeklong jury selection process, 12 jurors and six alternates have been seated in Donald Trump's New York hush money trial. The difficulty of selecting a group of impartial jurors in the criminal trial of a former president was on full display. Media reporting on the jurors’ personal details — including one plainly critical segment from Fox News' Jesse Watters — sparked criticism from Judge Juan Merchan, who ordered journalists not to report on many specifics about their backgrounds. ...
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The BBC's Nada Tawfik on what the court heard from close Donald Trump allies, including his former assistant.
From the perspective of Bragg and Democrats, to accurately describe what they’ve alleged would be to see it laughed out of any court that isn’t a kangaroo court.
Virtually every day of his hush money criminal trial, former President Donald Trump talks about how he can’t talk about the case.
Stormy Daniels Lawyer Says Payment Wasn't 'Hush Money' - Avenatti Calls "A Shakedown" A lawyer who was involved in negotiations between former President Donald Trump and two women denied that payments made to them constituted "hush-money," and instead used the word "consideration." Keith Davidson, who negotiated deals with both Stephanie Clifford (aka Stormy Daniels) and model Karen McDougal, disputed Manhattan prosecutor Joshua Steinglass's language during a May 2 court...
Danny Cevallos, criminal defense attorney and MSNBC legal analyst, explains what the prosecution hopes to gain from the testimony of Hope Hicks, former White House communications director for Trump. “They have some witnesses that are really interesting, flashy witnesses, but they may have some credibility problems By calling a witness like Hope Hicks, you tie all that together.”
NEW YORK >> A lawyer for Donald Trump sought today to portray the hush money payment at the center of his criminal trial as extortion, questioning a lawyer involved in the deal about his cash-for-dirt negotiations with other celebrities.
Former President Donald Trump's hush money trial continues in New York.
Witness testimony will continue Thursday in Donald Trump's hush money criminal trial. Follow here for the latest live news updates from court, analysis and more.