The adult film star. The betraying bagman. The brash billionaire. The plot reads like a "Sopranos" episode, a shadowy narrative of a nation’s sins and troubling divisions, its characters converging in a New York courtroom where, for the first time in history, a former president will stand before a jury in a criminal trial. Donald Trump is giving the country another unruly moment to mark. There have been so many over the years — the Jan. 6 insurrection, the failed pandemic response — that they...
April 15 (UPI) — Donald Trump arrived at the Manhattan Criminal Court on Monday for the start of the criminal trial against him over alleged hush money payments made to an adult film actress. The former president has pleaded not guilty to all charges as Jury selection began in the court of Judge Juan Merchan. Monday morning, Merchan denied a pair […] The post Trump hush-money trial: Judge declines to recuse himself, bars ‘Access Hollywood’ tape first appeared on Gephardt Daily.
The triumphant tweet said it all. 'I fought the law and I WON!' announced Ellie Wilson, telling the world of her victory - one that she hopes will change the way rape victims are treated in court.
The New York Court of Appeals on Thursday overturned the sex crimes conviction against Harvey Weinstein, the powerful Hollywood producer whose downfall stood as a symbol of the #MeToo movement. The court, by a 4-3 vote, ordered a new trial. “We conclude that the trial court erroneously admitted testimony of uncharged, alleged prior sexual acts against persons other than the complainants of the underlying crimes because that testimony served no material non-propensity purpose,” the ruling,...
The trial judge said he would enter a show cause order as to why Trump should not be held in contempt and set arguments on the matter for April 23.
NEW YORK (VINnews) — The judge in the criminal trial of President Trump has made a surprising decision, announcing that court will be in session during the Holiday of Passover, including on the days of Yom Tov which are Tuesday and Wednesday of next week, as well as Monday and Tuesday of the following week. […]
Donald Trump had a rough night, pity-posting about how life hasn't been fair for the corrupt billionaire. "Four years ago I was a very successful and popular President of the United States," cried the one-term, four-times indicted former president, whose presidency saw 400,000 Americans die from Covid and who lost both the electoral and popular vote to President Joe Biden. — Read the rest
Late-night hosts discuss the first day of Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York, for alleged hush-money payments to porn star Stormy DanielsLate-night hosts discussed Donald Trump apparently falling asleep and more during the first day of his criminal hush-money trial in New York. Continue reading
Dennis Allen Carter, 58, charged with bestiality and aggravated sexual assault. Accused of picking up woman from petrol station and holding at his house. Allegedly put a gun to her head and made her perform oral sex on him and dog
Three days ahead of the start of the first criminal trial of a former U.S. President, the judge presiding over the case denied a motion made by Donald Trump's legal team aiming to delay the proceedings. In Judge Juan Merchan's
MSNBC’s Ari Melber is joined by Joy Reid, Lawrence O’Donnell, Jen Psaki, and Chris Hayes to discuss day one of his criminal trial in New York. (Bookmark The Beat’s YouTube playlist, updated daily: https://msnbc.com/ari. Connect with Ari on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AriMelber IG: https://www.instagram.com/arimelber Merch: msnbc.com/beat5)
AFTER an eye-poppingly steamy debut, then a limp second outing, bonking is back on Bridgerton – and then some. With lesbian love action, threesomes and an oral sex scene, Netflix’s original bodice-