Welcome back, Deadline: Legal Newsletter readers. The hush money trial is upon us. Donald Trump launched a barrage of delay bids this week, but the state appeals court swatted them down. That means that jury selection is set for Monday in the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president. That jury selection will be crucial. Indeed, it’s where cases can be won or lost — before the first witness is even called to the stand. So expect a battle between prosecutors and defense lawyers over which...
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill. In today’s edition, senior national political reporter Jonathan Allen looks at the first day of Donald Trump's hush-money trial, inside and outside of the courtroom. Plus, senior political editor Mark Murray breaks down how the public is viewing Trump's legal woes. Sign up to receive...
Hugo Lowell talks through the law and the politics of a case starting this Monday against Donald Trump – the first ever criminal trial of a former or sitting US presidentOn Monday, in a courtroom in New York, Donald Trump will become the first ever sitting or former US president to face a criminal trial.As Hugo Lowell explains to Hannah Moore, it is a case that revolves around alleged payments made to the adult film star Stormy Daniels in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election – and, as...
Jury selection starts in New York, as the former president faces 34 counts of falsifying business records, tied to a 2016 payment to Stormy Daniels. But has Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg brought a weak case, with potential legal avenues for appeal, given that to convict on these felonies he must prove that Trump intended to commit or conceal a second unrelated crime?
David Cameron made a surprise visit to Mar-a-Largo this week to visit Donald Trump. John Harris is joined by the Guardian’s political editor, Pippa Crerar, and the diplomatic editor, Patrick Wintour, to get the latest on the meeting. And as international pressure continues to build on Israel, John speaks to a former Israeli peace negotiator, Daniel Levy, on whether there is a pathway to end the war Continue reading
Donald Trump will once again negatively make history. Today (April 15), Trump will be the first former president to stand tiral on criminal charges. The first step in the trial will be jury selection. Trump is required to attend each trial hearing, which, according to NBC News, could last up to eight weeks. Trump has […] The post The People of New York v. Donald Trump: First Criminal Trial of U.S. President Begins first appeared on The Source.
Former President Donald Trump shared an adoring video of his wife Melania Trump on social media on Sunday after the former first lady's appearance at a campaign fundraiser was mocked.Melania has managed to stay pretty much out of the spotlight while her husband, the presumed 2024 GOP presidential nominee, gears up for a likely rematch in November against President Joe Biden, the Democratic incumbent. However, when Melania was asked last month if she would join her husband on the campaign trail,...
The massive single-day haul supports Donald Trump's belief that his legal challenges might come back and haunt Democrats.
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Hours after former President Trump said abortion should be left to the states, a new Biden abortion ad features a woman who says she almost died because of Texas' restrictive ban.
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