'Man, that's desperate': Experts blast Trump's latest 'frivolous tactic' to avoid trial
8 months, 2 weeks ago

'Man, that's desperate': Experts blast Trump's latest 'frivolous tactic' to avoid trial

Raw Story  

Donald Trump filed a lawsuit against Judge Juan Merchan Monday to challenge a gag order that blocks him from attacking family members of court staff in the soon-to-start hush money trial — including the judge's own daughter, The New York Times reported Monday. "Trump's latest desperate move of personally suing Merchan in the appellate division is reminiscent of his initial gambit in Palm Beach, where udge Cannon permitted him to take the whole action off track. "Note: Judge Merchan has not yet ruled on Trump's pending motion to recuse," said MSNBC host and legal correspondent Katie Phang. "In the civil fraud trial Trump also filed an Article 78 proceeding against the gag order issued by that judge, Judge Arthur Engoron.

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Trump bashes ‘psychotic’ decision by Judge Merchan to hold him accountable in hush money case
1 week ago

Trump bashes ‘psychotic’ decision by Judge Merchan to hold him accountable in hush money case

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 After the judge overseeing his hush money trial refused to …

'Psychotic': Trump posts furious attack on judge who refused to accept immunity bid
1 week ago

'Psychotic': Trump posts furious attack on judge who refused to accept immunity bid

Raw Story  

Donald Trump lashed out at the judge overseeing his criminal case after the president-elect's latest attempt to have his conviction quashed was fully rejected. New York justice Juan Merchan issued a ruling Monday that Trump cannot claim presidential immunity to overturn a jury's guilty verdict on 34 counts of falsifying business records to conceal a $130,000 hush money payment to …

New York's top court upholds Trump gag order in porn star hush money case
3 months, 1 week ago

New York's top court upholds Trump gag order in porn star hush money case

India Today  

New York's top court on Thursday upheld a judge's gag order on Donald Trump in the case in which the former US president was convicted on criminal charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star. Trump also faces a gag order in an unrelated federal criminal case in Washington, D.C. over his efforts to overturn his 2020 election …

Judge delays Donald Trump's sentencing in hush money case until after November election
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge delays Donald Trump's sentencing in hush money case until after November election

The Hindu  

A judge agreed Friday to postpone Donald Trump's sentencing in his hush-money case until after the November election, granting him a hard-won reprieve as he navigates the aftermath of his criminal conviction and the homestretch of his presidential campaign. Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan, who is also weighing a defence request to overturn the verdict on immunity grounds, delayed Mr. …

Trump Lawyers Fight To Overturn Jury's Finding That He Sexually Abused E. Jean Carroll
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump Lawyers Fight To Overturn Jury's Finding That He Sexually Abused E. Jean Carroll

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING NEW YORK — While Donald Trump campaigns for the presidency, his lawyers are fighting to overturn a verdict finding him liable for sexual abuse and slander. Circuit Court of Appeals are scheduled to hear arguments Friday in Trump’s appeal of a jury’s finding that he sexually assaulted the writer E. Jean Carroll. Trump’s lawyers say the jury’s …

Federal judge rejects Trump’s request to intervene in his state felony conviction
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Federal judge rejects Trump’s request to intervene in his state felony conviction

LA Times  

A federal judge on Tuesday swiftly rejected Donald Trump’s request to intervene in his New York hush money criminal case, spurning the former president’s attempt at an end-run around the state court where he was convicted and is set to be sentenced in two weeks. U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein’s ruling — just hours after Trump’s lawyers asked him to …

Donald Trump Faces Revised US Indictment In Election Subversion Case
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Donald Trump Faces Revised US Indictment In Election Subversion Case

News 18  

Donald Trump faced a revised federal indictment on Tuesday accusing him of illegally trying to overturn his 2020 election loss, with prosecutors narrowing their approach after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that former presidents have broad immunity from criminal prosecution. U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith’s team obtained the superseding indictment in the Washington case, though it was highly unlikely to …

Supreme Court shuts down Missouri’s long shot push to lift Trump’s gag order in hush-money case
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court shuts down Missouri’s long shot push to lift Trump’s gag order in hush-money case

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday shut down a long-shot push from Missouri to remove a gag order in former President Donald Trump’s hush-money case and delay his sentencing in New York. The Missouri attorney general went to the high court with the unusual request to sue New York after the justices granted Trump broad immunity from prosecution in …

Appeals court upholds Donald Trump’s gag order as he again presses judge to exit hush money case
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Appeals court upholds Donald Trump’s gag order as he again presses judge to exit hush money case

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Two months after his felony conviction, Donald Trump still isn’t allowed to say everything he wants about his historic hush money criminal case. The state’s mid-level appellate court denied the Republican former president and current nominee’s latest bid to lift the restrictions, swatting away a last-minute argument that he’s unfairly muzzled while Vice President Kamala Harris, his …

Trump’s gag order remains in effect after hush money conviction, N.Y. appeals court rules
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump’s gag order remains in effect after hush money conviction, N.Y. appeals court rules

LA Times  

Former President Trump’s legal team said Vice President Kamala Harris’ entry into the presidential race gives the matter new urgency as she pits herself as an ex-prosecutor taking on a convicted felon. A New York appeals court on Thursday denied former President Trump’s bid to end a gag order in his hush money criminal case, rejecting the Republican former president’s …

Manhattan DA tells judge to reject Trump’s attempt to toss his hush money verdict after ‘immunity’ ruling
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Manhattan DA tells judge to reject Trump’s attempt to toss his hush money verdict after ‘immunity’ ruling

The Independent  

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Trump demands judge toss out verdict in hush money case after ‘immunity’ ruling
5 months, 1 week ago

Trump demands judge toss out verdict in hush money case after ‘immunity’ ruling

The Independent  

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Trump trial update: After the Supreme Court immunity decision, Judge Tanya Chutkan has her work cut out for her.
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump trial update: After the Supreme Court immunity decision, Judge Tanya Chutkan has her work cut out for her.

Slate  

Donald Trump has been convicted of 34 felony counts in the New York hush money case—but there’s a lengthy appeals process ahead. She’ll have to go through Smith’s indictment with a fine-tooth comb and apply the Supreme Court’s new standard for presidential immunity, parsing Trump’s actions into “official” and “unofficial” categories while also determining what’s left of the special counsel’s …

Ex-Prosecutor Predicts How Lifting Of Gag Order May Actually Backfire On Trump
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Ex-Prosecutor Predicts How Lifting Of Gag Order May Actually Backfire On Trump

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner suggested that Judge Juan Merchan’s partial lifting of the gag order that he’d placed on Donald Trump during the former president’s hush money trial “may and probably will come back to bite” the presumptive GOP presidential nominee — and even possibly, ultimately, lead to his incarceration. Kirschner, however, said there could be …

Judge alters Trump’s gag order, letting him talk about witnesses, jury after hush money conviction
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Judge alters Trump’s gag order, letting him talk about witnesses, jury after hush money conviction

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A Manhattan judge on Tuesday modified Donald Trump’s gag order, freeing the former president to comment publicly about witnesses and jurors in the hush money criminal trial that led to his felony conviction, but keeping others connected to the case off limits until he is sentenced July 11. Though largely a win for Trump, his campaign spokesperson …

Judge alters Trump’s gag order, lets him talk about jurors and witnesses after hush money conviction
6 months ago

Judge alters Trump’s gag order, lets him talk about jurors and witnesses after hush money conviction

LA Times  

Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Philadelphia on Saturday. A Manhattan judge on Tuesday modified Donald Trump’s gag order, freeing the former president to comment publicly about witnesses and jurors in the hush money criminal trial that led to his felony conviction but keeping others connected to the case off limits at least until he’s sentenced July 11. …

Stephen Miller seeks Judge Cannon's OK to intervene in Trump documents gag order dispute
6 months ago

Stephen Miller seeks Judge Cannon's OK to intervene in Trump documents gag order dispute

Raw Story  

The ink has only just dried on U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon's rejection of a bid by Republican state attorneys general to intervene against special counsel Jack Smith's request for a gag order on former President Donald Trump in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case — and now another Trump ally is trying it himself, reported Law & Crime. "America First …

NY prosecutors urge judge to keep gag order blocking Trump from criticizing jurors who convicted him
6 months ago

NY prosecutors urge judge to keep gag order blocking Trump from criticizing jurors who convicted him

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Prosecutors on Friday urged the judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal hush money case to uphold provisions of a gag order that bar him from criticizing jurors and court staff, while agreeing to lift a restriction on his public statements about trial witnesses. In court papers filed Friday, prosecutors with the Manhattan district attorney’s office argued that portions …

Trump’s gag order appeal is shot down by New York’s top court
6 months ago

Trump’s gag order appeal is shot down by New York’s top court

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 New York’s highest court has rejected Donald Trump’s demand for …

Trump's Hush Money Trial Gag Order Left In Place By New York's Highest Court
6 months ago

Trump's Hush Money Trial Gag Order Left In Place By New York's Highest Court

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING New York state’s highest court declined to take up an appeal regarding former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial gag order, leaving it in place for now. Judge Juan Merchan handed down the gag order earlier this year to prevent Trump from attacking witnesses, attorneys and others involved in his criminal trial, actions that could amount to …

NY court declines to hear Trump's gag order appeal in hush money case
6 months ago

NY court declines to hear Trump's gag order appeal in hush money case

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — New York’s top court on Tuesday declined to hear Donald Trump’s gag order appeal in his hush money case, leaving the restrictions in place following his felony conviction last month. A Trump campaign spokesperson, Steven Cheung, said Tuesday the ex-president’s legal team would “continue to fight against the unconstitutional Gag Order imposed by Justice Merchan.” Trump’s attorneys …

New York’s top court declines to hear Trump’s appeal of gag order in hush money case
6 months, 1 week ago

New York’s top court declines to hear Trump’s appeal of gag order in hush money case

LA Times  

New York’s top court declined Tuesday to hear Donald Trump’s gag order appeal, leaving the restrictions in place following his felony conviction last month. They argued that the gag order restricted Trump’s “core political speech on matters of central importance at the height of his Presidential campaign.” But the Court of Appeals disagreed. In a decision list posted on Tuesday, …

Trump lawyers ask New York judge to lift gag order that stopped him attacking jurors and witnesses
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump lawyers ask New York judge to lift gag order that stopped him attacking jurors and witnesses

The Independent  

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Trump’s lawyers ask judge to lift gag order imposed during New York trial
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump’s lawyers ask judge to lift gag order imposed during New York trial

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s lawyers are asking a New York judge to lift the gag order that barred the former president from commenting about witnesses, jurors and others tied to the criminal case that led to his conviction for falsifying records to cover up a potential sex scandal. In a letter Tuesday, Trump lawyers Todd Blanche and Emil Bove …

Donald Trump asks New York’s high court to intervene in fight over gag order in hush money trial
7 months, 1 week ago

Donald Trump asks New York’s high court to intervene in fight over gag order in hush money trial

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — 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, jurors and others connected to his hush money criminal trial. “President Trump has filed a notice to appeal the unconstitutional and …

Appeals court rejects Trump’s attempt to throw out gag order in hush money trial
7 months, 1 week ago

Appeals court rejects Trump’s attempt to throw out gag order in hush money trial

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 Donald Trump has failed to overturn a gag order that …

Trump could see jail for gag order violations: ‘Fines are not serving as a deterrent’
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump could see jail for gag order violations: ‘Fines are not serving as a deterrent’

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. New York Justice Juan Merchan warned Mr Trump on Monday that jail remains “truly …

Judge fact-checks Trump to his face after rant over gag order
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge fact-checks Trump to his face after rant over gag order

Raw Story  

MANHATTAN CRIMINAL COURT — Donald Trump's judge launched into Friday's hearing by fact-checking the former president's claim that a gag order was stopping him from taking the stand in his own defense. Trump was fined $9,000 earlier this week for violating the order, which forbids him from talking about potential witnesses, jurors, court staff or their families in the case, …

Judge schools Trump attorney who suggests gag order includes Joe Biden
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge schools Trump attorney who suggests gag order includes Joe Biden

Raw Story  

New York Justice Juan Merchan corrected Todd Blanche, an attorney for Donald Trump, after he said a gag order prevented the former president from responding to his opponent, President Joe Biden. The exchange came during a Thursday hearing, during which prosecutors presented evidence that Trump had violated a limited gag order multiple times. During oral arguments, Blanche complained that Biden …

US ex-President Trump fined for breaching gag order
7 months, 3 weeks ago

US ex-President Trump fined for breaching gag order

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-05-01 00:05 Former US President Donald Trump returning to the courtroom after a break for his criminal trial at New York State Supreme Court in New York, the US, on April 30. NEW YORK -- Former US President Donald Trump was fined $9,000 for violating a gag order nine times this month, according to an order by …

'It won't stop him': Judge urged to go further after fining Trump for contempt of court
7 months, 3 weeks ago

'It won't stop him': Judge urged to go further after fining Trump for contempt of court

Raw Story  

New York Judge Juan Merchan slapped former President Donald Trump with a $9,000 contempt of court fine on Tuesday for repeatedly violating the gag order in his Manhattan hush money trial to publicly attack witnesses and jurors — and warned him that a stay on Rikers Island could be in his future if he continues on his current path. "BREAKING: …

Former U.S. attorney: Judge will take Trump to the 'woodshed' over gag order
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Former U.S. attorney: Judge will take Trump to the 'woodshed' over gag order

Raw Story  

Former U.S. Attorney Michael Moore expected New York Justice Juan Merchan to take Donald Trump to the "woodshed" for violating a gag order in his hush-money case. During a Monday interview on CNN, Moore told host Jim Acosta that the delay in resolving accusations that the gag order has been violated was part of the "sausage making" in court. "And …

Judge Merchan has a 'tool' to make Trump's lawyers 'rein in their client': ex-prosecutor
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge Merchan has a 'tool' to make Trump's lawyers 'rein in their client': ex-prosecutor

Raw Story  

Judge Juan Merchan, the jurist overseeing Donald Trump's criminal case in New York over an alleged hush-money cover up scheme, is hanging something over the head of the former president's attorneys, a former prosecutor said on Saturday. Legal analyst and former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti appeared on MSNBC, where he was asked why Merchan hasn't ruled on whether Trump has …

'This becomes a Rigged Election!' Trump demands judge lift gag order in hush money case
7 months, 4 weeks ago

'This becomes a Rigged Election!' Trump demands judge lift gag order in hush money case

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump's team sent out a rambling social media post demanding Judge Juan Merchan lift the gag order in his criminal trial. His campaign then issued the statement in a post on Truth Social, claiming Trump was barred from discussing the trial due to the gag order. "He is being inundated by the Media with questions because of …

Gag order breach? Trump targeted Cohen in taped interview hours before contempt hearing
8 months ago

Gag order breach? Trump targeted Cohen in taped interview hours before contempt hearing

Raw Story  

Hours before his attorneys would mount a defense on Tuesday claiming he had not violated his gag order Donald Trump might have done just that in a 12-minute taped interview that morning, which did not air until later that day. Prosecutors in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office told Judge Juan Merchan that the ex-president violated the gag order ten …

'Republicans must step in!' Trump begs for help with legal troubles in frantic 2 a.m. rant
8 months ago

'Republicans must step in!' Trump begs for help with legal troubles in frantic 2 a.m. rant

Raw Story  

Donald Trump begged Republicans to step in and help him wriggle out of his legal troubles in a middle-of-the-night rant Wednesday. "We have a Rigged Judge, who is working for the Democrat Party and refuses to terminate this 'case,' which should have never been brought by Soft on Crime Alvin Bragg," Trump posted at 2 a.m. on Truth Social. The …

‘You’re losing all credibility’: Judge scolds Trump attorneys over Truth Social defence in gag order hearing
8 months ago

‘You’re losing all credibility’: Judge scolds Trump attorneys over Truth Social defence in gag order hearing

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. Mr Trump’s Truth Social account also posted a column with a picture of Mr …

Trump attacks judge seconds after court hearing into gag order violations
8 months ago

Trump attacks judge seconds after court hearing into gag order violations

Raw Story  

Seconds after Judge Juan Merchan closed a meeting into accusations that Donald Trump violated a gag order meant to protect jury members and witnesses in his hush money trial, the former president unleashed an attack on the judge. After Trump walked out of the courtroom Tuesday, an all-caps post appeared on his Truth Social account hitting out at Merchan, who …

Trump accused of 'willfully' violating gag order at disastrous contempt hearing: Furious judge warns he'll put Donald under oath to explain 'threatening' posts and rips into lawyer for 'losing all cre
8 months ago

Trump accused of 'willfully' violating gag order at disastrous contempt hearing: Furious judge warns he'll put Donald under oath to explain 'threatening' posts and rips into lawyer for 'losing all cre

Daily Mail  

The judge in Donald Trump's blockbuster hush money trial threatened to put the former president under oath to explain 'threatening' posts he made on social media. Former President Donald Trump appears in Manhattan criminal court on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 in New York Former President Donald Trump waits for the start of proceedings at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, …

Judge must punish Trump 'like a child' to prevent 'mistrial by antics': expert
8 months ago

Judge must punish Trump 'like a child' to prevent 'mistrial by antics': expert

Raw Story  

Donald Trump repeatedly violated the gag order in his criminal trial just hours ahead of a contempt of court hearing, and a legal expert called on the judge to put him in "time out." It’s a very unfair situation, that I can tell you.” Former federal prosecutor and MSNBC legal analyst Andrew Weissmann told The Daily Beast that Trump was …

Five takeaways from day two of Trump’s New York hush money trial testimony
8 months ago

Five takeaways from day two of Trump’s New York hush money trial testimony

Al Jazeera  

Prosecutors focus on ‘catch and kill’ scheme, accuse Trump of violating gag order in historic trial. The second day of arguments in former United States President Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial has concluded with the prosecution’s questioning of former tabloid publisher David Pecker dominating much of the proceedings. On Tuesday, prosecutors focused on a “catch and kill” agreement …

Trump demands removal of Judge Merchan in meltdown before contempt hearing
8 months ago

Trump demands removal of Judge Merchan in meltdown before contempt hearing

Raw Story  

Donald Trump kicked off his Saturday morning by going on an all-caps tirade aimed at Judge Juan Merchan as his attorneys prepare to defend him in a contempt hearing set for early next week over his other attacks on Truth Social. On Monday, the former president's trial on 34 felony counts related to paying hush money to adult film star …

US court rejects last-minute bid to halt Trump's hush money trial; opening statements set for April 22
8 months ago

US court rejects last-minute bid to halt Trump's hush money trial; opening statements set for April 22

New Indian Express  

Trump has spent the week sitting quietly in the courtroom as lawyers pressed potential jurors on their views about him in a search for any bias that would preclude them from hearing the case. "This Trial is a Long, Rigged, Endurance Contest, dealing with Nasty, Crooked People, who want to DESTROY OUR COUNTRY," he wrote Friday on social media. Others …

'Trying to show judge who's boss': Ex-prosecutor warns Trump Juan Merchan is about to snap
8 months ago

'Trying to show judge who's boss': Ex-prosecutor warns Trump Juan Merchan is about to snap

Raw Story  

In the midst of the third day of jury selection in Donald Trump's so-called "hush money" trial, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance cautioned the former president to dial it back as his legal team and prosecutors working for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg attempt to move the proceedings forward. With Trump already butting heads with Judge Juan Merchan, which has …

'Bring your toothbrush': George Conway says Trump risks jail by flouting gag order
8 months ago

'Bring your toothbrush': George Conway says Trump risks jail by flouting gag order

Raw Story  

Donald Trump could be wearing a jumpsuit in his near future if he continues to ignore Judge Juan Merchan's gag order. Attorney George Conway appeared on MSNBC's "Alex Wagner Tonight" to shed light on the consequences former President Donald Trump might face if he violates the gag order, which prevents him not only from attacking witnesses in the trial, but …

'Take off the Gag Order!' Trump spits hot rage at Judge Merchan in early morning rant
8 months, 1 week ago

'Take off the Gag Order!' Trump spits hot rage at Judge Merchan in early morning rant

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump was up bright and early on Tuesday morning with fresh attacks on the judge overseeing his New York hush-money trial. Writing on his Truth Social platform, the former president again lashed out at Judge Juan Merchan for hitting him with a gag order that prevents him from attacking witnesses or family members of court personnel. RELATED: …

It Took One Day for Trump to Get in Trouble at His First Criminal Trial
8 months, 1 week ago

It Took One Day for Trump to Get in Trouble at His First Criminal Trial

Slate  

Read our ongoing coverage of Donald Trump’s first criminal trial here. These last-second legal wranglings didn’t produce any major results, and still, signs were everywhere that the gravity of the situation is finally starting to hit former President Donald Trump, who is charged with 34 felony counts of filing false business records over his reimbursement of former fixer Michael Cohen …

'Favor Mr. Trump': Latest filing gives SCOTUS stern warning on presidential immunity case
8 months, 1 week ago

'Favor Mr. Trump': Latest filing gives SCOTUS stern warning on presidential immunity case

Raw Story  

The Supreme Court received a stern warning this week not to delay former President Donald Trump’s presidential immunity case any longer, court records show. Common Cause, a nonpartisan watchdog group, issued the warning Thursday in an amicus brief filed to the upcoming Supreme Court hearing that has brought special counsel Jack Smith’s election interference case to a standstill. “Yet to …

Judge 'appeared skeptical' of Trump's latest attempt to delay his hush money trial
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge 'appeared skeptical' of Trump's latest attempt to delay his hush money trial

Raw Story  

Donald Trump and his lawyers appeared in a New York appeals court this Wednesday to bring their third legal challenge to his upcoming criminal trial over a hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels. Trump’s attorneys invoked a provision of New York law known as Article 78, which allows litigants to seek relief from what they allege to …

Trump loses latest 11th hour attempt to delay hush money trial while challenging gag order
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump loses latest 11th hour attempt to delay hush money trial while challenging gag order

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 Donald Trump has failed to convince a New York appeals …

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