Donald Trump’s legal team has rested its case in his hush money trial after calling just two witnesses and opting not to have the former president take the stand in his own defense
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s legal team rested its case Tuesday in his hush money trial after calling just two witnesses and opting not to have the former president take the stand in his own defense. But despite what Hollywood courtroom dramas might suggest, that isn’t all that unusual, according to criminal defense lawyers […]
Chaos in the courtroom of former President Donald Trump's criminal hush money case could provide prosecutors with ample grounds to demand a new trial if the jury deadlocks, former acting solicitor general Neal Katyal told MSNBC's Ari Melber on Monday.Robert Costello, the former legal adviser to Trump's former fixer Michael Cohen, took the stand to discredit his former client. But his testimony was derailed when Justice Juan Merchan felt compelled to clear the court and address Costello's...
The Manhattan criminal hush money trial is wrapping up, and many legal experts think the prosecution is on solid footing — but there's one single word in the law that they potentially have to worry about, former prosecutor Charles Coleman told MSNBC's Alex Wagner.Trump is charged with felony falsification of business records, upgraded from a misdemeanor, for his alleged hush payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels. Prosecutors argue this was effectively interference with the 2016 election, by...
Republican Senate allies of Sen. Mitch McConnell recently refused to say if they would support Donald Trump if a Manhattan jury convicts him.
Former United States President Donald Trump stressed that New York Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan has a way to earn his "respect back" after court wrapped on Monday, CNN reported."This case should b
This live blog is now closed. For the latest on this trial, read our full report:Defense rests without Trump testifying in hush-money trialSign up for our free Trump on Trial newsletterDonald Trump’s criminal hush-money trial entered its 19th day on Monday in Manhattan with what has become a routine procession, with a phalanx of supporters that included his son, Eric, Kash Patel and the law professor Alan Dershowitz, a former leader of the New York Hells Angels chapter, and a disgraced former...
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said the threats leveled against her have only made her "more resilient" since she was sworn into office more than three years ago.Speaking with MSNBC's Rachel Maddow Monday night, Willis—whose office leads the 2020 Georgia election subversion case against former President Donald Trump—touched on her personal journey since taking on the high-profile case. The district attorney has faced intense scrutiny after it was publicized that she had a personal...
Donald Trump’s trial for 34 counts of falsifying business records to hide his encounter with adult film star Stormy Daniels in advance of the 2016 election resumes Monday with the prosecution expected to rest its case. The cross-examination of former Trump attorney Michael Cohen is expected to conclude in the first hours of Monday morning. Prosecutors have already indicated that their re-direct of Cohen is expected to last less than an hour and that Cohen will be the final prosecution...
Donald Trump Sunday evening complained about his criminal defense in the hush money cover-up case in New York, as closing arguments loom and the trial nears its conclusion.Trump has pleaded not guilty in the case, where he stands accused of falsifying business records in order to hide payments to an adult film star. The payments were allegedly made to quiet Stormy Daniels about a brief affair between the two as a means to impact the 2016 election.As closing arguments get closer, Trump took to...
Donald Trump's lawyer, Todd Blanche, scored major legal points when he caught Michael Cohen off guard during the witness' testimony, but it won't move the needle much, a legal expert said Sunday.Lawfare's Roger Parloff, who recently reported that Judge Cannon had created a "secret docket" in the process of overseeing the Trump case involving allegedly stashed classified documents, addressed what he called "Todd Blanche’s Perry Mason moment" during his cross-examination of Cohen.The question, the...
Navarro criticized Latino Trump fans saying stance on immigration 'very stupid'. She argued how some Latino immigrants forget their own origins. She highlighted the irony of Trump's rhetoric, which demonizes immigrants despite his diverse support base