A New York appeals court judge on Friday rejected a last-minute bid by Donald Trump to halt his hush money criminal trial over defense complaints that jury selection was unfairly rushed.
The former president had sought a delay for several reasons, including that presiding Judge Juan Merchan had refused to recuse himself from the case
Former President Donald Trump faces a lose-lose situation as he and his legal team grapple with the question of whether he should testify in his criminal hush money case, a legal strategist says. Jury consultant Steve Duffy told the Independent Wednesday that Trump can't win if he takes the stand in the ongoing Manhattan trial but takes a big risk if he does not. “Jurors generally don’t react well to criminal defendants not testifying, because it just leads to speculation about, 'Why – what do...
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Opening statements are set to begin in New York in the hush money criminal trial involving former President Donald Trump. The 12-person jury is now set and will hear from prosecutors
The judge overseeing Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial on Tuesday warned that Trump's lawyer was "losing all credibility" in his arguments that the former president should not be punished for violating a gag order in the case. Justice Juan Merchan said he would not immediately rule on prosecutors' request
CNN’s Daniel Dale fact-checks remarks former President Donald Trump made outside court minutes after a full jury has been seated in his New York hush money case, paving the way for the trial to begin.
Jury selection will continue Thursday in former President Donald Trump's hush money criminal trial. Follow here for the latest live news updates.
Earlier this year, a jury determined that Mr Trump had defamed Ms Carroll, with $65m in punitive damages and $18m in compensatory damages
As the first day of testimony wrapped up in former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial, new polling showed that a majority of New Yorkers consider the prosecution warranted. A Siena College Research Institute poll released Monday, April 22, showed that 54 percent of respondents said the trial is “legitimate,” while 30 percent saw the prosecution as a meritless “witch hunt.” Broken down by party, 77 percent of Democrats and 44 percent of independents called the proceedings a “legitimate...
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 Center Square) – As former President Donald Trump's defense team works to pick a jury in his New York hush money case, his attorneys are asking a judge in Florida for more time to prepare. Trump's legal team has asked Judge Aileen Cannon to push back deadlines in the Florida classified documents case. Specifically, Trump has asked that the May 9 deadline for expert disclosures and Classified Information Procedures Act notice be postponed until three weeks after the...
Donald Trump is charged with falsifying business records in a scheme to silence porn star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 presidential election.