E. Jean Carroll beat Donald Trump. Twice. And she is confident that the jury empaneled in his criminal hush money trial is going to meet the moment. "I think that it’s a New York jury, they’re the smartest in the world, with all political backgrounds," she told TIME while appearing at the 2024 TIME100 in the city. "They will make the right decision."ALSO READ: ‘Fraudulent’: Trump tormentor Lincoln Project loses big money in cybertheft schemeThe jurors are tasked with a historic verdict to...
(The Center Square) – Federal prosecutors on Monday began laying out what they say is election fraud in 2016 by former President Donald Trump. Trump, 77, is the first former U.S. president to be charged with a felony. Prosecutors and defense attorneys presented their opening statements to the jury of five women and seven men. Prosecutors said Trump corrupted the 2016 election, The Hill reported on Monday. "This case is about a criminal conspiracy...
Jury selection was completed Friday in Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial, with six alternates now picked in addition to the 12-person regular jury. Selection got off to a slow start Monday, picked up on Tuesday with the seating of seven jurors, shrunk to five on Thursday morning but then ended the day with the full regular jury and one alternate. The completion of the jury on Friday clears the way for opening statements on Monday. After those statements, prosecutors in Manhattan District...
Former President Donald Trump is going to employ a new "risky" defense strategy at his Manhattan criminal hush money trial, former Manhattan prosecutor Rebecca Roiphe argued to MSNBC's Chris Hayes on Wednesday evening. Specifically, she argued, the former president is going to not deny the payment brokered by his former attorney and fixer Michael Cohen happened, but that there wasn't anything illegal about it in the first place. "We think we're going to get a few more witnesses this week,"...
Former federal prosecutor and legal analyst Glenn Kirschner warned that if Judge Juan Merchan decides Donald Trump violated his gag order, it could have knock-on consequences in all of his criminal cases.Speaking to MSNBC on Monday, Kirschner said the conditions of Trump's bail in every indictment he faces are that he will not commit any other crimes. If Trump is held in contempt of court, he has done exactly that."Let's face it," Kirschner began, "we have a contempt hearing coming up where it...
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They include a judge and prosecutors who have previously tangled with Mr Trump, an all-in defence team and several curious witnesses.
Opinion by Joey Jackson, CNN (CNN) — It was a little more than a year ago, on April 3, 2023, that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg announced a 34-count criminal indictment against former President Donald J. Trump. Now the trial against Trump is set to begin, with opening statements scheduled to get underway Monday
Donald Trump has a problem with the legal strategy of his primary attorney in the criminal case he faces for an alleged hush money cover-up, according to Maggie Haberman of the New York Times Thursday.In front of the jury, Trump has largely been respectful of the case being presented by his lawyer, Todd Blanche. But behind the scenes, he is pushing for his attorney to be more aggressive, the report stated."Donald J. Trump’s Manhattan criminal trial had barely begun when he started to turn his...
The courtroom chess play going on as Manhattan prosecutors try former President Donald Trump for allegedly criminally falsifying business records is one that not only keeps the defense guessing — but features a "secret weapon." "She's really key," legal analyst Terri Austin told CNN's Erin Burnett on "Out Front." Austin was discussing none other than superstar witness Stephanie Clifford whose porn star stage name is the more familiar Stormy Daniels. ALSO READ: Noem book describing dog...
Evangelist Franklin Graham was criticized by political experts and onlookers on Friday after he explicitly sided with Donald Trump in the former president's ongoing criminal trial in New York."Pray for former President [Trump]," he wrote on social media. "His enemies want to do everything they can to destroy him, to put him in jail, or to drag out this trial to prevent him from campaigning. I’m not telling you to vote for him—I’m asking you to pray for him."ALSO READ: Who will Robert F. Kennedy...
With the panel selected, Donald Trump’s trial can enter its next stage, with opening arguments expected on MondayDonald Trump’s hush-money trial gained momentum on Friday afternoon with the conclusion of jury selection.Five alternate jurors were chosen on Friday, following Thursday’s proceedings when the 12 jurors and one alternate juror were picked.A guide to Trump’s hush-money trial – so farThe key arguments prosecutors will use against TrumpHow will Trump’s trial work?From Michael Cohen to...