Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. In New York City, opening statements began today in former U.S. president Donald Trump’s historic criminal trial. He’s accused of falsifying business records in order to keep an alleged affair with adult film star Stormy Daniels out of the public eye ahead of the 2016 election. We were joined live by CNN’s Gloria Pazmino, who […]
As the first full week of testimony wrapped up in the historic Donald Trump hush money trial, jurors were granted a three-day weekend to mull over what they had heard. After over 10 hours of detailed testimony across four days, David Pecker, the former chief of American Media Inc., concluded his time on the witness […] The post Trump Criminal Trial: Day 8 Key Takeaways first appeared on The Source.
With the final members of the jury selected opening statements are set to start Monday in what is expected to be a six-week trial for the Donald Trump hush money case.
On Monday, the first criminal trial of Donald Trump will start with opening statements, and there is the possibility that one or more witnesses will testify. CNN is reporting that the first witness could be National Enquirer publisher David Pecker. The prosecution will be up first and is expected to describe how Trump orchestrated a scheme to suppress stories involving adult film actress Stormy Daniels just weeks before the 2016 election, at a time when the release of the “Access Hollywood”...
Former President Donald Trump held an angry press conference following a full day of his criminal trial in Manhattan, during which he brandished a bunch of news printouts and claimed the criminal justice system was rigged against him."I'm supposed to be in New Hampshire," Trump said to reporters after emerging from the courthouse. "I've been here all day."The former president reiterated that he believes the trial against him, for business record fraud to allegedly cover up an affair with an...
Despite the fact that Donald Trump is currently being tried in a criminal case involving the January 6 riot and the attempt to overturn the 2020 election result, lawsuits filed by lawmakers and police officers against Trump over his actions on the day move forward, a federal judge ruled on Thursday.Trump's effort to have the lawsuits paused until his election interference charges, brought by Special Counsel Jack Smith, are resolved was rejected by U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta, Politico...
The first day of testimony wrapped up Donald Trump’s history in New York’s hush money criminal trial. This is the first time a former President has been tried in criminal court, so here’s what you need to know. Open statements were laid out. Prosecutors said this case is about a “criminal conspiracy and a cover-up.” […] The post First Day of Testimony in Trump Criminal Trial Ends After Opening Statements and First Witness first appeared on The Source.
As Donald Trump sits in criminal court facing 34 felony charges for purported financial records violations stemming from an attempt to bury a story about an alleged affair with an adult film actress, he may also face a separate prosecutor seizing his real estate holdings, according to a legal expert. Former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner published a "Justice Matters" video on Saturday in which he covers a recent filing by New York A.G. Letitia James, who sued Trump in a civil case for...
Before Donald Trump's hush-money trial in New York got underway, pundits predicted that the proceedings could be a media bonanza for the former president. During this year’s Republican primaries, they noted, Trump’s popularity rose every time he was indicted. But so far, the trial, on charges that Trump covered up illicit payments to an adult filmmaker and actor to influence the 2016 election, hasn’t made him look like much of a hero. He’s appeared to fall asleep in the courtroom more than once....
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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
The New York criminal trial of former president Donald Trump resumes Tuesday.