Watch: Mike Johnson leaves Trump's trial to complain he can't hold press conference inside
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Watch: Mike Johnson leaves Trump's trial to complain he can't hold press conference inside

Raw Story  

Speaker Mike Johnson is not happy he had to walk outside to hold a press conference in support of Donald Trump. Johnson joined with former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy and Rep. Byron Donalds at the Manhattan court on Tuesday to support the party's presumptive nominee for president. Donald Trump is on trial for 34 felony counts in Manhattan, but instead of appearing in court behind Trump, Johnson walked outside to give an informal press conference to complain that he couldn't give one inside. Read Also: Michael Cohen: Trump mastered the art of the dodge to avoid accountability — until now "President Trump is a friend, and I'm here to support him," Johnson began in his statement.

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Trump Ordered To Appear For Sentencing In Hush Money Trial
6 days, 1 hour ago

Trump Ordered To Appear For Sentencing In Hush Money Trial

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The New York judge overseeing President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money trial has ordered him to appear for his long-delayed sentencing hearing on Jan. 10, more than seven months after he was convicted on all 34 felony counts against him. In his 18-page order, Merchan indicated that he was trying to balance the interests of justice with the …

Trump trial news: Jack Smith’s moment of truth at the Supreme Court.
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump trial news: Jack Smith’s moment of truth at the Supreme Court.

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. Another Attempt to Dismiss the Classified Documents Case Is Rejected Judge Aileen Cannon turned down a motion from Trump’s defense team to dismiss special counsel Jack Smith’s classified documents case, but at the same time, she agreed to …

'Have to overturn': Trump and Mike Johnson reportedly discussed sabotaging conviction
6 months, 3 weeks ago

'Have to overturn': Trump and Mike Johnson reportedly discussed sabotaging conviction

Raw Story  

In a private call with House Speaker Mike Johnson, former President Donald Trump reportedly launched into a profanity-laden diatribe about his 34 felony convictions in New York. In Thursday's edition of the Politico Playbook, writer Rachel Bade, Eugene Daniels and Ryan Lizza reported that Trump had a lengthy call with Johnson as he prepares for his first trip back to …

Donald Trump completes mandatory presentencing interview after less than 30 minutes of questioning
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Donald Trump completes mandatory presentencing interview after less than 30 minutes of questioning

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Donald Trump completed his mandatory presentencing interview Monday after less than 30 minutes of routine, uneventful questions and answers, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The former president was quizzed by a New York City probation officer for a report, required by law, that trial judge Juan M. Merchan can use to help …

What Donald Trump’s criminal trial reveals about a potential second Trump administration
7 months ago

What Donald Trump’s criminal trial reveals about a potential second Trump administration

Raw Story  

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. “Trump, Inc.” uncovered a lot, including unearthing Cohen’s dubious connections in 2018 and outlining how his role as Trump’s lawyer created a cloak of legal privilege that hid their interactions. Trump once told him, early in his time at the company, “You’re fired,” because McConney hadn’t made an effort to reduce Trump’s bills …

Donald Trump news: Mike Johnson wants the Supreme Court to do what now?
7 months ago

Donald Trump news: Mike Johnson wants the Supreme Court to do what now?

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. Mike Johnson makes a weird point about being buddies with the Supreme Court Following the news of Trump’s guilty verdict, House Speaker Mike Johnson went on Fox News and urged the Supreme Court to intervene and “set this …

Inside the courtroom as Donald Trump learned he had been convicted
7 months, 1 week ago

Inside the courtroom as Donald Trump learned he had been convicted

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — History happened just as everyone was about to leave for the day. “I’ll be back out in a few minutes.” Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, left, and former President Donald Trump watch as the jury is polled after the verdict was read in Manhattan Criminal Court, Thursday, May 30, 2024, in New York. Donald Trump, far left, …

Donald Trump found guilty on all 34 counts in New York hush-money case, sentencing hearing on this date
7 months, 1 week ago

Donald Trump found guilty on all 34 counts in New York hush-money case, sentencing hearing on this date

Hindustan Times  

Former US President Donald Trump has been found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up his sexual affair with former porn star Stormy Daniels ahead of his ascent to the White House in 2016. Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump attends his criminal trial at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, …

Donald Trump guilty on all counts in hush-money trial, New York jury finds
7 months, 1 week ago

Donald Trump guilty on all counts in hush-money trial, New York jury finds

Al Jazeera  

Verdict in historic trial against former US president comes just months before country votes in November elections. Former United States President Donald Trump has been found guilty in a historic criminal hush-money trial, in a decision that could shake up the 2024 election campaign. A New York City jury delivered the verdict on Thursday afternoon after a seven-week-long trial – …

I’ve sat through every day of Trump’s criminal trial. This is what it’s really like
7 months, 1 week ago

I’ve sat through every day of Trump’s criminal trial. This is what it’s really like

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. On the fourth and final day …

Prosecutor says Trump tried ‘to hoodwink voters’ while defense attacks key witness in last arguments
7 months, 1 week ago

Prosecutor says Trump tried ‘to hoodwink voters’ while defense attacks key witness in last arguments

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Donald Trump engaged in a conspiracy “to hoodwink voters” in 2016, a prosecutor told jurors Tuesday during closing arguments in the former president’s hush money trial, while a defense lawyer branded the star witness as the “greatest liar of all time” and pressed the panel for an across-the-board acquittal. He later added: “We’ll never know if this …

Trump trial reaches its end game
7 months, 1 week ago

Trump trial reaches its end game

Raw Story  

NEW YORK — The historic trial of Donald Trump enters its final act Tuesday, with closing arguments to the jury who must then decide whether to hand down the first ever criminal conviction of a former U.S. president. Speaking to reporters before and after each day in court, Trump launched regular tirades against Judge Juan Merchan — calling him "corrupt" …

Prosecutors seek to bar Trump from statements endangering law enforcement in classified records case
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Prosecutors seek to bar Trump from statements endangering law enforcement in classified records case

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors on Friday asked the judge overseeing the classified documents case against Donald Trump to bar the former president from public statements that “pose a significant, imminent, and foreseeable danger to law enforcement agents” participating in the prosecution. The request to U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon follows a distorted claim by Trump earlier this week that the …

What to know before the final week of Trump's hush money trial
7 months, 2 weeks ago

What to know before the final week of Trump's hush money trial

NPR  

What to know before the final week of Trump's hush money trial We look at criminal trial of former president Donald Trump, which will be concluding this week, with closing arguments being presented in a Manhattan court on Tuesday. AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: It has been over a month since a 12-person jury of New Yorkers filed into a Manhattan courtroom …

Donald Trump may be stuck in a Manhattan courtroom, but he knows his favorite legal analysts
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Donald Trump may be stuck in a Manhattan courtroom, but he knows his favorite legal analysts

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — If there are bragging rights associated with Donald Trump praising your legal acumen when he speaks after a day’s testimony at his criminal trial, Fox News analyst Andy McCarthy has already been cited at least a dozen times. “Every legal scholar says, `They don’t have a case,’” Trump has said more than once while reading back supportive …

Trump's ‘defense rests’ without him taking the stand in hush money trial despite prior contrasting claims
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump's ‘defense rests’ without him taking the stand in hush money trial despite prior contrasting claims

Hindustan Times  

Donald Trump’s lawyers rested their defense Tuesday without the former president taking the witness stand in his New York hush money trial. Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records as part of an alleged scheme to silence claims of extramarital sexual encounters during his 2016 presidential campaign. Photographer: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/Bloomberg “Your honor, the defense rests,” Trump …

Trump will not testify in New York hush-money trial as defence rests
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump will not testify in New York hush-money trial as defence rests

Al Jazeera  

Weeks of witness testimony have ended, with closing statements scheduled for next week before jury deliberates. More than four weeks of witness testimony in the New York hush-money trial of former United States President Donald Trump have ended with the defence resting its case. The development on Tuesday means that the trial will be put on pause until next week, …

Michael Cohen To Face More Grilling As Trump's Hush Money Trial Enters Final Stretch
7 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Cohen faces more cross-examination as Trump’s trial enters final stretch
7 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Trump insiders say he is unlikely to testify in hush money trial
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump insiders say he is unlikely to testify 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 almost certainly will not testify in his criminal …

Seth Meyers teases Republicans supporting Trump at his criminal trial: ‘Army of puppets’
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Seth Meyers teases Republicans supporting Trump at his criminal trial: ‘Army of puppets’

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 Seth Myers poked fun at Donald Trump ’s “army” of …

Letters to the Editor: Mike Johnson showed up at Trump’s trial. Is that part of the speaker’s job?
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Letters to the Editor: Mike Johnson showed up at Trump’s trial. Is that part of the speaker’s job?

LA Times  

House Speaker Mike Johnson with former President Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., on April 12. House Speaker Mike Johnson, Sen. J.D.Vance, Sen. Tommy Tuberville and others have sat in the Manhattan courtroom this week where Donald Trump is on trial to show their support for the former president. To the editor: Michael Cohen, Trump’s former longtime attorney, testified …

Michael Cohen pressed on crimes and lies at Trump's hush money trial
7 months, 3 weeks 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's New York criminal trial could head to jury deliberation as soon as next week
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump's New York criminal trial could head to jury deliberation as soon as next week

NPR  

Trump's New York criminal trial could head to jury deliberation as soon as next week Enlarge this image toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images Spencer Platt/Getty Images NEW YORK — Michael Cohen has wrapped up a third dayon the stand, testifying against his former boss, Donald Trump, in a New York criminal trial, and was pushed to answer questions about his …

Did Mike Johnson ditch crucial US House session to support Donald Trump amid hush money trial in New York?
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Did Mike Johnson ditch crucial US House session to support Donald Trump amid hush money trial in New York?

Hindustan Times  

US House Speaker Mike Johnson joined other Republican leaders who flocked to New York City Tuesday to stand firm alongside former President Donald Trump as he attends his hush money trial. U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks at a news conference across the street from the Manhattan criminal court, Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in New York. Trump’s entourage …

Why Speaker Johnson’s appearance at Trump’s trial is so remarkable
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Why Speaker Johnson’s appearance at Trump’s trial is so remarkable

Associated Press  

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson assailed the hush money case against Donald Trump Tuesday as an illegitimate “sham,” becoming the highest-ranking Republican to show up at court, embrace the former president’s claims of political persecution and attack the U.S. system of justice. Johnson, who is second in line for the presidency, called the court system “corrupt.” Outside the New York …

Mike Johnson, Doug Burgum & other Republicans join Trump hush money trial in show of solidarity
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Mike Johnson, Doug Burgum & other Republicans join Trump hush money trial in show of solidarity

Hindustan Times  

Republican U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson has joined former President Donald Trump at his hush money trial in Manhattan on Tuesday, a person familiar with the matter said. Republican U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson is joined by former President Donald Trump at his hush money trial in Manhattan on Tuesday, a person familiar with the matter …

House Speaker Mike Johnson to attend Trump's hush money trial: report
7 months, 3 weeks ago

House Speaker Mike Johnson to attend Trump's hush money trial: report

Raw Story  

Donald Trump will have another special guest attend his trial in the New York hush money case after a pair of senators and other elected officials showed their support at the courthouse. House Speaker Mike Johnson is expected Tuesday at the Manhattan courthouse where the former president is standing trial for falsifying business records as part of a conspiracy to …

Michael Cohen resumes testimony in Trump hush-money trial
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Michael Cohen resumes testimony in Trump hush-money trial

Al Jazeera  

Trump’s former lawyer set to face tough cross-examination after testifying ex-president took part in hush-money scheme. Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen has continued to testify in a New York City courtroom, a day after he accused the ex-United States president of taking part in a scheme to suppress negative media coverage before the 2016 elections. Cohen, the prosecution’s star …

Trump trial's pivotal moment: Star witness Michael Cohen to take the stand
7 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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

Five takeaways from day 10 of Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial
8 months, 1 week ago

Five takeaways from day 10 of Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial

Al Jazeera  

The court heard a witness testify to secret recordings of Trump, in which he appears to negotiate the Daniels payment. The former president’s tendency to speak out about matters pertaining to the trial, however, was a centrepiece of Thursday’s proceedings, as Judge Juan Merchan began the day with questions about whether Trump had violated his court-imposed gag order. Here are …

US ex-President Trump fined for breaching gag order
8 months, 1 week 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 …

Trump held in contempt, fined for violating gag order in hush money trial
8 months, 1 week ago

Trump held in contempt, fined for violating gag order in hush money trial

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Donald Trump was held in contempt of court Tuesday and fined $9,000 for repeatedly violating a gag order that barred him from making public statements about witnesses, jurors and some others connected to his New York hush money case. “This gag order is totally unconstitutional,” Trump said as court adjourned after a day that included testimony from …

Donald Trump is more vocal on social media than court, here's proof
8 months, 1 week ago

Donald Trump is more vocal on social media than court, here's proof

Hindustan Times  

Former US President Donald Trump's hush money trial will beat Netflix's Suits any day with 5 scores on the board. Former US President Donald Trump walks to speak to the press at the end of the day of his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City on …

Trump held in contempt of court in New York trial for gag order violations
8 months, 1 week ago

Trump held in contempt of court in New York trial for gag order violations

Al Jazeera  

Judge in hush money trial says Trump violated the order nine times and warns future violations could result in jail time. The judge in Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial has held the former United States president in contempt of court for repeatedly violating a gag order. The former president faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related …

From New York to Arizona: Inside the head-spinning week of Trump’s legal drama
8 months, 1 week ago

From New York to Arizona: Inside the head-spinning week of Trump’s legal drama

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Even by Donald Trump’s standards, this was a dizzying week. Former President Donald Trump waves to the media as he returns from a break during his trial at Manhattan criminal court, Friday, April 26, 2024, in New York. Former President Donald Trump appears at Manhattan criminal court before his trial in New York, Friday, April 26, 2024. …

Witness testimony continues in Trump’s New York hush money trial
8 months, 2 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 …

Six takeaways from Trump immunity hearing and New York hush money trial
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Six takeaways from Trump immunity hearing and New York hush money trial

Al Jazeera  

Former United States President Donald Trump saw two of the four criminal cases against him move forward on Thursday. In New York, Trump was again in court in a case connected to hush money payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election, in which he defeated former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. …

'Michael Cohen is playing Trump perfectly': Expert suggests ex-president walking into trap
8 months, 2 weeks ago

'Michael Cohen is playing Trump perfectly': Expert suggests ex-president walking into trap

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, responded to a hearing into accusations of multiple gag order violations by the ex-president Monday — and vowed that Trump cannot stop him from testifying in the hush money trial. Tuesday's hearing came after prosecutors said Trump had violated a gag order at least 10 times since Trump's hush money trial began last week. …

What Donald Trump's first week like in the hush-money trial
8 months, 2 weeks ago

What Donald Trump's first week like in the hush-money trial

Hindustan Times  

Throughout this week of his trial, Donald Trump’s frustration was palpable. Former President Donald Trump, followed by attorney Todd Blanche, exits the courtroom following proceedings in his trial, Friday, April 19, 2024, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York. Trump openly expressed his discomfort with the courthouse’s chilly conditions and the imposed gag order, addressing the press, “They’re taking away …

Trump was forced to listen silently as potential jurors offered their unvarnished assessments of him
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump was forced to listen silently as potential jurors offered their unvarnished assessments of him

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — He seems “selfish and self-serving,” said one woman. His “negative rhetoric and bias,” said another man, is what is “most harmful.” Over the past week, Donald Trump has been forced to sit inside a frigid New York courtroom and listen to a parade of potential jurors in his criminal hush money trial share their unvarnished assessments of …

US court rejects last-minute bid to halt Trump's hush money trial; opening statements set for April 22
8 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Final jurors seated for Trump’s hush money case, with opening statements set for Monday
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Final jurors seated for Trump’s hush money case, with opening statements set for Monday

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The final jurors were seated Friday in Donald Trump’s hush money trial, and an appellate judge rejected the former president’s latest bid to halt the case as a hectic day in court set the stage for opening statements to begin Monday. Judge Juan Merchan said lawyers will present opening statements Monday morning before prosecutors begin laying out …

Trump awkwardly brandishes printed news stories after full day of criminal trial
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump awkwardly brandishes printed news stories after full day of criminal trial

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump held an angry press conference following a full day of his criminal trial in Manhattan, during which he brandished a bunch of news printouts and claimed the criminal justice system was rigged against him. The former president reiterated that he believes the trial against him, for business record fraud to allegedly cover up an affair with …

12 jurors picked for Donald Trump's hush money trial; selection of alternates under way
8 months, 3 weeks ago

12 jurors picked for Donald Trump's hush money trial; selection of alternates under way

The Hindu  

A jury of 12 people was seated Thursday in former U.S. President Donald Trump's hush money trial, propelling the proceedings closer to opening statements and the start of weeks of dramatic testimony. In other developments, prosecutors asked for Mr. Trump to be held in contempt over a series of social media posts this week, and the judge barred reporters from …

'Unwise': Legal experts stunned by Trump's latest disrespect of potential jurors
8 months, 3 weeks ago

'Unwise': Legal experts stunned by Trump's latest disrespect of potential jurors

Raw Story  

Donald Trump stayed seated Thursday morning as those around him in the New York court stood to be introduced to potential jurors — a show of respect that is traditional. Lawfare editor Tyler McBrien cited the details, reading, " When the defense is introduced to the potential jurors seated in the audience, Trump does not stand up like his legal …

Donald Trump steps into court for third day of hush-money trial amid ongoing jury selection
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Donald Trump steps into court for third day of hush-money trial amid ongoing jury selection

Hindustan Times  

The former US President Donald Trump's hush-money case is now in the hands of the New York prosecutors as day three of the trial is in full swing. Former President Donald Trump exits Manhattan criminal court in New York, Monday, April 15, 2024. He is arguably the first ever former US president to be battling with criminal charges for which …

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