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As former President Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial begins, CNN’s Laura Coates shares examples of what can go through a lawyer's mind during the jury selection process.
A juror on former President Donald Trump’s hush money case in New York City was dismissed Thursday after prosecutors raised concerns that he may not Read More
Jurors serving in former President Donald Trump's first criminal trial are at risk of being "outed" and put in harm's way, according to former federal prosecutor Ankush Khardori.Trump's trial began with the start of jury selection on Monday in New York City, where the former president has pleaded not guilty to 34 felony charges of falsifying business records tied to hush money paid to former adult-film actress Stormy Daniels during Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. Seven jurors had been...
Donald Trump is being forced to be in court every day as his first criminal trial unfolds, and that is a "huge disadvantage" for his defense, according to a former prosecutor Sunday. David Henderson, a legal analyst described by CNBC as "a seasoned trial lawyer, civil rights attorney, and communications consultant," appeared on MSNBC's Ayman to talk about Trump's upcoming criminal trial. Specifically, the host asked asked if the former president will be able to use the mandatory court...
Former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner said on Saturday that potential jurors' politics will not be disqualifying in former President Donald Trump's hush money trial.On Monday, jury selection will begin in the Manhattan criminal case against Trump, who is the presumed GOP presidential nominee. Following an investigation by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office, Trump was indicted in March 2023 on charges of falsifying business records relating to hush money payments made to adult...
Donald Trump has spent the past several years lashing out at his former lawyer. Michael Cohen went to prison after pleading guilty to crimes surrounding the hush money scheme that Trump now faces in court. The first two days of the trial, former AMI chief David Pecker revealed details about the so-called "catch and kill" operations that he and Trump cooked up as early as the fall of 2015 to help aid him in the run for president. Pecker's details confirmed that the actions taken were about the...
Aid organizations serving civilians in Gaza say they are receiving record amounts of donations in a sign of public support for relief efforts even as a growing stock of supplies remain stalled at Egypt's Rafah border crossing
A co-defendant of Donald Trump in Georgia wasn't indicted for a similar scheme in Arizona, and the best explanation is that he's cooperating with prosecutors, a legal analyst said Wednesday evening.Andrew Weissmann, the former top prosecutor on former special counsel Robert Mueller's team, appeared on MSNBC's The Last Word With Lawrence O'Donnell, where he was asked about Trump attorney and co-defendant Kenneth Chesebro.Specifically, the host noted that Chesebro "traveled to Arizona to cooperate...
A key member of Donald Trump's legal defense team has reportedly dropped one of the former president's associates, Boris Epshteyn, as a client as it became clear that the two were considered adversarial to each other due to a recent Arizona criminal indictment.Hugo Lowell, political investigations reporter for The Guardian, reported after Epshteyn was indicted in Arizona that "Trump lawyer Todd Blanche may soon have to choose whether loyalty is [with] Trump or Boris Epshteyn — clients who are...