• Stormy Daniels says she feared for her life before Trump hush-money payment: See photos of Trump in court as criminal trial looms

    Stormy Daniels says she took Trump's hush-money 'so he could not have me killed': Photos, details and more updates as criminal trial looms.

  • Judge in hush money case says he's 'prepared' to 'dispense justice' to Trump

    New York State Supreme Court Judge Juan M. Merchan suggested he intends to afford former President Donald Trump a fair trial in a hush-money case.Last week, Merchan temporarily postponed Trump's New York criminal trial to give the defendant time to examine recent-released government documents about the decision to prosecute his former attorney, Michael Cohen, but not to indict him.In an interview with The Associated Press, Merchan called Trump's trial "intense."The judge said he was working "to...

  • 'Policing the rhetoric': Former DA says hush money judge is Trump's perfect foil

    Donald Trump may be a stable genius, but Judge Juan Manuel Merchan is proving to be the stable hand who might be the former president's perfect foil. That'a according to to Miriam “Mimi” Rocah, a seasoned prosecutor with hours logged in both New York and Westchester counties, who appeared Monday on CNN's "Out Front" to laud the New York City jurist overseeing Trump's criminal hush money case. As proof, Rocah pointed to Merchan's handling of Trump's lawyers accusations, levied against prosecutors...

  • Trump attacks judge after gag order in hush money case

    THE DON ATTACKS JUDGE'S DAUGHTER (Main headline, 2nd story, link) Related stories:FALSE WITNESS?'CRIMINAL CONTEMPT' THREAT

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    Judge delays Trump hush money trial in New York

    Donald Trump’s hush money case has been delayed by 30 days for the judge to consider arguments about evidence in the case. NYU law professor Melissa Murray and former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti join MSNBC’s Katie Phang to discuss. (Check out The Beat's playlist: https://msnbc.com/ari Connect with Ari Melber: https://www.instagram.com/arimelber)

  • Trump ramps up attacks on judge in hush money case after gag order

    Less than 24 hours after getting hit with a partial gag order in the New York criminal case involving his alleged falsification of business records, former President Donald Trump repeatedly lashed out at one person who's not covered by the ruling — the judge. On his social media platform, Trump called Judge Juan Merchan “biased and conflicted” while also taking aim at the judge’s daughter for a social media post that a court spokesperson said was wrongly attributed to her. In a ruling Tuesday,...

  • Trump agitates hush money judge as he seeks to stave off NY trial

    'CRIMINAL CONTEMPT' THREAT (Main headline, 3rd story, link) Related stories:FALSE WITNESS?THE DON ATTACKS JUDGE'S DAUGHTER Drudge Report Feed needs your support!   Become a Patron

  • Trump assails judge and his daughter after gag order in hush-money case

    NEW YORK >> Donald Trump lashed out today at the New York judge who put him under a gag order ahead of his April 15 hush-money criminal trial, suggesting without evidence that the veteran jurist was kowtowing to his daughter’s interests as a Democratic political consultant. The former president objected in particular to what he said was her specious social media photo showing him behind bars.

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    Trump says timing of April 15 hush money trial is unfair

    A New York judge has scheduled former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial to begin April 15. Judge Juan M. Merchan made the ruling Monday. Trump called the date "unfair" and complained of election interference.

  • Judge smacks down Trump's 'presence-of-counsel' defense in hush money trial

    New York state Supreme Court Judge Juan M. Merchan ruled Monday that former President Donald Trump cannot use a "presence-of-counsel" defense at his upcoming hush money trial. Trump has asked the court for permission to claim he committed 34 felony counts during the "presence" of lawyers and believed the actions were legal. However, Trump did not intend to relinquish attorney-client privilege as required in a traditional advice-of-counsel defense. "This Court now rules that Defendant may...

  • Judge delays start of Trump's New York hush money trial

    New York hush money trial delayed (First column, 4th story, link) Related stories:Willis's ex steps aside as special prosecutor in Trump caseJudge's explosive rulingSignificant setback for DASTORMY APRIL?

  • Trump hush money trial postponed until mid-April, judge rules

    The trial in the New York hush money case against former President Donald Trump has been delayed until the middle of April, Judge Juan Merchan ruled Friday. Merchan said the trial — originally scheduled to begin March 25 — would be pushed back 30 days from Friday. He also scheduled a hearing for the trial's initial start date, to discuss a motion filed by Trump's attorneys regarding document production in the case. Merchan said he will set a new trial date “if necessary” when he rules on that...