His Manhattan trial on charges for concealing a 2016 hush money scheme is suddenly hurtling toward a conclusion, with Justice Juan Merchan encouraging attorneys to prepare for closing arguments as soon as Tuesday.
Attacks by Donald Trump's legal team have made Stormy Daniels relatable to the general public, a senior attorney has told Newsweek. John J. Perlstein, a senior Los Angeles litigator, said that Trump's "illogical and unsophisticated defense strategy seems to be based on attacking,
Donald Trump is seeking to have New York’s highest court intervene in his fight over a gag order that has seen him fined $10,000 and threatened with jail for violating a ban on commenting about witnesses,
Defense attorney Todd Blanche hammered away at former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen's credibility Thursday in former President Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial.
Former President Donald Trump's criminal trial could wrap up as early as next week. Judge Juan Merchan told the court Thursday that closing arguments in the hush money trial could begin as soon as Tuesday.
Former President Donald Trump’s attorneys asked New York’s highest court to free him from the bounds of the gag order in his hush money trial on Wednesday after the judge in the case penalized him for violating it nearly a dozen times.
The jury in former President Donald Trump's hush money trial will take note of former first lady Melania Trump's absence, according to former federal prosecutor and legal analyst Joyce White Vance. Trump is facing trial after Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg charged him with falsifying business documents to cover up a hush money payment allegedly made to adult film actor Stormy Daniels during his 2016 presidential campaign.
Prosecutors' star witness in the hush money case against Donald Trump was back in the hot seat Thursday as defense lawyers tried to chip away at Michael Cohen’s crucial testimony implicating the former president.
Whether you are pro or against Donald Trump, for acquittal or conviction or see the court case as a travesty, one conclusion is inescapable. Donald Trump's conduct is and has been most unbecoming for his entire career.
With prosecutors' hush money case against Donald Trump barreling toward its end, their star witness is back in the hot seat Thursday as defense lawyers try to chip away at Michael Cohen's crucial testimony implicating the former president.
Former US President Donald Trump waves as he walks to the courtroom following a break in his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City,
This is the third of Trump’s trials that I’ve covered, but there’s still something striking about seeing a ubiquitous media figure in the flesh. He strides into the courtroom just before proceedings begin each morning: a real,
Top Republicans flocked to Donald Trump's trial. MSNBC’s Ari Melber reports on Trump’s criminal trial and his hold on the GOP. (Check out The Beat's playlist: Connect with Ari Melber:
CNN’s Jake Tapper talks to former President Donald Trump White House communications director Alyssa Farah-Griffin about Trump’s hush money trial in New York.
Some of the most explosive moments in Donald Trump's hush money trial have played out for most of the world to see — except for the people who are actually deciding his fate: the jury. The 12-person panel is shown evidence and witness testimony so they can decide whether the former president is guilty of a scheme to buy up and bury seamy stories in an effort to illegally influence the 2016 presidential election.
Several Republican members of the House of Representatives are in New York to attend the hush money trial against former President Trump. MSNBC senior political contributor Matthew Dowd discusses why the members of Congress are there to show support for Trump but how it's unlikely to sway any voters to their cause.
The New York hush money trial against Donald Trump is entering day 18 of the historic first criminal proceedings against a former president, but legal experts say prosecutors have yet to identify the “other crime” needed to upgrade misdemeanor charges to a felony conviction.
A new report from Reuters explores the connection between Donald Trump's attacks on the justice system that is trying to hold him to account, and the threats judges, lawyers and witnesses receive as a result.
Mary Trump has revealed a detail in former President Donald Trump's trial that "doesn't make sense" to her. Trump is in court in New York City on 34 counts of falsifying business records related to a hush money payment allegedly made to adult film actor Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
Nearly a dozen House Republicans, including Representatives Matt Gaetz and Lauren Boebert, raced to New York to attend the criminal trial of former President Donald Trump – and spread misinformation on his behalf.
His Manhattan trial on charges for concealing a 2016 hush money scheme is suddenly hurtling toward a conclusion, with Justice Juan Merchan encouraging attorneys to prepare for closing arguments as soon as Tuesday.
Now that the trial of former President Donald Trump has finished its fifth week, it is clearer than ever that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's case against the former president rests on one person and one person alone: Michael Cohen.
Donald Trump’s defense is that he didn’t want to embarrass his family. But having congresspeople do his bidding outside the courtroom shows it’s all about the election.
Mr Blanche launched several attacks against Cohen’s credibility and history of deception, including past false statements and guilty pleas for financial crimes – some related to the hush money payments at the center of Mr Trump’s trial.
Donald Trump has returned to court in his hush money trial and once again is complaining about it. He told reporters before entering the courtroom Thursday that “the crime is
During cross-examination, which began on Tuesday and continued on Thursday, Trump’s attorneys attempted to impeach Cohen’s credibility by confronting him with his past praise for his former boss along with the hateful language he has used about Trump since his falling-out with the former president.
Former President Trump asked New York’s highest court to intervene in his fight to throw out the gag order in his ongoing hush money criminal trial, one day after a mid-level appellate court upheld it.