'Great job': Legal expert says hush money prosecutor just made a smart tactical move
8 months ago

'Great job': Legal expert says hush money prosecutor just made a smart tactical move

Raw Story  

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg made a smart tactical move by choosing David Pecker as his first witness in former President Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial, according to former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance. Vance appeared on MSNBC Tuesday to explain to Katie Phang why she felt the former head of the National Enquirer made a great "kick-off" witness in the first of Trump's four criminal trials. "Well, it was smart, Katie, and I am reminded that it was you who first said that you thought David Pecker would be a great kickoff witness," said Vance. Vance explained she felt Pecker was able to provide the jury a big picture look at the case brought by the prosecution', namely that Trump falsified business records to cover up hush money payments made ahead of the 2016 presidential election.

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Legal expert flattens Trump team’s latest ploy: 'We just went through a trial about that'
6 months, 1 week ago

Legal expert flattens Trump team’s latest ploy: 'We just went through a trial about that'

Raw Story  

When the Wall Street Journal published a report earlier this month claiming to include conversation with Democrats regarding President Joe Biden's mental decline, the paper faced backlash from The White House, veteran journalists like Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough, and others. During the latest episode of MSNBC's Deadline: White House Monday, host Nicolle Wallace spoke with former FBI counsel and …

Jury in Trump hush money trial resumes deliberations after rehearing instructions, testimony
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Jury in Trump hush money trial resumes deliberations after rehearing instructions, testimony

LA Times  

Former President Trump appears at Manhattan criminal court during jury deliberations in his criminal hush money trial in New York on Thursday. The jury in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial resumed deliberations Thursday after revisiting portions of the judge’s instructions and rehearing testimony from multiple key witnesses about the alleged scheme at the heart of the history-making case. …

On Trump trial closing arguments day, you could feel the gravity in the room.
6 months, 3 weeks ago

On Trump trial closing arguments day, you could feel the gravity in the room.

Slate  

Read our ongoing coverage of Donald Trump’s first criminal trial here. As the jury heard closing arguments in Donald Trump’s hush money trial over the span of 10 grueling hours on Tuesday, the gravity around what was about to take place was palpable. Todd Blanche, Trump’s lead attorney, spent about three hours shredding Michael Cohen’s credibility as Trump’s former fixer …

Jurors in Trump hush money trial end 1st day of deliberations after asking to rehear testimony
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Jurors in Trump hush money trial end 1st day of deliberations after asking to rehear testimony

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The jury in Donald Trump’s hush money trial ended its first day of deliberations without a verdict Wednesday but asked to rehear testimony from key witnesses about the alleged hush money scheme at the heart of the history-making case. The crime prosecutors say Trump committed or hid is a violation of a New York election law making …

'Bad look': Ex-prosecutor says Trump lawyers are preparing for hush money conviction
6 months, 3 weeks ago

'Bad look': Ex-prosecutor says Trump lawyers are preparing for hush money conviction

Raw Story  

A panel of former federal prosecutors on MSNBC tore into former President Donald Trump's attorney Todd Blanche for trying to complain to the jury in closing about the prospect of Trump receiving a prison sentence — remarks that Judge Juan Merchan ruled to be completely improper. If you thought you had a decent shot at hung jury without that, I …

'Nail in the coffin': Hush money prosecutor reveals surprising crux of case against Trump
6 months, 3 weeks ago

'Nail in the coffin': Hush money prosecutor reveals surprising crux of case against Trump

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump's criminal hush money case in Manhattan does not actually turn on the testimony of the former president's one-time attorney and fixer Michael Cohen, argued prosecutor Joshua Steinglass as the trial neared its close. Instead, MSNBC analyst Adam Klasfeld explained in a post on X, the real moment the case was over was when former Trump White …

Trump defense trashes trial star witness Michael Cohen in closing arguments: ‘The GLOAT. Greatest liar of all time’
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump defense trashes trial star witness Michael Cohen in closing arguments: ‘The GLOAT. Greatest liar of all time’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Michael Cohen is “the human embodiment of reasonable doubt,” the …

Here’s what every key witness said at Donald Trump’s hush money trial
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Here’s what every key witness said at Donald Trump’s hush money trial

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — After 22 witnesses, including a porn actor, tabloid publisher and White House insiders, testimony is over at Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York. “If there were any rumors in the marketplace about Mr. Trump or his family or any negative stories that were coming out or anything that I heard overall,” Pecker said, “I would call …

What's the most likely verdict in Trump's hush money trial?
7 months ago

What's the most likely verdict in Trump's hush money trial?

LA Times  

After 20 days, 22 witnesses and intermittent courtroom fireworks, the evidence in Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial is all in. The defense, by contrast, took a scattershot approach focused on undermining the credibility of any and all of the prosecution’s witnesses, particularly Michael Cohen, Trump’s former attorney and fixer. She confirmed in dramatic terms that Cohen and Allen …

How Trump’s lawyers scored a real win against Michael Cohen.
7 months ago

How Trump’s lawyers scored a real win against Michael Cohen.

Slate  

On Thursday, following Michael Cohen’s second day of cross-examination in the Donald Trump hush money trial, I packed into an elevator exiting the courthouse with a group that included CNN personalities George Conway and Kaitlan Collins. Earlier in the trial, when Trump was coming back into the courtroom after a lunch break, my colleague Susan Matthews had seen Trump goon …

Michael Cohen To Face More Grilling As Trump's Hush Money Trial Enters Final Stretch
7 months ago

Michael Cohen To Face More Grilling As Trump's Hush Money Trial Enters Final Stretch

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s hush money trial is heading into the final stretch, with prosecutors’ last and star witness back on the stand Monday for more grilling before the former president’s lawyers get their chance to put on a case. The landmark trial will kick back off in Manhattan with more defense cross-examination of former Trump …

Trump hush money trial: Judge admonishes defense witness Robert Costello
7 months ago

Trump hush money trial: Judge admonishes defense witness Robert Costello

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The judge in Donald Trump’s hush money trial cleared the courtroom of reporters Monday and then threatened to remove the defense’s witness from the trial altogether because of his behavior on the stand, which included making comments under his breath and rolling his eyes, a court transcript showed. “But you think he’s going to fool 12 New …

Cohen faces more cross-examination as Trump’s trial enters final stretch
7 months ago

Cohen faces more cross-examination as Trump’s trial enters final stretch

Al Jazeera  

Donald Trump’s former lawyer is the prosecution’s last witness in the ex-president’s hush-money trial in New York. Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen faces another day of cross-examination, as the ex-United States president’s hush-money trial enters the final stretch this week in New York. The landmark trial kicks back off in Manhattan on Monday morning with more defence questioning of …

Prosecution rests in Trump’s hush money trial; defense now gets its turn to call witnesses
7 months ago

Prosecution rests in Trump’s hush money trial; defense now gets its turn to call witnesses

LA Times  

Michael Cohen heads to Manhattan criminal court in New York on Monday. Cohen testified Monday that he stole tens of thousands of dollars from Trump’s company — an admission defense lawyers hope to use to undermine Cohen’s credibility as a key prosecution witness. Before Costello took the stand, Judge Juan M. Merchan ruled that he would allow the defense to …

What we’ve learned so far in the Trump hush money trial and what to watch for as it wraps up
7 months ago

What we’ve learned so far in the Trump hush money trial and what to watch for as it wraps up

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Testimony in the hush money trial of Donald Trump is set to conclude in the coming days, putting the landmark case on track for jury deliberations that will determine whether it ends in a mistrial, an acquittal — or the first-ever felony conviction of a former American president. THE PROSECUTION’S CASE Through witnesses including a porn actor, …

Michael Cohen pressed on crimes and lies at Trump's hush money trial
7 months, 1 week ago

Michael Cohen pressed on crimes and lies at Trump's hush money trial

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s lawyers accused the star prosecution witness in his hush money trial of lying to jurors, portraying Trump fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen on Thursday as a serial fabulist who is bent on seeing the presumptive Republican presidential nominee behind bars. As Trump looked on, defense attorney Todd Blanche pressed Cohen for hours with questions that focused as …

Trump hush-money trial | Michael Cohen says former U.S. president was intimately involved in scheme
7 months, 1 week ago

Trump hush-money trial | Michael Cohen says former U.S. president was intimately involved in scheme

The Hindu  

Former U.S. President Donald Trump was intimately involved with all aspects of a scheme to stifle stories about sex that threatened to torpedo his 2016 campaign, his former lawyer said Monday in matter-of-fact testimony that went to the heart of the former president’s hush money trial. “Everything required Mr. Trump’s sign-off,” said Michael Cohen, Mr. Trump's fixer-turned-foe and the prosecution's …

'Time to testify': Michael Cohen's ex-lawyer taunts Trump over hush money trial promise
7 months, 1 week ago

'Time to testify': Michael Cohen's ex-lawyer taunts Trump over hush money trial promise

Raw Story  

Michael Cohen's former attorney Lanny Davis dared former President Donald Trump Monday night to make good on a pledge to testify in his historic criminal hush money trial. "Michael Cohen did his time and they found that he was directed by Mr. Trump," Davis said while appearing on CNN. "So if Michael Cohen did the time for the crime, so …

Michael Cohen’s testimony in Trump’s hush money trial hints at a clever strategy from the prosecution.
7 months, 1 week ago

Michael Cohen’s testimony in Trump’s hush money trial hints at a clever strategy from the prosecution.

Slate  

Read our ongoing coverage of Donald Trump’s first criminal trial here. Although the testimony was not expected to be nearly as explosive as last week’s remarkable Stormy Daniels testimony, there were still some early afternoon fireworks, with Cohen spilling the details of his alleged conversations with Trump about Daniels. According to Cohen, Trump told him to “just take care of …

Watch: Michael Cohen lawyer spars with ex-Trump attorney over legality of hush money
7 months, 1 week ago

Watch: Michael Cohen lawyer spars with ex-Trump attorney over legality of hush money

Raw Story  

Michael Cohen's lawyer, Lanny Davis, and a former Donald Trump attorney got into it on CNN Monday morning while the former Trump "fixer" was on the stand. Cohen's lawyer, Lanny Davis, recalled descriptions made by others who frequently described Trump as talking "like the Godfather in signals, in code." Read Also: Michael Cohen: Trump mastered the art of the dodge …

'It's weird!' Onlookers bemused by Michael Cohen's body language in court
7 months, 1 week ago

'It's weird!' Onlookers bemused by Michael Cohen's body language in court

Raw Story  

Michael Cohen shocked onlookers Monday as he refused to make eye contact with jurors as he detailed the work he did for Donald Trump. “This is interesting though, Michael Cohen has not yet looked at the jury,” said CNN host Kaitlan Collins. “I'm not a prosecutor, but I think you would, as a prosecutor, want Michael Cohen to look at …

Hush money trial: Michael Cohen admits he ‘lied’ and ‘bullied’ people on behalf of Trump
7 months, 1 week ago

Hush money trial: Michael Cohen admits he ‘lied’ and ‘bullied’ people on behalf of Trump

Hindustan Times  

Donald Trump's one-time fixer and the star prosecution witness in the former president's historic criminal trial testified Monday that he lied and bullied for his former boss who looked on silently. Michael Cohen testifies on the witness stand with a National Enquirer cover story about Donald Trump displayed on a screen in Manhattan criminal court, Monday, May 13, 2024, in …

Michael Cohen 'will exceed expectations': attorney who grilled him
7 months, 1 week ago

Michael Cohen 'will exceed expectations': attorney who grilled him

Raw Story  

Hours before former Donald Trump attorney Michael Cohen takes the stand as a prosecution witness in the former president's multi-felony hush money triall, an attorney who has already had Cohen under oath claimed he may surprise his detractors once he is sworn in on Monday. In a column for CNN, attorney Norm Eisen, who was part of the legal team …

The Latest | Cohen expected to take the stand as testimony in Trump hush money case enters 4th week
7 months, 1 week ago

The Latest | Cohen expected to take the stand as testimony in Trump hush money case enters 4th week

Hindustan Times  

NEW YORK — The fourth week of witness testimony in Donald Trump's hush money trial could be a doozy: Michael Cohen is expected to finally take the stand on Monday. The Latest | Cohen expected to take the stand as testimony in Trump hush money case enters 4th week The long-anticipated testimony from Trump’s former lawyer and personal fixer would …

Michael Cohen testimony in Donald Trump hush money trial: A timeline of their relationship.
7 months, 1 week ago

Michael Cohen testimony in Donald Trump hush money trial: A timeline of their relationship.

Slate  

Michael Cohen and Donald Trump sure seem to hate each other, yet the two men have been inextricably linked for over 20 years. Now Cohen is at the heart of Trump’s latest court battle—the hush money trial prosecuted by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg that’s currently underway in New York. In order to gain more lenient terms, Cohen implicates Trump …

Trump trial's pivotal moment: Star witness Michael Cohen to take the stand
7 months, 1 week ago

Trump trial's pivotal moment: Star witness Michael Cohen to take the stand

Hindustan Times  

The star prosecution witness in Donald Trump's hush money trial is set to take the stand Monday with testimony that could help shape the outcome of the first criminal case against an American president. Hush Money Trial: Donald Trump's former attorney Michael Cohen and star witness in hush money trial to take stand today Michael Cohen, Trump's former lawyer and …

Michael Cohen implicates Donald Trump in testimony at hush money trial
7 months, 1 week ago

Michael Cohen implicates Donald Trump in testimony at hush money trial

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Donald Trump was intimately involved with all aspects of a scheme to stifle stories about sex that threatened to torpedo his 2016 campaign, his former lawyer said Monday in matter-of-fact testimony that went to the heart of the former president’s hush money trial. “Everything required Mr. Trump’s sign-off,” said Michael Cohen, Trump’s fixer-turned-foe and the prosecution’s star …

Michael Cohen: A Challenging Star Witness In Donald Trump's Hush Money Trial
7 months, 1 week ago

Michael Cohen: A Challenging Star Witness In Donald Trump's Hush Money Trial

Huff Post  

FILE - Michael Cohen, former attorney to Donald Trump, leaves the District Attorney's office in New York, March 13, 2023. Cohen is prosecutors' most central witness in former President Donald Trump's hush money trial. As Trump’s trial opened, prosecutors took pains to portray Cohen as just one piece of their evidence against Trump, telling jurors that corroboration would come via …

Column: Michael Cohen started testifying against Trump. Here’s what prosecutors need from him
7 months, 1 week ago

Column: Michael Cohen started testifying against Trump. Here’s what prosecutors need from him

LA Times  

Michael Cohen, perhaps the most anticipated trial witness in modern memory, took the stand Monday morning in the Manhattan district attorney’s hush money prosecution of Donald Trump. In the early hours of his testimony, the former Trump attorney covered the National Enquirer’s alleged agreement to “catch and kill” stories that might damage the then-candidate, which like much of Cohen’s expected …

Star witness Cohen testifies against Trump in hush money trial
7 months, 1 week ago

Star witness Cohen testifies against Trump in hush money trial

Al Jazeera  

Former Trump lawyer’s testimony is key in ex-president’s criminal prosecution, six months before US election. The star prosecution witness in Donald Trump’s hush money trial, Michael Cohen, has accused the former United States president of taking part in a scheme to suppress negative media coverage before the 2016 election. Cohen also testified about his role in arranging hush money payments …

Michael Cohen: A challenging star witness in Donald Trump’s hush money trial
7 months, 1 week ago

Michael Cohen: A challenging star witness in Donald Trump’s hush money trial

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — He once said he would take a bullet for Donald Trump. As Trump’s trial opened, prosecutors took pains to portray Cohen as just one piece of their evidence against Trump, telling jurors that corroboration would come via other witnesses, documents and the ex-president’s own recorded words. Other witnesses have testified about the hush money dealings, but Cohen …

Judge directs Michael Cohen to keep quiet about Trump ahead of his hush money trial testimony
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge directs Michael Cohen to keep quiet about Trump ahead of his hush money trial testimony

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — With Donald Trump’s fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen expected to take the witness stand Monday, the judge in the former president’s hush money case issued prosecutors a stern warning: Get Cohen to stop his taunting posts and jabs at Trump. Prosecutors have been building up their case ahead of important testimony from Cohen, who arranged the $130,000 payout to …

Stormy Daniels expected to testify at Donald Trump's hush money trial: Report
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Stormy Daniels expected to testify at Donald Trump's hush money trial: Report

India Today  

Donald Trump returns to his hush money trial Tuesday facing a threat of jail time for additional gag order violations as prosecutors gear up to summon big-name witnesses including adult actor Stormy Daniels. In the final weeks of Trump’s 2016 Republican presidential campaign, his then-lawyer and personal fixer, Michael Cohen, paid Daniels $130,000 to keep quiet about what she says …

Jurors hear Trump and Cohen's 2016 elections conversation in hush money trial
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Jurors hear Trump and Cohen's 2016 elections conversation in hush money trial

Hindustan Times  

The prosecution's star witness has yet to take the stand in Donald Trump's hush money trial. Former US President Donald Trump attends his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, on May 2, 2024. Trump, 77, is accused of falsifying business records to reimburse his lawyer, Michael …

Michael Cohen hasn't taken the stand in Trump's hush money trial. But jurors are hearing his words
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Michael Cohen hasn't taken the stand in Trump's hush money trial. But jurors are hearing his words

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But jurors are already hearing Michael Cohen's words as …

Column: The Trump prosecution has a Michael Cohen problem — and a plan to solve it
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Column: The Trump prosecution has a Michael Cohen problem — and a plan to solve it

LA Times  

Since the opening of the Donald Trump’s New York trial — when the former president’s counsel told the jury that the prosecution’s star witness “cannot be trusted” — the defense has telegraphed its principal strategy: Eviscerate Michael Cohen. But before the jury has even heard from Trump’s bête noire, the prosecution has made great strides to neutralize any plan to …

Trump lawyers scramble as trial witnesses blow up Michael Cohen strategy: expert
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump lawyers scramble as trial witnesses blow up Michael Cohen strategy: expert

Raw Story  

Former top Justice Department prosecutor Andrew Weissmann claimed Tuesday that the witnesses being called in the Donald Trump hush money trial are confirming every detail of Michael Cohen's story — with bombshell accuracy. Speaking to MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace, Weissmann said testimony from David Pecker, the ex-publisher of the National Enquirer, was "so powerful I think we have to recalibrate the …

The 2nd week of testimony is about to begin in Trump's N.Y. hush money trial
7 months, 3 weeks ago

The 2nd week of testimony is about to begin in Trump's N.Y. hush money trial

NPR  

The 2nd week of testimony is about to begin in Trump's N.Y. hush money trial Prosecutors say former President Donald Trump conspired to alter the outcome of the 2016 election by paying hush money to bury negative stories, and then covered it up by falsifying business records. BERNSTEIN: Last week, prosecutors introduced a photograph of Pecker and Trump at the …

Trump and the Supreme Court: Sounds like SCOTUS is about to give Trump a big win.
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump and the Supreme Court: Sounds like SCOTUS is about to give Trump a big win.

Slate  

Keeping up with Donald Trump’s court schedule is a dizzying task, since he faces two federal trials, a criminal trial in Georgia, and two separate civil and criminal trials in New York. Meanwhile, in New York, Trump’s hush money trial continued, with prosecutors for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg introducing their first witness. The Supreme Court might grant Trump some …

'There you have it': Ex-prosecutor singles out pivotal confession in Trump trial
7 months, 3 weeks ago

'There you have it': Ex-prosecutor singles out pivotal confession in Trump trial

Raw Story  

According to former prosecutor and current MSNBC host Katie Phang, a confession by former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker under oath in Donald Trump's hush money trial made the case for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office to prosecute the former president. Opening her show on Saturday, Phang noted that a central part of the 34 felony count prosecution has …

Key takeaways from the first week of Trump’s trial testimony
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Key takeaways from the first week of Trump’s trial testimony

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The prosecutor then laid out the “catch-and-kill” scheme, …

Opinion: Trump attorney gives David Pecker an embarrassing courtroom apology
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Opinion: Trump attorney gives David Pecker an embarrassing courtroom apology

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Norman Eisen is a CNN legal analyst and editor of “Trying Trump: A Guide to His First Election Interference Criminal Trial.” He served as counsel to the House Judiciary Committee for the first impeachment and trial of Trump. CNN — Hello from the Donald Trump criminal trial in New York, where the testimony of the opening star prosecution …

'Sleazy tale' of Trump relationship with key witness should sink his 2024 chances: op-ed
7 months, 4 weeks ago

'Sleazy tale' of Trump relationship with key witness should sink his 2024 chances: op-ed

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's penchant for spreading fake news is a specialty of his that goes back decades, as revealed in testimony during his New York hush money criminal trial. Salon's Heather Digby Parton writes that the "sleazy tale of the arrangement Trump made with Pecker and his relationship with this extortionist gossip monger alone should be enough to sink Trump's chances …

Hush money trial: Trump's lawyers will grill tabloid publisher David Pecker
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Hush money trial: Trump's lawyers will grill tabloid publisher David Pecker

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s defense team attacked the credibility of prosecutors’ first witness in his hush money case on Friday, seeking to discredit testimony detailing a scheme to bury negative stories to protect the Republican’s 2016 presidential campaign. AP AUDIO: Trump’s lawyers try to discredit testimony of prosecution’s first witness in hush money trial. Under questioning by Trump lawyer …

Trump’s lawyers seek to discredit testimony of prosecution’s lead witness in hush money trial
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Trump’s lawyers seek to discredit testimony of prosecution’s lead witness in hush money trial

LA Times  

Former President Trump at the defense table in Manhattan criminal court before his trial Friday. Donald Trump’s defense team in his hush money case sought Friday to undermine the testimony of the prosecution’s lead witness and his account that a tabloid’s practice of helping to bury embarrassing stories about Trump was part of a scheme to aid the Republican’s 2016 …

Witness testimony continues in Trump’s New York hush money trial
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Witness testimony continues in Trump’s New York hush money trial

Al Jazeera  

Donald Trump’s defence team has sought to discredit a key witness in the former United States president’s New York trial over a hush-money payment made to an adult film star. Trump’s lawyers on Friday questioned former tabloid publisher David Pecker, who has detailed how he entered into a deal with Trump to “catch and kill” negative stories to try to …

'It was for the campaign': David Pecker blows a hole in Trump's hush money defense
7 months, 4 weeks ago

'It was for the campaign': David Pecker blows a hole in Trump's hush money defense

Raw Story  

David Pecker, former publisher of the National Enquirer, poked a hole in Donald Trump's defense in his hush money case Thursday by testifying that the former president made the payments to benefit his 2016 presidential campaign. At a Manhattan court hearing, Assistant District Attorney Joshua Steinglass asked Pecker about a practice called "catch and kill," in which the magazine would …

'Why so quiet?' MSNBC's Mika suggests Trump's silence means witness has dirt on him
8 months ago

'Why so quiet?' MSNBC's Mika suggests Trump's silence means witness has dirt on him

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's silence on former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker, who is appearing as a witness for the prosecution in the hush money trial playing out in a Manhattan courtroom, raised eyebrows Wednesday morning on MSNBC. With the former president still lashing out before the press and on his Truth Social platform at his former attorney Michael Cohen, who has …

'Devastating blow': lawyer highlights Trump hush money trial witness' bombshell testimony
8 months ago

'Devastating blow': lawyer highlights Trump hush money trial witness' bombshell testimony

Raw Story  

A background witness in former President Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial delivered a "devastating blow" in his testimony Tuesday, according to a trial lawyer watching the case. Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker took the stand in Manhattan's criminal court to detail stories cooked up to damage Trump's political rivals during his 2016 presidential campaign and, in doing so, …

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