UPDATE: Jury selection has ended for the day in Donald Trump's hush money
Former Trump White House attorney Jim Schultz says that Trump's post about
The 77-year-old returned to Manhattan's court on Tuesday for the second day of jury selection, having selected no members of the panel so far.
Barr made the comments on Fox News after saying about his voting choices: "I'll jump off that bridge when I get to it."He previously called Trump's election fraud allegations "bull " He called Biden “the greater threat to democracy” By Geoff Earle, deputy US political editor Published: 5:51 p.m. EDT, April 22, 2024 | Updated: 5:55 p.m. EDT, April 22, 2024 Trump's former attorney general, Bill Barr,...
Former President Donald Trump appears to be curating his own version of "fake news" for social media followers by sharing news articles that have been carefully edited to remove any unfavorable passages.Trump, who frequently rails against the press as "the enemy of the people" and often claims to be the victim of unfair reporting, has this year shared to his Truth Social account dozens of screenshots from articles altered to appear more favorable towards him.In the latest example, Trump shared...
President Donald Trump made history this week as the first former president to stand trial on criminal charges. But he’s not only facing 34 felony charges, he now has a new problem to contend with too. This week the prosecution asked Judge Juan Merchan to sanction Trump for posts they said violated a gag order barring Trump from publicly attacking witnesses. The judge said he would hear arguments on the subject on April 23rd. MSNBC's Brian Tyler Cohen takes a closer look at what this could mean...
Let's be clear: If Donald Trump is talking about abortion, he's losing. He and his campaign would much rather be playing offense, slamming President Joe Biden on issues like immigration and the economy as the 2024 presidential race heats up. But when he's talking about abortion, Trump is playing defense. So at the outset of the week, Trump tried to put the issue to rest. Here's a very brief recap of how that worked out. Monday: After months of obfuscation, Trump finally stated his position on...
Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday distanced himself from an Arizona court ruling upholding a near-total abortion ban, saying it went too far.
President Donald Trump wants immigrants from "nice countries," but not from countries "where they’re blowing each other up all over the place,” according to the New York Times.
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An appeals court judge permitted the full Appellate Division First Department to consider relaxing a sweeping gag order against Donald Trump.
Judge Juan Merchan's ruling banning Donald Trump from attending Supreme Court arguments next week in his presidential immunity case spurred sputters of outrage from the former president and laughter online. Trump told the media who gathered outside his hush money trial in Manhattan Monday that he was furious over Merchan's decision, which legal experts note is a common interpretation of criminal law. "Looks like the judge is not going to allow me to escape this scam," he told reporters. ...