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.
A majority of Americans believe former President Trump is being treated differently than most criminal defendants in his hush money case, according to a new CNN poll.
A majority of Americans believe former President Trump is being treated differently than most criminal defendants in his hush money case, according to a new CNN poll. Trump’s hush money trial began last Monday, marking the first criminal trial of a former American president. He has been charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records
After jury selection last week, the historic trial in People v. Donald Trump got underway this week. Here are five top takeaways from the first-ever criminal trial against a former U.S. president: 1. Opening Statements: Election interference vs. Nothing to see here You don’t need a spoiler alert to know that the two sides of this case see things wildly differently. If there’d been any doubt, the parties’ opening statements were clarifying. “This case is about a criminal conspiracy and a...
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...
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.
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.
Former president’s campaign of retribution slams into an exhausting trial he can’t get out of, Alex Woodward reports from New York