A conviction would prove, once and for all, that Trump is not the normal politician that many in the media act like he isGet Margaret Sullivan’s latest columns delivered straight to your inboxDonald Trump, who once bragged that he could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and not lose any voters, has gotten away for years with unimaginable amounts of malfeasance.He grifted and insulted and lied his way into the White House, embarrassed the nation while president, refused to accept his defeat to Joe...
A lawyer’s credibility is all they have with a judge. Donald Trump’s criminal defense lawyer in Manhattan may be losing that valuable currency in the early days of the hush money trial. The judge himself said so. At a hearing over whether Trump violated a gag order in his first criminal trial, Judge Juan Merchan voiced disbelief when attorney Todd Blanche said that Trump was attempting to comply with the judge's order. “Mr. Blanche, you’re losing all credibility” with the court, NBC News...
Donald Trump could be held in contempt of court and fined if the judge rules he violated a gag order. Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker is then expected to continue his testimony.
Late-night hosts discuss the second day in Donald Trump’s criminal trial, from naps to jury selection to the actual allegations of covering up hush moneyLate-show hosts talked jury selection, courtroom sketches and gag orders from the second day of Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York. Continue reading
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NEW YORK (AP) — The final jurors were seated Friday in Donald Trump’s hush money trial, and an appellate judge rejected the former president’s latest bid to halt the case as a hectic day in court set the stage for opening statements to begin Monday. The panel of New Yorkers who will decide the first []
A third panel of potential jurors will be questioned Friday in Donald Trump’s hush money case, drawing jury selection a step closer to completion in the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president.
Former President Donald Trump's team sent out a rambling social media post demanding Judge Juan Merchan lift the gag order in his criminal trial. Friday morning, Trump complained to the media that his trial would prevent him from spending the day with his wife for her birthday. Yet, when Trump returned from the lunch break, he entered the courthouse without a word to the press. His campaign then issued the statement in a post on Truth Social, claiming Trump was barred from discussing the trial...
Prosecutors also offered to reveal the name of their first witness to the defense off Sunday if they didn't tell Trump and stop the identity being 'tweeted'.
Seven men and five women chosen to decide Trump's guilt or innocence. Six alternate jurors still have to be picked when the court returns on Friday.
The witnesses include a porn actress, a former tabloid publisher and Trump’s former fixer and lawyer Michael Cohen.
A jury will weigh the allegation that Trump falsified business records to cover a $130,000 payment to the adult film star Stormy Daniels. Here’s what you need to know Continue reading