‘I felt that Donald Trump was my mentor. He helped me throughout my career,’ testified David Pecker on latest day of hush money trial
April 22 (UPI) — The first day of Donald Trump‘s historic hush-money trial concluded Monday afternoon with opening statements from both sides and testimony from its first witness, former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker. Following last week’s completion of jury selection, opening statements began in the morning with prosecutors painting the former president as the ringleader of […] The post Prosecutors, defense deliver opening statements in Trump’s hush-money trial first appeared on...
Follow along with us below as we cover the first criminal trial of a former U.S. President.
With her husband on trial over hush-money payments – and desperate for cash – the ex-first lady isn’t worried about opticsIf your husband was a legally adjudicated sexual predator who cheated on you with an adult film star shortly after you gave birth to his son, and then allegedly paid her hush money to cover it up in an attempt to illegally influence the 2016 election, and then went on trial for those hush-money payments, while also facing a litany of other criminal charges, what do you think...
The witnesses include a porn actress, a former tabloid publisher and Trump’s former fixer and lawyer Michael Cohen.
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MANHATTAN CRIMINAL COURT — Donald Trump's expected Manhattan criminal trial defense that his lawyer, Michael Cohen, acted on his own when he paid hush money to keep an affair quiet was pierced by an aide's testimony Friday.Longtime Trump ally Hope Hicks' testimony seemingly shot the theory down. Trump stands accused of creating false business records to cover up a $130,000 payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels, who alleges she had a one-night stand with the ex-president. Trump's lawyer took...
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The former president falsely claimed to media in criminal court that he can’t testify at his own hush money tril due to the gag order
There are many reasons why legal experts are questioning the legitimacy of the criminal prosecution of former President Donald Trump. But the major reason is Read More