'Could be a real problem': Expert worries there aren't enough jurors to cover Trump trial
8 months ago

'Could be a real problem': Expert worries there aren't enough jurors to cover Trump trial

Raw Story  

Twelve jurors and six alternates have been empaneled to sit in judgment of Donald Trump in his hush-money trial, but a legal expert worries that might not be enough. Jury selection proceeded more quickly last week than many observers expected, although one juror dropped out citing personal safety concerns and another was dismissed after prosecutors raised concerns about his credibility, and legal analyst Danny Cevallos told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" that more jurors might be necessary. "I think juror attrition could be a real problem in this case," Cevallos said. Cevallos compared the ex-president's trial to an organized crime case, which some jurors are afraid to take part in due to concerns for their own safety. "I hope so, but if what we've seen so far, if that's the rate of loss of jurors, two before we even start the trial, that could be a real problem.

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Trump's hush money trial judge delays major ruling with a month until his sentencing
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump's hush money trial judge delays major ruling with a month until his sentencing

Daily Mail  

The judge in Donald Trump's hush money case has delayed a decision on whether to throw out the charges with less than a month until his sentencing. Judge Juan Merchan pushed back a decision on immunity in the case where the president-elect was found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records to silence Stormy Daniels. Merchan had been expected …

'Wrong': Legal experts despair at latest Trump hush money trial development
3 months, 2 weeks ago

'Wrong': Legal experts despair at latest Trump hush money trial development

Raw Story  

The delay of Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial sentencing to after the presidential election has frustrated legal experts who say it's plain "wrong." Taking to X, former ethics czar Norm Eisen compared Judge Juan Merchan, the New York City judge who opted to push Trump's hearing to Nov. 26, to Judge Tanya Chutkan, the federal judge overseeing Trump's election …

Trump trials: The hush money case judge is getting pretty tired of this.
4 months ago

Trump trials: The hush money case judge is getting pretty tired of this.

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. Legal filings were flying in the former president’s New York hush money case last week, with New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan denying the Trump team’s third request that Merchan recuse himself from the case. Trump’s Third …

'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 …

New York jury resumes deliberations in Trump hush money trial
6 months, 3 weeks ago

New York jury resumes deliberations in Trump hush money trial

Al Jazeera  

Deliberations resume after jurors asked to re-examine some witness testimony and rehear judge’s instructions on the law. Jurors in New York have resumed deliberations in Donald Trump’s hush money trial as the United States awaits a verdict against the former president and presumptive Republican 2024 nominee that could shake November’s election. The former president is accused of falsifying business records …

'Never seen this before': CNN analysts shocked by unusual request by Trump hush money jury
6 months, 3 weeks ago

'Never seen this before': CNN analysts shocked by unusual request by Trump hush money jury

Raw Story  

A wild moment was captured on live television Wednesday when a CNN panel received news of a “crazy” demand from former President Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial jury that literally left one talking head speechless. “I think I just said, ‘Oh my goodness.’” This word salad was the response of CNN’s Brianna Keilar, Elliot Williams, Elie Honig, and Boris …

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

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

The Hindu  

The jury in Donald Trump’s hush money trial ended its first day of deliberations without a verdict Wednesday but asked to rehear potentially crucial testimony 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 it illegal for two …

Hush money trial judge delivers this instruction to jurors deliberating over Donald Trump's fate
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Hush money trial judge delivers this instruction to jurors deliberating over Donald Trump's fate

Hindustan Times  

Former US President Donald Trump just sat back and listened to the New York hush money case judge as he began instructing the jury on what could potentially be detrimental to his defence. Jurors in Trump's hush money trial begin deliberating today on whether to return the first criminal conviction of a former president -- a momentous decision that could …

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 …

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

LA Times  

The jury in Donald Trump’s hush money trial ended its first day of deliberations without a verdict Wednesday but asked to rehear potentially crucial testimony 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 it illegal for two …

Jury ends first day of deliberations in Trump trial without a verdict
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Jury ends first day of deliberations in Trump trial without a verdict

Al Jazeera  

Trump has been charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records and pay adult film actress Stormy Daniels. Jurors in Donald Trump’s hush money trial have finished their first day of closed-door deliberations without reaching a verdict that would decide the fate of the only US president to be charged with a crime. Trump, 77, has been charged with …

New York jury hears closing arguments as Trump hush-money trial nears end
6 months, 3 weeks ago

New York jury hears closing arguments as Trump hush-money trial nears end

Al Jazeera  

Prosecutors and defence lawyers making final pitch to jury before deliberations begin in ex-president’s historic trial. Closing arguments in the historic criminal trial of Donald Trump have stretched into the evening hours in New York City, as the defence and the prosecution make their final case to the jury before deliberations. It’s a very sad day.” The trial The case …

Trump whines about 'very unfair' trial detail he says gives prosecution a 'big advantage'
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump whines about 'very unfair' trial detail he says gives prosecution a 'big advantage'

Raw Story  

Donald Trump on Monday complained about a procedural detail he says gives prosecutors a major advantage in the criminal hush money cover-up case against him. Trump, who earlier in the day was said to be dropping hints about not-yet-public jury instruction details, took to Truth Social to address the case in which he's charged with falsifying business records to hide …

Closing arguments, jury instructions and maybe a verdict? Major week looms in Trump hush money trial
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Closing arguments, jury instructions and maybe a verdict? Major week looms in Trump hush money trial

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The testimony in Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial is all wrapped up after more than four weeks and nearly two dozen witnesses, meaning the case heads into the pivotal final stretch of closing arguments, jury deliberations and possibly a verdict. The arguments don’t count as evidence in the case charging Trump with falsifying business records to …

Closing arguments, jury instructions and maybe a verdict? Major week looms in Trump hush money trial
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Closing arguments, jury instructions and maybe a verdict? Major week looms in Trump hush money trial

LA Times  

The testimony in Donald Trump’s hush money trial is all wrapped up after more than four weeks and nearly two dozen witnesses, meaning the case heads into the pivotal final stretch of closing arguments, jury deliberations and possibly a verdict. The arguments don’t count as evidence in the case charging Trump with falsifying business records to cover up hush money …

Judge Merchan is going to smack down Trump's latest trial demand: expert
7 months 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," …

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

'Bell that’s hard to unring': Expert thinks jurors are curious why Trump didn't testify
7 months ago

'Bell that’s hard to unring': Expert thinks jurors are curious why Trump didn't testify

Raw Story  

Jurors come into a case with a lot of preconceived opinions, and former President Donald Trump's resistance to testifying in his hush-money trial could influence their final decision, one legal expert said. On social media and in statements outside the courtroom, Trump claimed he couldn't testify in his own defense because of the gag order. "I want to stress, Mr. …

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 …

Don Jr. calls jurors 'clowns' and blames them for Trump not testifying
7 months ago

Don Jr. calls jurors 'clowns' and blames them for Trump not testifying

Raw Story  

Donald Trump didn't testify at the end of his Manhattan criminal trial, despite teasing multiple times that he would do so. When asked about this discrepancy outside the courtroom, eldest Trump son Donald Trump Jr. told MSNBC's Vaughn Hillyard the prosecution was a "sham" to begin with. Slush money is "I attempted to ask multiple times about the decision for …

Trump’s history could hurt him with the jury
7 months ago

Trump’s history could hurt him with the jury

CNN  

CNN — Time and again, former President Donald Trump teased the possibility of taking the witness stand to tell his version of the hush money tale. And as prosecutors reminded jurors, former Playboy Playmate Karen McDougal has alleged a monthslong affair with Trump starting in 2006 also eventually capped off with a hush money payment. Just this past February, New …

How does Trump's trial end? It may hinge on how jurors feel about sex and privacy
7 months ago

How does Trump's trial end? It may hinge on how jurors feel about sex and privacy

NPR  

How does Trump's trial end? It may hinge on how jurors feel about sex and privacy Enlarge this image toggle caption Steven Hirsch/Pool/Getty Images Steven Hirsch/Pool/Getty Images The hush money trial against former President Donald Trump is nearing the end, but there are still a few twists and turns to come. The team at NPR's Trump's Trials podcast breaks down …

The jurors in Trump’s hush money trial are getting a front row seat to history — most of the time
7 months, 1 week ago

The jurors in Trump’s hush money trial are getting a front row seat to history — most of the time

Associated Press  

The House Speaker turning up outside court. Some of the most explosive moments in Donald Trump’s hush money trial have played out for most of the world to see — except for the people who are actually deciding his fate: the jury. So if they’re taking their civic duty seriously, the Trump jury has never heard the Republican presidential candidate …

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 …

Takeaways from the start of week 2 of testimony in Trump’s hush money trial
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Takeaways from the start of week 2 of testimony in Trump’s hush money trial

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The first week of testimony in Donald Trump’s hush money trial was the scene-setter for jurors. Prosecutors are setting the stage for crucial testimony from Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen, who arranged hush money payments on Trump’s behalf before going to prison for campaign finance violations and other crimes. In a ruling Tuesday fining Trump $9,000 for …

'Scary part for the defense': Trump lawyer says judge could 'affect verdict' with one move
7 months, 4 weeks ago

'Scary part for the defense': Trump lawyer says judge could 'affect verdict' with one move

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's legal team should be terrified of a looming decision hanging over their client's criminal hush money trial, according to the former president's onetime lawyer. Jim Trusty, the attorney who bailed on defending Trump in his federal classified documents case, appeared on CNN Friday afternoon to discuss a key decision facing Justice Juan Merchan as he oversees the Manhattan …

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 …

Trump hush money trial: Jury hears opening statements
8 months ago

Trump hush money trial: Jury hears opening statements

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Donald Trump tried to illegally influence the 2016 presidential election by preventing damaging stories about his personal life from becoming public, a prosecutor told jurors Monday at the start of the former president’s historic hush money trial. The opening statements served as an introduction to the colorful cast of characters that feature prominently in that tawdry saga, …

Trump tried to ‘corrupt’ the 2016 election, prosecutor alleges as hush money trial gets underway
8 months ago

Trump tried to ‘corrupt’ the 2016 election, prosecutor alleges as hush money trial gets underway

LA Times  

Former President Trump attends jury selection in his hush money case in New York last week. Donald Trump tried to illegally influence the 2016 presidential election by preventing damaging stories about his personal life from becoming public, a prosecutor told jurors Monday at the start of the former president’s historic hush money trial. “At Trump’s direction, Cohen negotiated a deal …

Column: Trump’s hush-money criminal trial could be a cure for ‘Trump amnesia’
8 months ago

Column: Trump’s hush-money criminal trial could be a cure for ‘Trump amnesia’

LA Times  

In a courtroom sketch, former President Trump sits as a member of his legal team argues for him at the Manhattan criminal courthouse Friday. Before Donald Trump’s hush-money trial in New York got underway, pundits predicted that the proceedings could be a media bonanza for the former president. More important, the trial might begin to cure voters of the affliction …

Pessimism growing in Trump's inner circle that a hush money guilty verdict is inevitable
8 months ago

Pessimism growing in Trump's inner circle that a hush money guilty verdict is inevitable

Raw Story  

In a deep dive into how the Manhattan hush money trial is affecting Donald Trump emotionally, the New York Times' Maggie Haberman is reporting that members of Trump's inner circle are starting to accept that he will be found guilty. As Haberman notes, there is an aura of doom in the Trump camp that the trial is diminishing the former …

Meet the 12 Jurors who'll be deciding Donald Trump's hush money trial
8 months ago

Meet the 12 Jurors who'll be deciding Donald Trump's hush money trial

Hindustan Times  

After three days of questioning, 12 New Yorkers have been chosen to serve as jurors in the first hush money criminal trial of Donald Trump. The trial focuses on charges related to a $130,000 hush-money payment made by Trump's former fixer, Michael Cohen, to Stormy Daniels in 2016. Here's what New York Times has reported about the jurors from their …

Trump has 'finally met his match' after Judge Merchan put him on a 'short leash': experts
8 months ago

Trump has 'finally met his match' after Judge Merchan put him on a 'short leash': experts

Raw Story  

Attempts by Donald Trump to derail and create chaos at his Manhattan hush money trial have been promptly shut down by Judge Juan Merchan who is earning praise from legal experts. In a column for MSNBC, legal experts Norm Eisen, Jacob Kovacs-Goodman and Francois Barrilleaux suggested Trump may have finally "met his match" in the no-nonsense jurist based upon the …

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 …

Trump trial: What the last 7 jurors think of the former president.
54 years, 11 months ago

Trump trial: What the last 7 jurors think of the former president.

Slate  

Read our ongoing coverage of Donald Trump’s first criminal trial here. “I live in New York so I know about President Trump, but I’m more interested in my hobbies,” he told the court. “I don’t really know about business so I don’t know about President Trump in that state,” she said. He said he doesn’t really follow the news, “but …

Trump left his lawyers 'adrift' by crippling ability to prepare for trial start: expert
8 months ago

Trump left his lawyers 'adrift' by crippling ability to prepare for trial start: expert

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's attacks on potential jurors and the court officials overseeing his so-called hush money trial have put his lawyers in a bad position going into a weekend where they need to prepare for the hearing to actually begin, a legal expert said Friday. According to CNN's Senior Legal Analyst Elie Honig, a ruling by Judge Juan Merchan that kept …

'None of these things are good': Trump already has a jury problem
8 months ago

'None of these things are good': Trump already has a jury problem

Raw Story  

In just three short days in a Manhattan courtroom, Donald Trump has already exhibited enough antics before prospective jurors that should have his legal team worrying that they have to do damage control with the seated jury in what is expected to be a six-week long trial. That is the opinion of MSNBC legal analyst Danny Cevallos, who claimed Trump's …

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

Opening statements set for Monday in Trump’s hush money criminal case
8 months ago

Opening statements set for Monday in Trump’s hush money criminal case

LA Times  

A full jury of 12 people and six alternates was seated Friday in Donald Trump’s hush-money case, setting the stage for opening statements next week in the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president. Judge Juan Merchan said lawyers will present opening statements Monday morning before prosecutors begin laying out their case, alleging a scheme to cover up negative …

Lawyers select 12 jurors to serve in Donald Trump's hush-money case
8 months ago

Lawyers select 12 jurors to serve in Donald Trump's hush-money case

Hindustan Times  

Lawyers in Donald Trump's historic criminal trial on Thursday selected 12 jurors who will assess his guilt or innocence over the coming weeks in a case stemming from a hush-money payment to a porn star. Roughly half of the first 196 jurors screened in heavily Democratic Manhattan were been dismissed after saying they could not impartially assess the Republican politician's …

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

Why does Donald Trump’s hush-money trial suddenly lose two jurors?
8 months ago

Why does Donald Trump’s hush-money trial suddenly lose two jurors?

Hindustan Times  

On Thursday, two jurors were excused from former US President Donald Trump's hush-money trial who had already been seated. Former President Donald Trump speaks alongside attorney Todd Blanche as they return from a lunch break in his trial at Manhattan criminal court in New York on Thursday, April 18, 2024. “The first thing she said was that she was intimidated …

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

The Latest | A second seat juror is dismissed from Trump's hush money trial
8 months ago

The Latest | A second seat juror is dismissed from Trump's hush money trial

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US 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. Currently: — Jury selection process follows …

Trump's hush money trial now has its 12 jurors
8 months, 1 week ago

Trump's hush money trial now has its 12 jurors

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A jury of 12 people was seated Thursday in former President Donald Trump’s history-making hush money trial, propelling the proceedings closer to opening statements and the start of weeks of dramatic testimony. “You know the whole world’s watching this New York scam.” Jury selection proceeded at a plodding pace earlier Thursday when two jurors were dismissed, one …

12 jurors have been picked for Donald Trump’s hush-money trial
8 months, 1 week ago

12 jurors have been picked for Donald Trump’s hush-money trial

LA Times  

Former President Trump awaits the resumption of jury selection in his hush-money trial in Manhattan criminal court on Thursday. A jury of 12 people was seated Thursday in former President Trump’s hush-money trial in New York, and the court quickly turned to selecting alternate jurors. But on Thursday, Judge Juan Merchan revealed in court that one of the seven, a …

Who are the 7 jurors to be seated for Donald Trump's hush-money trial?
8 months, 1 week ago

Who are the 7 jurors to be seated for Donald Trump's hush-money trial?

Hindustan Times  

Voir dire for the hush money trial of former US president Donald Trump has been set, and it is on track for the seven New Yorkers to sit as jurors. Trump’s legal team examined the digital footprints of the jury and cross-examined them individually about their previous social media posts that could be deemed as biased against the former President. …

Trump's hush money case: First 7 jurors chosen for ex-US President criminal trial, 11 more still needed
8 months, 1 week ago

Trump's hush money case: First 7 jurors chosen for ex-US President criminal trial, 11 more still needed

India TV News  

New York: The first seven jurors for Donald Trump's hush money trial were seated Tuesday after lawyers grilled the jury pool about their social media posts, political views and personal lives to decide who can sit in fair judgment of the former president. Trump's lawyers challenged a handful of people over social media posts, and one person was dismissed over …

"Deliberately ignorant" Trump misleads followers on jury rules in latest Truth Social rage post
8 months, 1 week ago

"Deliberately ignorant" Trump misleads followers on jury rules in latest Truth Social rage post

Salon  

Donald Trump, once more enraged and online, has implausibly claimed that his legal team was blindsided by court staff saying that they could only strike up to 10 jurors from the docket and no more. What the post misses is that the number "10" is baked into New York state criminal law, information that Trump's legal team should have known …

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