CNN Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Prosecutors and defense lawyers for former President Donald Trump opened the New York criminal trial on Monday by laying out their opposing sides of the case. It’s clear that a main point of contention will be what occurred at a pivotal August 2015 meeting between Trump,
The unprecedented court case opens with more than half of potential jurors dismissed on grounds of bias.
"All I can do is tell the truth," said Trump, who is charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records related to a payment to porn star Stormy Daniels.
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PALM BEACH, Fla. — Former President Donald Trump told reporters Friday he would "absolutely" testify in his upcoming hush money trial that is set to begin on Monday. "Yeah, I would testify, absolutely," he said in response to a question from NBC News. Trump, who is charged with 34 counts of first-degree falsifying business records, repeatedly called the trial a "scam" during his press conference at Mar-a-Lago. Jury selection in the trial, which is expected to last six to eight weeks, begins...
Donald Trump is looking increasingly dejected in court — and he's not hiding his feelings well, onlookers said Tuesday. According to New York Times reporter Sue Craig, Trump "looked very frustrated all morning." "Not a lot of facial expressions at times. Very steady, but not happy," Craig told MSNBC. Her assessment coincided with the second day of testimony from witness and former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker, who shared intimate stories about the former president as he...
NEW YORK (AP) — Twelve jurors and one alternate have been seated in Donald Trump 's hush money case, quickly propelling the jury selection process forward after a morning that saw two previously sworn
CNN’s Kaitlan Collins speaks with New York Times reporter and CNN senior political analyst Maggie Haberman about how former President Donald Trump behaved around the prospective jurors in the hush money trial in New York.
The prosecution team may need to be wary of Juror No. 2. Described as a married investment banker with a Master's degree is one thing. But the fact that he's read Trump’s bestselling book, "The Art of the Deal," and claims to track Trump's Truth Social posts — is another, according to one expert. Elliot Williams, a former deputy assistant attorney general at the DOJ, flagged this particular juror as a potential concern for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg to prove his case to a jury...
(The Center Square) – Twelve jurors were selected by Thursday afternoon in the hush money trial of former President Donald Trump. Six alternate jurors still needed to be selected before the case can proceed to opening arguments and witnesses. Trump, 77, returned to court Thursday for the third day of jury selection. When court ended Tuesday, seven jurors had been seated. Two of those seven dropped out Thursday, but the others were added. The six alternates are...
Donald Trump is already sharing "fake allegations about jurors" in his criminal hush money case, a former federal prosecutor said on Wednesday.Trump made history this week when he became the first former president to face criminal trial after jury selection began in the case accusing the ex-president of falsifying business records to hide an affair from the public ahead of the election. Before the fog has even settled on the jury selection, the former president is now coming directly for those...
More than 50 prospective jurors were dismissed en masse at Donald Trump's hush money trial on Monday.During the first day of the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president, Justice Juan Merchan asked the first group of 96 potential jurors to raise their hands if they could not be impartial to Trump."More than half of prospective jurors in the first panel of 96 people have been excused after saying they could not be fair and impartial," Graham Kates wrote for the press pool. "At least 50...