Lanny Davis, legal advisor for Trump trial witness Michael Cohen, joins Jen Psaki to discuss the start of Donald Trump's first criminal trial.
Trump's fundraising pleas center around his ongoing hush-money trial.
Former President Donald Trump has some concerns about being sent to jail amid his criminal trial in New York, according to lawyer Alina Habba, his "legal adviser."Trump is on trial in Manhattan, facing 34 felony charges accusing him of falsifying business records to conceal payment of hush money to former adult-film actress Stephanie Clifford, also known as Stormy Daniels, during his 2016 presidential campaign. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.In addition to a possible prison sentence if...
Senator Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., joins Katy Tur for a one-on-one conversation to discuss his outlook for the 2024 presidential election and shares his thoughts on both former President Trump and President Biden.
To the editor: In a remarkable moment of clarity, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) seemed to realize his choice was between dooming GOP control of the House in the 2024 elections by maintaining legislative paralysis, or dooming Donald Trump's candidacy by resolving the issues on which Trump has claimed the big problems can't be solved until he is back in office. ("The House passes billions in aid for Ukraine and Israel after months of struggle," April 20) Johnson did this with a courageous and...
Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene said that Democrats want former President Donald Trump "dead," while suggesting that plans are being made to have the ex-president "murdered" in jail.Greene, one of the most outspoken proponents of the Trump MAGA movement in Congress, claimed during an interview with Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on Monday that the former president's ongoing legal woes show that Democrats "literally want him dead."Trump is currently on trial in New York...
Former President Donald Trump's partnership with the mob in his early days of business were legion, said biographer Tim O'Brien on MSNBC's "Deadline: White House" — but deep down, even as Trump looked up to crime bosses, he was very scared of them.This conversation came during an analysis of the former president's hush money trial in Manhattan, where a full jury has been selected as of Thursday evening."Donald Trump's first partners in Atlantic City, Ken Shapiro, a bag man for the Philadelphia...
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Like all things Donald Trump, the first day of his hush money criminal trial in New York started like a brewing storm. Not only did Judge Juan Merchan have to once again shut down Trump's attempt to have the judge removed, the fed-up Merchan then warned Trump to behave — or go to jail. — Read the rest
Former President Trump speak ahead of his historic criminal trial.
Hillary Clinton’s running mate experienced defeat by Trump. His new book documents his attempt to understand AmericaJack Kemp. Joe Lieberman. John Edwards. Sarah Palin. Paul Ryan. All ran for vice-president of the United States and fell short. All had to confront the question: what next? The same fate befell Tim Kaine, whose turn as running mate to Hillary Clinton in 2016 ended in a catastrophic defeat by Donald Trump and Mike Pence. The US has not recovered, as polarisation, rancour and looming...
As former President Donald Trump faces a historic criminal trial in Manhattan, the U.S. Secret Service is grappling with the unprecedented scenario of potentially having to protect him in prison.The trial, which began last week, involves Trump being charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to cover up a sex scandal. It marks the first time a former U.S. president has faced criminal prosecution.The New York Times reported that, behind the scenes, officials from the Secret...