NEW YORK (AP) — The judge in Donald Trump's hush money case denied a second request from defense attorneys to declare a mistrial over porn actor Stormy Daniels' testimony, which concluded Thursday. Judge Juan M. Merchan, echoing his denial Tuesday of the defense’s initial mistrial motion, said Trump’s lawyers had ample opportunities to object to []
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump's hush money trial entered its final stretch with the prosecution resting its case late Monday afternoon following the conclusion of star witness Michael Cohen 's testimony. Cohen concluded his testimony after nearly four full days on the witness stand. He looked in Trump’s direction as he walked out of []
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump's hush money trial entered its final stretch with the prosecution resting its case late Monday afternoon following the conclusion of star witness Michael Cohen '
This is likely the only Trump trial before the election – and the only hope for a shred of accountability for his endless misdeedsWhen you set out to explore Donald Trump’s personal life and business practices, you don’t expect to meet any paragons of virtue.Sleazy media figures who buy and “kill” damaging stories? Yes. An adult film actor ready to tell all to make a buck? Certainly. A parade of spokespeople and staffers who compromised their own integrity during his presidential administration?...
Late-night hosts discuss Michael Cohen’s testimony and the pilgrimage of VP hopefuls at Trump’s trial this weekLate-night hosts talked Donald Trump’s second month in court as his former fixer Michael Cohen testified for a second day. Continue reading
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Juan Merchan signals Trump lawyers to blame for letting Stormy Daniels describe lurid details of alleged sexual encounterThe judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal case in Manhattan castigated the former president’s lawyers on Thursday and denied their second request for a mistrial this week.Judge Juan Merchan indicated that Trump’s lawyers were to blame for allowing Stormy Daniels, an adult film star, to describe lurid details about her alleged sexual encounter with Trump in 2006, including...
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is cashing in on Donald Trump’s hush-money trial in New York just hours after appearing alongside the former president as he entered the Manhattan courthouse for the fifth week of his first criminal trial. Shortly after making remarks outside the courthouse, during which Johnson decried the charges as being politically motivated […]
By Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Michael Cohen implicated his former boss Donald Trump in the hush money scheme to pay Stormy Daniels just days before the 2016 election, saying he doled out $130,000 at Trump’s direction and was promised reimbursement. Cohen’s testimony ties together the prosecution’s allegations that
CNN By Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Michael Cohen implicated his former boss Donald Trump in the hush money scheme to pay Stormy Daniels just days before the 2016 election, saying he doled out $130,000 at Trump’s direction and was promised reimbursement. Cohen’s testimony ties together the prosecution’s allegations
NEW YORK (AP) — A defense witness in Donald Trump's hush money case whom the judge threatened to remove from the trial over his behavior will return to the stand Tuesday as the trial nears its end. Trump's lawyers are hoping Robert Costello's testimony will help undermine the credibility of a key prosecution witness, Trump []
NEW YORK (AP) — The judge in Donald Trump's hush money trial cleared the courtroom of reporters Monday and then threatened to remove the defense's witness from the trial altogether because of his behavior on the stand, which included making comments under his breath and rolling his eyes, a court transcript showed. Judge Juan M. []