Former President Donald Trump's recent comments about his hush money trial jury may have violated his gag order, according to a former judge.Trump made the questionable comments about his panel of New York City jurors in an interview with John Fredericks on Real America's Voice Monday night. "That jury was picked so fast," Trump said. "Ninety-five percent DemocratsIt's a very unfair situation, that I can tell you." Fredericks proceeded to call the trial a "scam Soviet manifesto trial going on...
Judge Juan Merchan told President Donald Trump’s defense team they were "losing all credibility" during a Tuesday hearing on whether the 45th president violated a gag order in the Manhattan criminal trial. "I have to tell you right now, you’re losing all credibility in the court," Merchan told Trump attorney Todd Blanche on Tuesday. Tuesday’s court proceedings began with Merchan hearing the prosecution's request that Trump be held in contempt for violating a gag order that bans him from...
Former Trump White House attorney Jim Schultz says that Trump's post about
Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. It’s day two of Donald Trump’s hush-money trial marking the first time a U.S. president has ever faced criminal charges. Veteran tabloid publisher David Pecker returned to the witness stand and detailed his efforts to help Trump stifle unflattering stories during the 2016 campaign. Earlier today, there was a heated exchange over whether the former […]
Juan Merchan reserves judgment on prosecutors' request for maximum fine but
The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s hush money election interference case appears poised to rule that the former president repeatedly violated his gag order. But what’s much less clear is how he chooses a punishment that preserves judicial integrity and avoids political theater.It won’t be easy. After an hour-long hearing, which concluded with Judge Juan Merchan warning Trump’s attorney that he is “losing all credibility with this court,” an angry Trump stormed out of the courtroom, refusing to...
The judge in Donald Trump's hush money trial has ordered the media not to report where potential jurors have worked
The judge in Donald Trump's hush money trial has ordered the media not to report where potential jurors have worked
NEW YORK (AP) — The judge in Donald Trump’s hush money trial ordered the media on Thursday not to report on where potential jurors have worked and to be careful about revealing information about those who will sit in judgment of the former president. Judge Juan Merchan acted after one juror was dismissed when she […]
The judge in Donald Trump's hush money trial has ordered the media not to report where potential jurors have worked. Judge Juan Merchan also asked journalists on Thursday to show some discretion on what they say about the potential jurors as he tries to seat a jury pool of people who can remain anonymous. Two jurors who had earlier been seated were dismissed on Thursday, with one expressing concern about people she knew questioning her about whether she was on the jury. Besides showing the...
The judge in Donald Trump's hush money trial has ordered the media not to report where potential jurors have worked. Judge Juan Merchan also asked journalists on Thursday to show some discretion on what they say about the potential jurors as he tries to seat a jury pool of people who can remain anonymous. Two jurors who had earlier been seated were dismissed on Thursday, with one expressing concern about people she knew questioning her about whether she was on the jury. Besides showing the...
NEW YORK (AP) — The judge in Donald Trump’s hush money trial ordered the media on Thursday not to report on where potential jurors have worked and to be careful […]