Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. Donald Trump has once again gone after his former personal attorney Michael Cohen despite a court order not to discuss witnesses in his criminal hush money trial. The gag-order was created to prevent Trump from discussing court figures, and the judge has already been considering if Trump broke the order within his social media posts […]
On Monday, the first criminal trial of Donald Trump began with both prosecution and defense delivering their opening statements, followed by the first witness in the case, former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker, taking the stand. Prosecutor Matthew Colangelo gave the opening statement for prosecution. "This case is about a criminal conspiracy,” said Colangelo. “Trump orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt the 2016 presidential election. Then he covered up that criminal conspiracy...
On Thursday, the prosecution's third witness, finance executive Gary Farro, returned to provide his testimony in the New York criminal case brought against Donald Trump.Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) charged Trump with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in an alleged attempt to cover up so-called "hush money" payments made to Stormy Daniels, a porn actress, to keep quiet about an alleged extramarital affair. Michael Cohen, Trump's former attorney, claimed that he made a...
Testimony in Donald Trump’s historic hush money case resumed Tuesday, with prosecutors urging the court to hold the former president in contempt for attacking witnesses and others, and former tabloid impresario David Pecker returning to the stand with details that linked Trump’s circle to a slew of salacious stories. Earlier, as Trump awaited the hearing over the gag order in the case, his fundraising appeals took on a frantic tone. Deliberations stretched on for more than an hour, but the...
Former Trump White House attorney Jim Schultz says that Trump's post about
The New York criminal trial of former president Donald Trump resumes Tuesday.
Donald Trump has an unfortunate habit, which I like to call “preemptive delegitimization.” The way it works is relatively simple: When there’s even a possibility that the former president might be held accountable for alleged wrongdoing, the Republican goes to ridiculous lengths to undermine public confidence in the process, the officials, and the institutions. The motivations behind preemptive delegitimization are obvious: If efforts to hold him accountable are inherently corrupt and...
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Former President Trump has been found in contempt of court for violating the gag order in his hush-money criminal case. New York Judge Juan Merchan had barred Trump from talking about
When prosecutors present their case to a jury, one thing they have to figure out is the order in which to present witnesses. In Donald Trump’s first criminal trial, in Manhattan, that first witness was David Pecker, for good reason. While Pecker may be less familiar than some other potential witnesses, such as former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen or adult film star Stormy Daniels, he’s a crucial one — and it makes perfect sense to have him set the stage for the state’s case. After opening...
April 30 (UPI) — Donald Trump on Tuesday was held in criminal contempt and slapped with a $9,000 fine by Judge Juan Merchan for nine gag order violations as his hush-money trial resumed in the morning hours. “Defendant violated the Order by making social media posts about known witnesses pertaining to their participation in this criminal proceeding and […] The post Hush-money trial: Trump fined $9K for gag order violations first appeared on Gephardt Daily.
Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. Former “National Enquirer” publisher David Pecker returned to the stand today in Donald Trump’s hush money trial. The trial could be the only one of Trump’s four criminal prosecutions before his November 5th election rematch with U.S. President Joe Biden. Especially as the Supreme Court is considering Trump’s argument of presidential immunity. We’re breaking it down.
April 23 (UPI) — The judge in Donald Trump‘s hush-money trial on Tuesday delayed a decision on whether the former president should be held in contempt for multiple alleged breaches of a gag order imposed on him in the case. Judge Juan Merchan said he will “reserve a decision” on Trump’s alleged gag order violation after he heard from the prosecution […] The post Judge reserves decision on Trump gag order violations in hush-money trial first appeared on Gephardt Daily.