• Trump faces political risks as trial begins

    As Donald Trump the candidate overlaps with Donald Trump the defendant, new polling finds that many crucial independent voters consider his trial to be a serious issue. NBC News' Hallie Jackson reports.

  • For all his bombast, Trump is plummeting – financially, legally and politically

    He’s losing cash reserves and legal gambits, and his eponymous stock – DJT – took an embarrassing tumble this weekDonald Trump is doing his best Wizard of Oz imitation. These days, Trump is not looking like the “winner” he needs voters to believe him to be. Like the title character in L Frank Baum’s 1900 children’s fantasy and the 1939 movie, there is less there than meets the eye. The 45th president’s lead in the polls evaporates while his cash stash shrinks.His upcoming felony fraud trial in...

  • A Speculation About Biden, Trump, Israel, the USA and Gaza Politics

    My “take” on the politics of Biden/Trump/Israel/USA/Gaza politics is that: [1] The Zionist Lobby (AIPAC et al.) is stringing President Biden along with just enough money to keep him “in line” with Israel’s demands—but The Lobby much prefers Trump, to whom they may be giving even more money. [2] Israel and the Zionist Lobby prefer More

  • Trump on trial tests his political wherewithal — and American resolve

    Throughout its 248-year history, America has witnessed dramatic, high-profile courtroom battles that test the laws and tear at its social fabric: from the Haymarket Square riot case and the Scopes Monkey Trial to the failed prosecution of Hall of Fame NFL running back O.J. Simpson in a grisly double murder. But the country has never seen anything quite like the made-for-the-screen trial set to start Monday in New York: A former president, who is also the current Republican Party nominee for the...

  • JESSE WATTERS: This is a political show trial that Trump's not allowed to describe

    Fox News host Jesse Watters questions the legal standing of the gag order on former President Trump in the NY vs. Trump trial Tuesday on "Jesse Watters Primetime." JESSE WATTERS: The trial of the century. Day six, the crime the Democrats still haven't named. They call it "hush money." We call it a pawn star shakedown. Nothing in the law calls either illegal.  Trump's free speech went on trial today. Democrat prosecutors want the former president fined for talking – $1,000 a pop. Something tells...

  • Tabloid publisher says he killed stories to help Trump politically

    Catch-and-kill scheme confirmed under oath (First column, 2nd story, link) Related stories:DIRTY PECKER HAD TRUMP'S BACKNATIONAL ENQUIRER made up story about Ted Cruz's father, Oswald!The Don faces potential punishment for violating gagPoll Numbers Plummet With IndependentsMarjorie Taylor Greene warns he will be murdered in jailFOX Airs Brutal Ad Of '88 Felonies'

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    Political Manifesto Surfaces for Man Who Set Himself on Fire at Trump Trial

    A manifesto has surfaced that's being attributed to the man who set himself on fire -- and if it's legit, which it certainly seems to be, then the guy's motivation was purely political. The man in question has been ID'd as Max Azzarello -- and he…

  • Does Travis Kelce Support Trump? What We Know About The Footballer's Political Views

    With just one like on Instagram, Travis Kelce's entire political stance is being questioned. Could he be a supporter of Donald Trump's? Here's what we know.

  • Potential Donald Trump Jurors' Politics Not Disqualifying—Ex-Prosecutor

    Former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner said on Saturday that potential jurors' politics will not be disqualifying in former President Donald Trump's hush money trial.On Monday, jury selection will begin in the Manhattan criminal case against Trump, who is the presumed GOP presidential nominee. Following an investigation by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office, Trump was indicted in March 2023 on charges of falsifying business records relating to hush money payments made to adult...

  • How one Democrat is trying to maintain Trump country appeal: From the Politics Desk

    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, campaign embed reports from rural Wisconsin, where Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin faces the challenge of running with Donald Trump on the ballot. Plus, chief political analyst Chuck Todd breaks down why Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is receiving interest from voters. Sign up...

  • New York v. Donald Trump, Day 1: From the Politics Desk

    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...

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    Viewer asks about Trump followers’ assertion that trial is political. CNN anchor responds

    New York Times reporter and CNN senior political analyst Maggie Haberman joins CNN’s Laura Coates to answer questions from viewers about the hush money trial of former President Donald Trump.