'He hates me!' Furious Trump slams judge who will preside over case
1 year, 8 months ago

'He hates me!' Furious Trump slams judge who will preside over case

Daily Mail  

After recovering from the 'initial shock' of a grand jury indictment against him, President Trump is now raging about the judge who is expected to preside over the case. Read the full story: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11924501/Trump-lawyer-Joe-Tacopina-says-hes-ready-fight-indictment-WONT-handcuffs.html?ito=msngallery Yesterday, Judge Juan Merchan was spotted arriving at the Manhattan criminal courthouse in casual clothes last night flanked by two security officers, leading many to believe that he has been chosen for the case. Read the full story: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11924501/Trump-lawyer-Joe-Tacopina-says-hes-ready-fight-indictment-WONT-handcuffs.html?ito=msngallery 'The Judge “assigned” to my Witch Hunt Case, a “Case” that has NEVER BEEN CHARGED BEFORE, HATES ME. Read the full story: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11924501/Trump-lawyer-Joe-Tacopina-says-hes-ready-fight-indictment-WONT-handcuffs.html?ito=msngallery Earlier on Friday, Trump attorney Joe Tacopina made a series of early morning TV appearances to fight his corner. Read the full story: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11924501/Trump-lawyer-Joe-Tacopina-says-hes-ready-fight-indictment-WONT-handcuffs.html?ito=msngallery In a separate interview on Good Morning America, Michael Cohen – Trump's former attorney who was previously convicted of campaign finance violations and tax evasion – took a victory lap.

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

'Unfairly prosecuted': Trump quotes Biden's pardon arguments in bid to quash hush money case
2 weeks, 5 days ago

'Unfairly prosecuted': Trump quotes Biden's pardon arguments in bid to quash hush money case

Firstpost  

Donald Trump’s legal team has sought for dismissal of his Manhattan criminal hush-money case arguing President Joe Biden used similar reasoning to pardon his son, Hunter Biden Donald Trump's legal team is now arguing that the hush money case should be thrown out given his win in the US presidential election. Lawyers of Donald Trump have invoked Joe Biden’s decision …

The Fatal Flaw That Doomed the Trump Trials
3 weeks, 6 days ago

The Fatal Flaw That Doomed the Trump Trials

Slate  

Last week, Donald Trump’s lawyers asked Justice Juan Merchan to dismiss the New York hush money case against him because he is—by dint of securing the presidency—now too big to sentence. This week on Amicus Plus, Dahlia Lithwick was joined by investigative reporter Andrea Bernstein, host of the Slate Plus series “The Law According to Trump,” and Slate’s jurisprudence editor, …

Trump’s NY 'sentencing should proceed promptly': Ex-federal prosecutor
1 month ago

Trump’s NY 'sentencing should proceed promptly': Ex-federal prosecutor

Raw Story  

As President-Elect Donald Trump and his attorneys seek to make the MAGA leader's legal cases disappear following his election victory, former federal prosecutor Randall Eliason makes the case for why Trump's New York hush money case sentencing should still move forward. "Out of an abundance of caution," Judge Juan "Merchan avoided a preelection sentencing that potentially could have influenced the …

Top MAGA lawyer Mike Davis warns of 'civil war' if Trump is sentenced in New York
1 month, 1 week ago

Top MAGA lawyer Mike Davis warns of 'civil war' if Trump is sentenced in New York

Raw Story  

Mike Davis, a top lawyer in the MAGA movement, warned there would be a civil war if President-elect Donald Trump is sentenced in New York after being convicted of 34 felonies related to covering up an alleged affair with adult film star Stormy Daniels. During a Tuesday discussion on the right-wing War Room podcast, host Steve Bannon noted that New …

MAGA lawmaker pushes criminal prosecutions of 'Judge Merchan and his daughter'
1 month, 1 week ago

MAGA lawmaker pushes criminal prosecutions of 'Judge Merchan and his daughter'

Raw Story  

Reps. Anna Paulina Luna and Cory Mills floated possible criminal cases against special counsel Jack Smith, Judge Juan Merchan and his daughter, Democratic fundraiser Loren Merchan, over prosecutions of President-elect Donald Trump. During a segment on Fox News on Sunday, host Maria Bartiromo wondered what would become of "the criminal cases brought forth by Biden's DOJ and Democrat state prosecutors …

Special counsel evaluating how to wind down two federal cases against Trump after presidential win
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Special counsel evaluating how to wind down two federal cases against Trump after presidential win

LA Times  

Donald Trump speaks after voting on at the Morton and Barbara Mandel Recreation Center on Tuesday in Palm Beach, Fla. Special counsel Jack Smith is evaluating how to wind down the two federal cases against Donald Trump before the president-elect takes office in light of longstanding Justice Department policy that says sitting presidents cannot be prosecuted, a person familiar with …

Trump promised to get revenge. Here are his targets.
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump promised to get revenge. Here are his targets.

Politico  

Cheney angered Trump while serving as vice chair of the House select committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Last year, Trump reposted a social media message from conservative talk show host Mark Levin saying Smith “must go to prison.” In August, Trump reposted a message calling “Jackal Smith … a career criminal” and saying he …

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. …

Judge to rule on Donald Trump's bid to delay hush money sentencing
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge to rule on Donald Trump's bid to delay hush money sentencing

Hindustan Times  

By Luc Cohen Judge to rule on Donald Trump's bid to delay hush money sentencing NEW YORK, Sept 6 - A New York judge is expected to rule on Friday on Donald Trump's request to push back sentencing in his hush money criminal case until after the Nov. 5 election. In the first criminal trial of a former or current …

Trump’s push to move hush money case to federal court fails - again
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump’s push to move hush money case to federal court fails - again

The Independent  

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Federal judge rejects Trump’s request to intervene in his state felony conviction
3 months, 2 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 …

Trump seeks to push his hush-money case sentencing after the election
4 months, 1 week ago

Trump seeks to push his hush-money case sentencing after the election

Daily Mail  

Former President Donald Trump 's lawyers are seeking to put off his sentencing in the Stormy Daniels hush money trial until after the election, after getting an earlier reprieve following a Supreme Court ruling. Trump wants to prevent the District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office from filing a sentencing submission while the court is considering Trump's motion on presidential immunity, following …

Donald Trump loses third bid for judge to step aside in hush money case: 'Defendant has provided nothing new…'
4 months, 1 week ago

Donald Trump loses third bid for judge to step aside in hush money case: 'Defendant has provided nothing new…'

Hindustan Times  

A New York judge declined for a third time to step aside from the case in which Donald Trump was convicted of charges involving hush money paid to a porn star, dismissing the former U.S. president's claim of conflict of interest related to political consultancy work by the judge's daughter. Trump was found guilty by a jury on May 30 …

Judge rejects Donald Trump’s latest demand to step aside from hush money criminal case
4 months, 1 week ago

Judge rejects Donald Trump’s latest demand to step aside from hush money criminal case

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Donald Trump has lost his latest bid for a new judge in his New York hush money criminal case as it heads toward a key ruling and potential sentencing next month. In a decision posted Wednesday, Judge Juan M. Merchan declined to step aside and said Trump’s demand was a rehash “rife with inaccuracies and unsubstantiated claims” …

Judge rejects Donald Trump's latest demand to step aside from hush money criminal case
4 months, 1 week ago

Judge rejects Donald Trump's latest demand to step aside from hush money criminal case

New Indian Express  

NEW YORK: Donald Trump has lost his latest bid for a new judge in his New York hush money criminal case as it heads toward a key ruling and potential sentencing next month. In a decision posted Wednesday, Judge Juan M. Merchan declined to step aside and said Trump's demand was a rehash "rife with inaccuracies and unsubstantiated claims" about …

Judge rejects Trump’s latest demand to step aside from hush money criminal case
4 months, 1 week ago

Judge rejects Trump’s latest demand to step aside from hush money criminal case

LA Times  

In a decision posted Wednesday, Judge Juan M. Merchan declined to step aside from the hush money criminal case and said Donald Trump’s demand was a rehash “rife with inaccuracies and unsubstantiated claims.” Donald Trump has lost his latest bid for a new judge in his New York hush money criminal case as it heads toward a key ruling and …

US: New York Judge again declines Trump's request to step aside from hush money case ahead of sentencing
4 months, 1 week ago

US: New York Judge again declines Trump's request to step aside from hush money case ahead of sentencing

India TV News  

New York: Former US President Donald Trump has lost his third bid to have New York judge Justice Merchan step aside from the hush money case, in which the Republican presidential candidate was convicted of charges involving hush money payments to an adult film actress. Merchan denied a request by Trump's lawyers that he recuse himself from the first case …

Criminologist explains why remaining Trump cases may never go to trial
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Criminologist explains why remaining Trump cases may never go to trial

Raw Story  

Over the course of the past year, the relationships between law, politics and justice in our contemporary democratic republic have been torn open. One might argue that in the interim, Trump’s criminal justice and substantive crimes have been hijacked from the American people by the Supreme Court, which this year granted Trump significant presidential immunity rights. Anyone who believes no …

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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'So totally unfair': Whining Trump randomly lashes out at hush money trial judge
5 months, 1 week ago

'So totally unfair': Whining Trump randomly lashes out at hush money trial judge

Raw Story  

Donald Trump, former president and convicted felon, randomly lashed out at the judge overseeing his historic criminal hush money trial Wednesday. Trump attacked New York City Justice Juan Merchan one day before the former president was initially scheduled to face sentencing after being convicted on charges he falsified business records to conceal hush money payments ahead of the 2016 presidential …

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 …

Trump plans to 'double down' on war against Judge Merchan if he gets jail time: insiders
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump plans to 'double down' on war against Judge Merchan if he gets jail time: insiders

Raw Story  

Should Donald Trump receive jail time as a result of his conviction on 34 felony counts in a Manhattan courtroom, he will launch a holy war aimed at Judge Juan Merchan and encourage his followers to join him. Those attacks have been somewhat restrained because Merchan has yet to rule on jail time and legal experts believe Trump's comments could …

Prosecutors want Donald Trump to remain under a gag order at least until he’s sentenced July 11
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Prosecutors want Donald Trump to remain under a gag order at least until he’s sentenced July 11

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Manhattan prosecutors urged a judge Wednesday to keep Donald Trump ’s gag order in place in his hush money criminal case at least until the former president is sentenced in July, opposing a defense request that the restrictions be lifted following his felony convictions last week. Merchan issued Trump’s gag order on March 26, a few weeks …

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 …

Trump asks judge to lift gag order after conviction in hush money case
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump asks judge to lift gag order after conviction in hush money case

Hindustan Times  

By Luc Cohen Trump asks judge to lift gag order after conviction in hush money case NEW YORK, - Donald Trump on Tuesday asked the judge who oversaw his criminal trial on charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star to lift a gag order on the case, in which the former U.S. president was convicted last week. …

Judge warned Trump will 'take a wrecking ball' to democracy if he's not imprisoned
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge warned Trump will 'take a wrecking ball' to democracy if he's not imprisoned

Raw Story  

Donald Trump has already given New York Justice Juan Merchan ample reason to sentence him to prison for falsifying business records, a columnist wrote Tuesday. Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin argued that many convictions for Class E felonies do result in prison time — and she said Trump's "conduct and character" should be enough to put him behind bars in …

'Dox the Jurors': Trump fans on a mission to make those who convicted him 'miserable'
6 months, 3 weeks ago

'Dox the Jurors': Trump fans on a mission to make those who convicted him 'miserable'

Raw Story  

With former President Donald Trump convicted on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records this week, his furious supporters are trying to expose the identities of the people who did it. According to NBC News, "Advance Democracy, a non-profit that conducts public interest research, said there has been a high volume of social media posts containing violent rhetoric targeting New …

'Very disjointed': Donald Trump rambles aimlessly in unscripted guilty verdict speech
6 months, 3 weeks ago

'Very disjointed': Donald Trump rambles aimlessly in unscripted guilty verdict speech

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump addressed the public in an extensive address on Friday in which he rambled aimlessly about nondisclosure agreements, his gag order, and maintained that the crimes he was convicted of never happened or weren't illegal. "He's railing against almost everything," CNN's Wolf Blitzer said, pointing out that Trump did not have a teleprompter. After spending years claiming …

'Bad stuff happens': Judge Merchan faces hanging threats linked to Trump misinformation
6 months, 3 weeks ago

'Bad stuff happens': Judge Merchan faces hanging threats linked to Trump misinformation

Raw Story  

New York Justice Juan Merchan reportedly received death threats after misinformation about the hush money trial was spread by supporters of former President Donald Trump. One Fox News analyst sent a viral message on social media, saying the judge "told the jury that they do not need unanimity to convict" Trump. "urors have to agree unanimously that Trump committed a …

Stefanik files misconduct complaint against judge overseeing Trump's hush-money trial claiming his selection is 'not random at all'
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Stefanik files misconduct complaint against judge overseeing Trump's hush-money trial claiming his selection is 'not random at all'

Daily Mail  

GOP Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, who is in the running to be Donald Trump's vice president, has filed a misconduct complaint against the judge overseeing his hush-money trial. Stefanik has called for an investigation into Justice Juan Merchan, who is presiding over Trump's trial in New York state court, to 'determine whether the required random selection process was in fact followed'. …

'Greatest case!' Trump spews strange word salad as hush money trial arguments close
6 months, 3 weeks ago

'Greatest case!' Trump spews strange word salad as hush money trial arguments close

Raw Story  

With closing arguments being delivered in the criminal hush money trial in Manhattan, former President Donald Trump took to his Truth Social platform to angrily rant that Judge Juan Merchan did not allow him to submit the legal defense that he wanted. "THE GREATEST CASE I’VE EVER SEEN FOR RELIANCE ON COUNSEL, AND JUDGE MERCHAN WILL NOT, FOR WHATEVER REASON, …

'Furious': Ex-Trump aide warns judge must be on warpath after latest Truth Social attack
6 months, 3 weeks ago

'Furious': Ex-Trump aide warns judge must be on warpath after latest Truth Social attack

Raw Story  

Former Trump White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci on Tuesday said that his one-time boss did himself no favors when he went on an angry Truth Social spree over the weekend. Appearing on CNN, Scarmucci said that former President Donald Trump may have made a fatal mistake when he decided to once again lob attacks at Judge Juan Merchan in …

Trump fires off his own online defense as lawyers address jury in court
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump fires off his own online defense as lawyers address jury in court

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump's lawyers were back in court in Manhattan Tuesday, trying to wrap up his defense in the hush money trial. Among those he quoted was right-wing National Review editor Andrew McCarthy, who said, “Former FEC commissioner Bradley Smith’s testimony would have established that Trump cannot have willfully violated FECA. Because NDAs are not campaign expenditures, Trump did …

Trump trial closing arguments are underway. Here’s what to expect next.
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump trial closing arguments are underway. Here’s what to expect next.

Slate  

Read our ongoing coverage of Donald Trump’s first criminal trial here. Over the past six weeks, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has presented his case for why Trump should be convicted of 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree, bringing in witnesses who described how badly Trump wanted to protect his image ahead of the 2016 election: …

Trump melts down in lengthy statement about Judge Merchan hours before closing arguments
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump melts down in lengthy statement about Judge Merchan hours before closing arguments

Raw Story  

Donald Trump on Monday had a social media meltdown, tearing into the criminal justice system and Judge Juan Merchan, the jurist overseeing the ex-president's criminal hush money cover-up case, hours before the case is set to go to closing arguments. Trump, who less than an hour before complained that the prosecution was going second in closing arguments, something Trump said …

Trump trial reaches its end game
6 months, 3 weeks 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" …

Trump unleashes massive exaggeration in furious pre-Memorial Day weekend post
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Trump unleashes massive exaggeration in furious pre-Memorial Day weekend post

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump repeated his oft-heard rant against his “sham” criminal trial Friday — but added an outrageously exaggerated claim. But, among the usual complaints that he’s voiced many times, was a claim that every legal scholar agrees that Merchan must be stopped. “The Judge CANNOT be allowed to do further damage to Justice in New York and our …

Judge Merchan is going to smack down Trump's latest trial demand: expert
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Judge Merchan is going to smack down Trump's latest trial demand: expert

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump is very unlikely to get what he wants in the jury instructions for his criminal hush money trial in Manhattan, legal expert Lisa Rubin told MSNBC's Chris Hayes on Thursday evening. "I think some of the key instructions that we haven't gotten resolved yet is how the judge is going to define the critical intent element," …

The unhinged outburst the Trump trial judge DIDN'T want you to see: Police were ordered to clear the court... but ALAN DERSHOWITZ stayed - and witnessed the most shocking moment of his 60-year legal c
7 months ago

The unhinged outburst the Trump trial judge DIDN'T want you to see: Police were ordered to clear the court... but ALAN DERSHOWITZ stayed - and witnessed the most shocking moment of his 60-year legal c

Daily Mail  

The stench of deceit hung in the air as I sat in the front row of a Manhattan courtroom. Seated on the witness stand, no more than a few feet from me, I watched in disbelief as Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen told the jury one seeming lie after another. Instead, New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan should …

'No shame': Elise Stefanik criticized for newest attack on Trump's hush money judge
7 months ago

'No shame': Elise Stefanik criticized for newest attack on Trump's hush money judge

Raw Story  

Rep. Elise Stefanik is stepping up her attacks on New York Judge Juan Merchan, the jurist overseeing former President Donald Trump's criminal trial in Manhattan, with a formal ethics complaint alleging a conflict of interest. Stefanik, a close Trump ally and the chair of the House Republican Conference, has made public calls for Merchan to recuse himself from the case, …

'Never seen anything like it!' Trump rages at 'tyrant' judge after chaos erupts in court
7 months ago

'Never seen anything like it!' Trump rages at 'tyrant' judge after chaos erupts in court

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump engaged in one of his longest angry post-trial rants Monday after a dramatic day in court that saw his defense's witness spur chaos in the courtroom. Trump appeared enraged that Robert Costello, the one-time legal adviser to Trump's former attorney Michael Cohen, faced repercussions for antagonizing Justice Juan Merchan by rolling his eyes and muttering in …

Trump Trial Chaos: Judge Clears Courtroom Over Witness Behavior
7 months ago

Trump Trial Chaos: Judge Clears Courtroom Over Witness Behavior

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Chaos enveloped Donald Trump’s criminal trial in Manhattan Monday afternoon after a defense witness verbally tangled with Judge Juan Merchan, causing the courtroom to be cleared ― and earning a severe rebuke in return. Costello dramatically shook his head in exasperation at one point, then muttered “ridiculous” into the microphone while attorneys from both sides were discussing …

'You don't give me side eye!' Chaos erupts as witness drives Trump judge into a fury
7 months ago

'You don't give me side eye!' Chaos erupts as witness drives Trump judge into a fury

Raw Story  

Judge Juan Merchan cleared his courtroom on Monday as a defense witness' behavior sent Donald Trump's hush money trial into chaos. Calling the witness, Robert Costello, caused protest as prosecutors objected and demanded a sidebar conversation with the judge As the attorneys approached Merchan's bench, and Costello could be heard muttering, "This is ridiculous," reported News National reporter Libby Dean. …

Republicans Flock To Trump's Trial To Attack The Judge, The Court, The Law
7 months, 1 week ago

Republicans Flock To Trump's Trial To Attack The Judge, The Court, The Law

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― Republicans in Congress have found a new way to prove their loyalty to Donald Trump: flock to New York City and attack the U.S. legal system at the courthouse where his criminal hush money trial is underway. House Republicans came to Trump's hush money trial on Thursday, making sure to get on television and get …

Trump trial turns to sex, bank accounts and power: Highlights from the third week of testimony
7 months, 1 week ago

Trump trial turns to sex, bank accounts and power: Highlights from the third week of testimony

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The alleged sexual encounter at the center of Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial got a graphic airing in court this past week as porn actor Stormy Daniels shared her account before a rapt jury. Though she’s shared details before, one striking aspect of her testimony centered on her perception of an “imbalance of power” in the Lake …

Trump trial turns to sex, bank accounts and power: Highlights from the third week of testimony
7 months, 1 week ago

Trump trial turns to sex, bank accounts and power: Highlights from the third week of testimony

New Indian Express  

“The issue is she has testified today about consent, about danger. Merchan denied the mistrial request but also conceded that the testimony included “some things that were better left unsaid.” The judge also rejected a separate request to permit Trump to respond publicly to Daniels’ testimony in spite of a gag order barring him from incendiary out-of-court comments about witnesses. …

'Losing patience': N.Y. judge reportedly at end of his rope over Trump witness tampering
7 months, 2 weeks ago

'Losing patience': N.Y. judge reportedly at end of his rope over Trump witness tampering

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump is increasingly enraging Judge Juan Merchan with his antics that appear to be calculated to intimidate witnesses and jurors, Aaron Blake wrote for The Washington Post. The New York trial, where Trump is accused of business fraud for concealing an alleged hush payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels in a purported scheme to undermine the …

Judge scolded Trump for calling Stormy Daniels' salacious story 'bulls***' and porn star claimed she had a 'panic attack' during sex: What the jury didn't hear from wild testimony
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge scolded Trump for calling Stormy Daniels' salacious story 'bulls***' and porn star claimed she had a 'panic attack' during sex: What the jury didn't hear from wild testimony

Daily Mail  

Donald Trump made his fury clear as Stormy Daniels described the moment when she claimed to have spanked him with a rolled up magazine during a long-ago hotel encounter. Earlier Judge Juan Merchan asked defense lawyer Todd Blanche to warn him about his behavior The official transcript reveals how Merchan called up both sets of lawyers to discuss Trump's behavior …

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