Donald Trump denies collusion with Russia on 2016 elections, but remains mum on hush money paid to ward off sex scandal
6 years, 1 month ago

Donald Trump denies collusion with Russia on 2016 elections, but remains mum on hush money paid to ward off sex scandal

Firstpost  

US President Donald Trump on Saturday again denied that his campaign colluded with Russian operatives, but made no comment on claims that he directly organised hush payments to ward off a possible sex scandal during his White House run Washington: US President Donald Trump on Saturday again denied that his campaign colluded with Russian operatives, but made no comment on claims that he directly organised hush payments to ward off a possible sex scandal during his White House run. “With respect to both payments, Cohen acted with the intent to influence the 2016 presidential election,” the New York prosecutors said. The payments are technically unrelated to the Russia probe, but prosecutors painted a damning picture of the “extensive, deliberate, and serious criminal conduct” of Cohen – once a member of Trump’s inner circle of trusted aides. In a separate sentencing memo, Mueller said that Cohen was in contact with a Russian national as far back as November 2015 who offered “synergy on a government level.” That was months before Trump formally won the presidential nomination and well before previously reported contacts.

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No presidential immunity for Trump in hush money case
Trending News
3 weeks, 4 days ago

No presidential immunity for Trump in hush money case

Hindustan Times  

A judge on Monday ruled that Donald Trump's conviction for falsifying records to cover up a sex scandal should stand, rejecting the U.S. president-elect's argument that a recent Supreme Court ruling nullified the verdict, the New York Times reported. Former U.S. President Donald Trump, alongside his attorney Todd Blanche, speaks to the media as he arrives for his criminal trial …

Manhattan DA agrees to postpone Donald Trump’s sentencing in hush money case
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Manhattan DA agrees to postpone Donald Trump’s sentencing in hush money case

CNN  

CNN — The Manhattan district attorney said Tuesday it would agree to postpone Donald Trump’s sentencing to give them time to litigate the President-elect’s expected motion to dismiss the hush money case. In a letter to Judge Juan Merchan, the district attorney’s office also acknowledged that Trump is not likely to be sentenced “until after the end of after the …

Donald Trump’s conviction in New York’s hush money trial and its ramifications | Explained
7 months, 1 week ago

Donald Trump’s conviction in New York’s hush money trial and its ramifications | Explained

The Hindu  

In an unprecedented verdict, a New York jury on May 30 unanimously convicted Donald J. Trump of falsifying records to cover up a sex scandal that threatened to derail his 2016 presidential campaign. The $130,000 payment was made by Mr. Trump’s former lawyer and “fixer” Michael Cohen to buy Ms. Daniel’s silence during the final weeks of the 2016 presidential …

Donald Trump found guilty in criminal 'hush money' trial
7 months, 1 week ago

Donald Trump found guilty in criminal 'hush money' trial

ABC  

Donald Trump has been found guilty of falsifying business records, a felony that could result in prison time. A spokesperson for Mr Biden's campaign said the verdict proved "no-one is above the law": "Donald Trump has always mistakenly believed he would never face consequences for breaking the law for his own personal gain. Cohen, whose work for Trump included being …

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

Prosecutor says Trump tried 'to hoodwink voters' while defence attacks key witness in last arguments

The Hindu  

Donald Trump engaged in a conspiracy “to hoodwink voters” in 2016, a prosecutor told jurors on May 28 during closing arguments in the former President’s hush money trial, while a defence lawyer branded the star witness as the “greatest liar of all time” and pressed the panel for an across-the-board acquittal. Mr. Blanche, who spoke first, sought to downplay the …

Trump accused of trying to ‘hoodwink’ voters with election conspiracy fueling hush money scheme
7 months, 1 week ago

Trump accused of trying to ‘hoodwink’ voters with election conspiracy fueling hush money scheme

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. “It was the subversion of democracy,” according to Manhattan District Attorney Joshua Steinglass, who …

Prosecutor says Trump tried ‘to hoodwink voters’ while defense attacks key witness in last arguments
7 months, 2 weeks 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 prosecutor’s closing arguments focus on ‘cover-up’ while defense attacks key witness
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump prosecutor’s closing arguments focus on ‘cover-up’ while defense attacks key witness

LA Times  

Former President Trump speaks following the day’s proceedings in his criminal trial in Manhattan Criminal Court last week. Donald Trump engaged in “a conspiracy and a cover-up,” a prosecutor told jurors during closing arguments Tuesday 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 …

Michael Cohen was Trump’s consummate inside man. Now, friends say he’s at risk
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Michael Cohen was Trump’s consummate inside man. Now, friends say he’s at risk

The Independent  

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Michael Cohen reveals Tiffany Trump was target of extortion plot
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Michael Cohen reveals Tiffany Trump was target of extortion plot

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’s youngest daughter Tiffany Trump was the target of …

How Trump’s lawyers scored a real win against Michael Cohen.
7 months, 3 weeks ago

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

Slate  

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

Michael Cohen To Face More Grilling As Trump's Hush Money Trial Enters Final Stretch
7 months, 3 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, 3 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 …

Prosecution rests in Trump’s hush money trial; defense now gets its turn to call witnesses
7 months, 3 weeks ago

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

LA Times  

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

What we’ve learned so far in the Trump hush money trial and what to watch for as it wraps up
7 months, 3 weeks ago

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

Associated Press  

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

‘That’s a lie’: Trump attorney screams at Michael Cohen over critical phone call on Stormy Daniels payment
7 months, 3 weeks ago

‘That’s a lie’: Trump attorney screams at Michael Cohen over critical phone call on Stormy Daniels payment

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. You paid.” Mr Blanche also noted that a …

Michael Cohen pressed on his crimes and lies as defense attacks key Trump hush money trial witness
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Michael Cohen pressed on his crimes and lies as defense attacks key Trump hush money trial witness

Hindustan Times  

With prosecutors’ hush money case against Donald Trump barreling toward its end, defense lawyers pressed former attorney Michael Cohen on his criminal history and past lies Thursday as they worked to convince jurors not to believe the star witness' pivotal testimony. Michael Cohen is asked about taking an oath as he is cross-examined by defense lawyer Todd Blanche during former …

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 …

Michael Cohen is pressed on his crimes and lies as defense attacks key Trump trial witness
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Michael Cohen is pressed on his crimes and lies as defense attacks key Trump trial witness

LA Times  

Michael Cohen leaves his apartment building on his way to Manhattan criminal court on Thursday. With prosecutors’ hush money case against Donald Trump barreling toward its end, defense lawyers pressed former attorney Michael Cohen on his criminal history and past lies Thursday as they worked to convince jurors not to believe the star witness’ pivotal testimony. Gaetz later posted a …

Key takeaways from day 18 of Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Key takeaways from day 18 of Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial

Al Jazeera  

Ex-lawyer Michael Cohen faced a third day of testimony, while Republican politicians gathered in court to support Trump. In New York, the fifth week of Donald Trump’s criminal hush-money trial has drawn to a close, as disbarred lawyer Michael Cohen testified for a third day about his interactions with the former United States president. But Trump’s defence team again took …

Lies, loyalty and a gag order upheld: Tuesday’s Trump hush money trial takeaways
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Lies, loyalty and a gag order upheld: Tuesday’s Trump hush money trial takeaways

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s attorneys started grilling prosecutors’ star witness in his hush money trial Tuesday, portraying former attorney Michael Cohen as a media-obsessed liar who’s determined to see the former president behind bars. Cohen told Hoffinger he did not dispute the facts of his guilty plea, but that he didn’t think he should’ve been charged with a crime …

Trump hush-money trial | Michael Cohen says former U.S. president was intimately involved in scheme
7 months, 4 weeks ago

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

The Hindu  

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

Donald Trump's former ‘fixer’ Michael Cohen blew the former president's defence on the first day of hush-money trial
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Donald Trump's former ‘fixer’ Michael Cohen blew the former president's defence on the first day of hush-money trial

Hindustan Times  

On Monday, former US President Donald Trump's “fixer”, Michael Cohen, took a stand in a New York court, and he has created a big gap in the legal defence of the former president. Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's one-time fixer and the star prosecution witness in the former president's criminal trial, testified Monday that he lied and bullied for his former …

Donald Trump's former fixer Cohen resumes testifying about Stormy Daniels hush money payment
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Donald Trump's former fixer Cohen resumes testifying about Stormy Daniels hush money payment

India TV News  

Donald Trump's former fixer Michael Cohen resumed testifying on Tuesday at the Republican presidential candidate's criminal trial, a day after telling jurors that Trump personally authorized him to make a hush money payment to a porn star weeks before the 2016 election. Cohen's $130,000 payment in October 2016 is at the heart of Trump's trial, the first for a former …

Michael Cohen resumes testimony in Trump hush-money trial
7 months, 4 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 …

Hush money trial: Michael Cohen admits he ‘lied’ and ‘bullied’ people on behalf of Trump
7 months, 4 weeks ago

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

Hindustan Times  

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

Michael Cohen testimony in Donald Trump hush money trial: A timeline of their relationship.
7 months, 4 weeks ago

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

Slate  

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

Michael Cohen implicates Donald Trump in testimony at hush money trial
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Michael Cohen implicates Donald Trump in testimony at hush money trial

Associated Press  

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

Star witness Cohen testifies against Trump in hush money trial
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Star witness Cohen testifies against Trump in hush money trial

Al Jazeera  

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

Michael Cohen: A challenging star witness in Donald Trump’s hush money trial
7 months, 4 weeks ago

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

Associated Press  

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

Why Michael Cohen’s Coming Testimony Will Be a Very Big Deal
8 months ago

Why Michael Cohen’s Coming Testimony Will Be a Very Big Deal

Slate  

With Stormy Daniels’ time on the witness stand soon to end, the suspense at Donald Trump’s criminal trial in Manhattan builds toward the next truly dramatic moment: Michael Cohen’s appearance. Prosecutor Matthew Colangelo told jurors in his opening statement: “Read the documents, the emails, the text messages, the bank statements, the handwritten notes, all of it.” They staunchly back up …

Stormy Daniels gives graphic account of sexual encounter with Donald Trump during hush money trial
8 months ago

Stormy Daniels gives graphic account of sexual encounter with Donald Trump during hush money trial

ABC  

In short: Adult film star Stormy Daniels told the court details of her alleged encounter with former US president Donald Trump. Details of alleged encounter Ms Daniels said Mr Trump made sexual advances after inviting her to his hotel suite at a celebrity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Ms Daniels said she "blacked out" despite consuming no drugs or …

Stormy Daniels describes meeting Trump during occasionally graphic testimony in hush money trial
8 months ago

Stormy Daniels describes meeting Trump during occasionally graphic testimony in hush money trial

New Indian Express  

NEW YORK: With Donald Trump sitting just feet away, Stormy Daniels testified Tuesday at the former president's hush money trial about a sexual encounter the porn actor says they had in 2006 that resulted in her being paid to keep silent during the presidential race 10 years later. “How can we come back from this in a way that’s fair …

Testifying in hush money trial, porn actor Stormy Daniels describes first meeting Trump
8 months ago

Testifying in hush money trial, porn actor Stormy Daniels describes first meeting Trump

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Stormy Daniels took the witness …

George Conway Dumps On Key Donald Trump Trial Tactic: 'A Huge Mistake'
8 months ago

George Conway Dumps On Key Donald Trump Trial Tactic: 'A Huge Mistake'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Conservative attorney George Conway has questioned the strategy that has been adopted by Donald Trump and the ex-president’s legal team of relentlessly attempting to attack the credibility of former Trump attorney and fixer Michael Cohen ahead of Cohen’s testimony in Trump’s hush money trial. They are “making a huge mistake in going after Michael Cohen the way …

Jurors hear Trump and Cohen's 2016 elections conversation in hush money trial
8 months, 1 week ago

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

Hindustan Times  

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

Michael Cohen hasn't taken the stand in Trump's hush money trial. But jurors are hearing his words
8 months, 1 week ago

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

The Independent  

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

Trump criminal trial: How the former president’s tendency to act like a mob boss is being revealed.
8 months, 1 week ago

Trump criminal trial: How the former president’s tendency to act like a mob boss is being revealed.

Slate  

Read our ongoing coverage of Donald Trump’s first criminal trial here. In previous testimony in Trump’s civil fraud trial, Cohen described Trump as directing his minions much like a “mob boss.” Daniels has asserted that she and her daughter were threatened to keep quiet about her affair with Trump as far back in 2011, by someone she said she assumed …

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 …

Trump conspiracy case: Prosecutors are finally revealing their strategy against Donald Trump.
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump conspiracy case: Prosecutors are finally revealing their strategy against Donald Trump.

Slate  

Read our ongoing coverage of Donald Trump’s first criminal trial here. The idea of a “conspiracy” was so central to the prosecution’s case—and maybe so ominous-sounding—that Trump’s defense team even tried to get prosecutors to stop using the word. But then prosecutors presented a series of opening exhibits demonstrating some of the fruits of the “conspiracy,” including National Enquirer headlines …

Donald Trump's Hush Money Trial, Week 2: Live Updates
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Donald Trump's Hush Money Trial, Week 2: Live Updates

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial has wrapped up its second week. Trump, the first former president to be tried on criminal charges, is facing 34 counts connected to his alleged attempts to hide $130,000 in hush money payments made in 2016 to conceal claims of an extramarital affair with adult film actor Stormy Daniels. Follow along …

Prosecutors to make history with opening statements in hush money case against Trump
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Prosecutors to make history with opening statements in hush money case against Trump

The Independent  

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'Oops': Ex-prosecutor flags flaw in Trump's 'latest defense' in criminal hush money case
8 months, 2 weeks ago

'Oops': Ex-prosecutor flags flaw in Trump's 'latest defense' in criminal hush money case

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's current defense to allegations in the criminal business records falsification case he's facing undermines his original arguments, a legal expert said on Sunday. Trump is set to begin his trial in the case, in which the former president has been charged with more than 30 felonies in connection with purported "hush money" payments made to adult film star …

Trump defence team sets out its strategy on eve of opening statements in hush money trial
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump defence team sets out its strategy on eve of opening statements 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 A member of Donald Trump’s legal team divulged the defence’s …

'He has a tape recording': Fox News host defends Michael Cohen's claims against Trump
8 months, 2 weeks ago

'He has a tape recording': Fox News host defends Michael Cohen's claims against Trump

Raw Story  

Fox News host Eric Shawn argued that Michael Cohen's claim that Donald Trump made hush money payments to influence the 2016 election was more believable because he had a tape recording of the former president. During an interview on Sunday, former federal prosecutor Katie Cherkasky asserted that prosecutors in the case had an uphill battle because their star witnesses were …

Jimmy Kimmel ridicules Trump for calling alleged hush money payment ‘legal expense’
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Jimmy Kimmel ridicules Trump for calling alleged hush money payment ‘legal expense’

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 Jimmy Kimmel ridiculed Donald Trump calling the alleged hush money …

Column: The hush money trial has only just begun, but it’s not a good look for Candidate Trump
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Column: The hush money trial has only just begun, but it’s not a good look for Candidate Trump

LA Times  

Former President Trump addressed the media as he arrived for the second day of jury selection in his criminal trial in Manhattan. The first criminal trial of a former U.S. president hadn’t started this week, and already Donald Trump found himself behind bars. Opinion Calmes: Donald Trump inspires yet another profile in cowardice One after another, American institutions have spinelessly …

In Trump’s New York ‘hush money’ case, prosecutors push election angle
8 months, 3 weeks ago

In Trump’s New York ‘hush money’ case, prosecutors push election angle

Al Jazeera  

Experts say that prosecutors will attempt to make the case that Trump falsified business records to tip the 2016 race. Prosecutors are set to argue that the hush-money payments were “part of a deliberate plan to help Trump’s 2016 election”, Wu explained. Such laws are meant to protect “voter informational interest”, said Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, a law professor and fellow at …

Trump will be first US ex-president on criminal trial. Here's what to know about hush money case
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Trump will be first US ex-president on criminal trial. Here's what to know about hush money case

New Indian Express  

Prosecutors say Trump's company reimbursed Cohen and paid him bonuses and extra payments, all of which were falsely logged in Trump Organization records as legal expenses. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg did not specify the other crime in Trump’s indictment but has since said that evidence shows his actions were meant to conceal state and federal campaign finance and tax …

'The cover-up': Expert says Trump hush money case hangs on one person's testimony
9 months ago

'The cover-up': Expert says Trump hush money case hangs on one person's testimony

Raw Story  

Donald Trump will become next week the first former president to stand trial in a criminal court that could hang on the testimony of a former fixer with a criminal record who says he was following the boss' orders. Legal analyst Neal Katyal spoke with MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace Wednesday about the hush money case — in which Trump stands accused …

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