While criminal trials often have dramatic moments, the process of selecting a jury isn’t exactly riveting. An NBC News report on the first day of Donald Trump’s criminal trial noted, “The quest to find a jury of 12 people and six alternates got off to a slow start Monday, as more than half of the 96 potential jurors summoned to the Manhattan courtroom said they couldn’t be ‘fair and impartial’" when it comes to the former president. But as the day got underway in New York, one of the presumptive...
Former President Donald Trump's hush money trial in Manhattan could end up consuming a lot of the time he should be spending convincing voters to give him another term, The New York Times reported.This comes as the former president appeared in court on Monday, officially becoming the first U.S. president to face a criminal trial after leaving office. Prior to doing so, he went on a last-minute Truth Social tirade."Mr. Trump and the drama around him may be unavoidable as he goes on trial in a...
Based on my years of experience prosecuting complex fraud cases, the New York County District Attorney’s Office case against former President Donald Trump has all the hallmarks of a major fraud case, with tremendous jury appeal. For starters, the alleged cover-up of a presidential candidate’s hush money payments to a porn star to try to win an election is captivating and easily comprehensible — in stark contrast, for example, to the financial statements and property valuations from Trump’s civil...
How the story unfolded: John Bowden on the key moments in a seven-year saga that has led to Trump’s indictment and trial on criminal charges
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How the story unfolded: John Bowden on the key moments in a seven-year saga that has led to Trump’s indictment and trial on criminal charges
The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump's New York criminal case, New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan, is a Biden donor, Trump lawyer Jesse Binnall said during an appearance on Breitbart News Daily.
Former president Donald Trump addressed the media after being told he will
Former attorney Michael Avenatti joined MSNBC's "The Beat" on Tuesday for a phone interview from Terminal Island Prison in California. | Clips
The first batch of Manhattan residents were brought into the court and sworn in to begin the process of being picked for the first panel that will decide the fate of a former president in a criminal trial.
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