In the official record, the case is known as the People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump, and, for now, the people have the stronger hand: They have insider witnesses, a favorable jury pool and a lurid set of facts about a presidential candidate, a payoff and a porn actor. On Monday, the prosecutors will formally introduce the case to 12 all-important jurors, embarking on the first prosecution of an American president. The trial, which could brand Trump a felon as he mounts another...
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Former GOP Representative Adam Kinzinger ripped into Donald Trump on Sunday for what he called the former president's "insane" reaction to the escalating tensions between Iran and Israel.On Saturday evening, Israel reported that over 300 missiles and drones launched against it by Iran had been shot down. This major attack came as retaliation for an Israeli strike earlier in the month in Syria that killed 12 people in total, including two Iranian generals and five other officers.Tensions have...
Manhattan prosecutors finally revealed the specific crime that Donald Trump allegedly attempted to conceal by falsifying business records related to hush money payments to Stormy Daniels.Defense attorneys had objected to questions to former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker about his discussions with Steve Bannon, and prosecutor Joshua Steinglass revealed that those discussions were relevant to the “primary” underlying crime that kicks the charges Trump faces up from a misdemeanor to a...
One of Donald Trump's big defenses in the hush money criminal case is the claim that he wanted to pay women off to keep it from his wife, Melania. One legal expert said that the claim won't stand up in court because Trump was trying to wriggle out of the hush money. Speaking on an MSNBC panel, former top Justice Department prosecutor Andrew Weissmann explained that the stories about Trump will be told "in gruesome detail." That piqued the interest of host Nicolle Wallace: "Like what?"ALSO READ:...
Donald Trump is going to quickly realize that all the tricks he's used to survive politically are not going to help him get out of a criminal trial, former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner told MSNBC's Joy Reid on Friday.This comes amid reporting that the former president's allies are fearful about how he might react when he comes face to face with the witnesses at his trial."Glenn, I'll give you the last word on this how do you expect the prosecutor to handle this case?" asked Reid. "It's...
Donald Trump may have successfully delayed his federal election subversion case to avoid a pre-election trial, but the judge in that case has a "silver lining" option that would still allow Special Counsel Jack Smith to present evidence to the American public, according to a former federal prosecutor.MSNBC legal analyst Joyce Vance posted about Trump's Supreme Court hearing on his claim for presidential immunity on her Substack on Thursday. Toward the end of that write-up, Vance provides an...
Gov. Kristi Noem (R-S.D.) saddled up for another fight against CNN host Dana Bash on Sunday’s State of the Union. Two years ago, Bash pushed Noem around, insisting she support an abortion for a raped 10-year-old girl in Chicago. Noem kept attacking the rapist. On Sunday, the combat resumed over the Trump trial in Manhattan. Bash kept pressing Noem about how she couldn’t possibly support Trump if he was convicted, and pulled out the usual “No Evidence” fussing when Noem attacked the Bidens. ...
Gov. Kristi Noem (R-S.D.) saddled up for another fight against CNN host Dana Bash on Sunday’s State of the Union. Two years ago, Bash pushed Noem around, insisting she support an abortion for a raped 10-year-old girl in Chicago. Noem kept attacking the rapist. On Sunday, the combat resumed over the Trump trial in Manhattan. Bash kept pressing Noem about how she couldn’t possibly support Trump if he was convicted, and pulled out the usual “No Evidence” fussing when Noem attacked the Bidens. ...
Former President Donald Trump's team's collaboration with right-wing media outlets is truly "anathema to democracy," warned former federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann on MSNBC Monday.The warning came as the panel, led by anchor Nicolle Wallace, discussed Trump's Manhattan criminal trial opening and National Enquirer's David Pecker's role in the scheme to bury damning information about the former president, which Weissmann argued could prove damning."I think there is both the legalities and the...