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Judge alters Trump’s gag order, letting him talk about witnesses, jury after hush money conviction
Read full article: Judge alters Trump’s gag order, letting him talk about witnesses, jury after hush money convictionA judge has modified Donald Trump’s gag order, freeing the former president to comment about witnesses and jurors in his New York hush money criminal trial but keeping court and prosecution staff off limits.
Trump's lawyers ask judge to lift gag order imposed during New York trial
Read full article: Trump's lawyers ask judge to lift gag order imposed during New York trialDonald Trump’s lawyers are asking a New York judge to lift the gag order barring 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.
Here's what you should know about Donald Trump's conviction in his hush money trial
Read full article: Here's what you should know about Donald Trump's conviction in his hush money trialDonald Trump’s conviction on 34 felony counts marks the end of his historic hush money trial but the fight over the case is far from over.
Jury finds Trump guilty on all 34 counts; ex-president says he is a ‘very innocent man’
Read full article: Jury finds Trump guilty on all 34 counts; ex-president says he is a ‘very innocent man’Jurors found former president Donald Trump guilty on all 34 counts in the hush-money case that involved porn actress Stormy Daniels and his former attorney Michael Cohen.
Supreme Court leaves in place Avenatti conviction for plotting to extort up to $25M from Nike
Read full article: Supreme Court leaves in place Avenatti conviction for plotting to extort up to $25M from NikeThe Supreme Court has left in place lawyer Michael Avenatti’s conviction for plotting to extort up to $25 million from Nike.
Closing arguments, jury instructions and maybe a verdict? Major week looms in Trump hush money trial
Read full article: Closing arguments, jury instructions and maybe a verdict? Major week looms in Trump hush money trialTestimony in Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial is wrapped up after more than four weeks and nearly two dozen witnesses.
Here's what every key witness said at Donald Trump’s hush money trial. Closing arguments are coming
Read full article: Here's what every key witness said at Donald Trump’s hush money trial. Closing arguments are comingTestimony is over at Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York after a parade of 22 witnesses, including a porn actor, tabloid publisher and White House insiders.
What to know about Trump fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen's pivotal testimony in the hush money trial
Read full article: What to know about Trump fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen's pivotal testimony in the hush money trialThe prosecution’s case in Donald Trump’s hush money trial is entering its final stretch with his former attorney and fixer, Michael Cohen, on the witness stand.
Trump hush money trial: A timeline of key events in the case
Read full article: Trump hush money trial: A timeline of key events in the caseThe events at the center of former President Donald Trump’s hush money case date back almost two decades, with new dates coming to light as the trial plays out in a Manhattan courtroom.
The Latest | Michael Cohen takes the stand as testimony in Trump hush money case enters 4th week
Read full article: The Latest | Michael Cohen takes the stand as testimony in Trump hush money case enters 4th weekThe fourth week of witness testimony in Donald Trump's hush money trial could be a doozy.
Star witness Michael Cohen says Trump was intimately involved in all aspects of hush money scheme
Read full article: Star witness Michael Cohen says Trump was intimately involved in all aspects of hush money schemeThe star prosecution witness at Donald Trump's hush money trial says Trump was intimately involved with all aspects of a scheme to stifle stories about sex that threatened to torpedo his 2016 campaign.
Trump trial turns to sex, bank accounts and power: Highlights from the third week of testimony
Read full article: Trump trial turns to sex, bank accounts and power: Highlights from the third week of testimonyThe 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.
The Latest | Prosecutors likely to call just 2 more witnesses in Trump's hush money case
Read full article: The Latest | Prosecutors likely to call just 2 more witnesses in Trump's hush money caseProsecutors in Donald Trump's hush money case say they expect to call just two more witnesses, laying the ground to possibly rest their case next week.
Judge directs Michael Cohen to keep quiet about Trump ahead of his hush money trial testimony
Read full article: Judge directs Michael Cohen to keep quiet about Trump ahead of his hush money trial testimonyThe judge overseeing Donald Trump's hush money trial has warned prosecutors to get their star witness, former Trump attorney Michael Cohen, to stop his taunting posts and jabs at Trump.
Stormy Daniels delivers shocking testimony about Trump, but trial hinges on business records
Read full article: Stormy Daniels delivers shocking testimony about Trump, but trial hinges on business recordsDonald Trump’s defense attorney has accused Stormy Daniels of slowly altering the details of an alleged 2006 sexual encounter with Trump.
Inside the courtroom where Trump was forced to listen to Stormy Daniels
Read full article: Inside the courtroom where Trump was forced to listen to Stormy DanielsDonald Trump squirmed and scowled, shook his head and muttered as Stormy Daniels described the unexpected sex she says they had in a hotel nearly two decades ago.
Stormy Daniels describes meeting Trump during occasionally graphic testimony in hush money trial
Read full article: Stormy Daniels describes meeting Trump during occasionally graphic testimony in hush money trialPorn actor Stormy Daniels has testified at Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial about a sexual encounter she says they had in 2006 that resulted in her being paid off to keep silent during the presidential election a decade later.
Hope Hicks, ex-Trump adviser, recounts fear in 2016 campaign over impact of 'Access Hollywood' tape
Read full article: Hope Hicks, ex-Trump adviser, recounts fear in 2016 campaign over impact of 'Access Hollywood' tapeFormer longtime Donald Trump adviser Hope Hicks testified about how his 2016 presidential campaign became embroiled in a political firestorm over a tape in which he boasted about grabbing women sexually without their permission.
The Latest | Trump's hush money trial adjourns until Friday
Read full article: The Latest | Trump's hush money trial adjourns until FridayWitness testimony in Donald Trump's hush money trial has adjourned following hours of testimony from lawyer Keith Davidson and later testimony from forensic analyst Douglas Daul.
Takeaways from the start of week 2 of testimony in Trump's hush money trial
Read full article: Takeaways from the start of week 2 of testimony in Trump's hush money trialProsecutors in Donald Trump's hush money trial are working on filling in the details of how they say the Republican pulled off a scheme to bury damaging stories to protect his 2016 campaign.
The Latest | Hush money trial enters 3rd week, begins with gag order ruling and $9K fine for Trump
Read full article: The Latest | Hush money trial enters 3rd week, begins with gag order ruling and $9K fine for TrumpWitness testimony in Donald Trump’s criminal trial has advanced with three people taking the stand, including Stormy Daniels' former lawyer, Keith Davidson.
Hush money trial judge raises threat of jail as he finds Trump violated gag order, fines him $9K
Read full article: Hush money trial judge raises threat of jail as he finds Trump violated gag order, fines him $9KDonald Trump has been held in contempt of court 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.
Trump's lawyers try to discredit testimony of prosecution's first witness in hush money trial
Read full article: Trump's lawyers try to discredit testimony of prosecution's first witness in hush money trialDonald Trump’s defense team in his hush money case is seeking to undermine the testimony of the prosecution's first witness, former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker.
Trump called this visa 'very bad' for Americans. Truth Social applied for one
Read full article: Trump called this visa 'very bad' for Americans. Truth Social applied for oneThe social media company founded by former President Donald Trump applied for a business visa program that he sought to restrict.
Key takeaways from the opening statements in Donald Trump's hush money trial
Read full article: Key takeaways from the opening statements in Donald Trump's hush money trialThe opening statements in the first criminal trial of a former American president provided a clear roadmap of how prosecutors will try to make the case that Donald Trump broke the law, and how the defense plans to fight the charges on multiple fronts.
The Latest | Lawyers in Trump hush money case paint competing portraits of him in opening statements
Read full article: The Latest | Lawyers in Trump hush money case paint competing portraits of him in opening statementsThe commencement of opening statements in Donald Trump's hush money trial sets the stage for weeks of testimony about the former president’s personal life and places his legal troubles at the center of his closely contested campaign against President Joe Biden.
Trump lawyers say Stormy Daniels refused subpoena outside a Brooklyn bar, papers left 'at her feet'
Read full article: Trump lawyers say Stormy Daniels refused subpoena outside a Brooklyn bar, papers left 'at her feet'Donald Trump’s legal team says it tried serving a subpoena on Stormy Daniels as she arrived for a screening of her documentary at a gay bar in Brooklyn last month, but the porn actor and hush money trial figure refused to take it and walked away.
First day of Trump’s hush money trial adjourns with no jurors selected
Read full article: First day of Trump’s hush money trial adjourns with no jurors selectedThe first day of Donald Trump’s historic hush money trial has ended after hours of pretrial motions and an initial jury selection process that saw dozens of prospective jurors excused after they said they could not be fair or impartial.
Trump will be first ex-president on criminal trial. Here's what to know about the hush money case
Read full article: Trump will be first ex-president on criminal trial. Here's what to know about the hush money caseDonald Trump will make history as the first former president to stand trial on criminal charges when his hush money case opens with jury selection.
Stormy Daniels must pay $122,000 in Trump legal bills
Read full article: Stormy Daniels must pay $122,000 in Trump legal billsStormy Daniels must pay nearly $122,000 of Donald Trump’s legal fees that were racked up in connection with the porn actor’s failed defamation lawsuit, an appeals court ruled Tuesday.
AP sources: Manhattan DA postpones Trump grand jury session
Read full article: AP sources: Manhattan DA postpones Trump grand jury sessionManhattan prosecutors have postponed a scheduled grand jury session in the investigation into Donald Trump over hush money payments during his 2016 presidential campaign.
PHOTOS: Pro-Trump and anti-Trump protestors gather over possible indictment of former president
Read full article: PHOTOS: Pro-Trump and anti-Trump protestors gather over possible indictment of former presidentAs we sit and wait to find out of former President Donald Trump will be arrested at some point over the next few days, pro-Trump and anti-Trump protestors have gathered around the country to let their voices be heard.
Few show up to Mar-a-Lago while Trump expects NY indictment after hush money probe
Read full article: Few show up to Mar-a-Lago while Trump expects NY indictment after hush money probeA few supporters of former President Donald Trump met outside Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday to show their support amid fears of an indictment
The New York hush-money probe of Donald Trump explained
Read full article: The New York hush-money probe of Donald Trump explainedMore than six years after Donald Trump's lawyer paid off a porn star, New York prosecutors appear to be close to deciding whether the former president should face charges in connection with that payoff.
Cohen says DA took phones for renewed Trump hush-money probe
Read full article: Cohen says DA took phones for renewed Trump hush-money probeDonald Trump’s long-estranged former lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, says Manhattan prosecutors recently took his cellphones to preserve evidence related to a hush-money payment he made to porn actress Stormy Daniels in the waning weeks of the 2016 presidential campaign.
Avenatti gets 4 years in prison for cheating Stormy Daniels
Read full article: Avenatti gets 4 years in prison for cheating Stormy DanielsMichael Avenatti has been sentenced to four years in prison for cheating Stormy Daniels out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in book proceeds at the height of his famed clash with then-President Donald Trump.
In trial closing, prosecutor says lies caught up to Avenatti
Read full article: In trial closing, prosecutor says lies caught up to AvenattiA prosecutor has said in closing arguments that California lawyer Michael Avenatti told repeated lies to porn actor Stormy Daniels in 2018 to hide his theft of her book proceeds.
Avenatti wavers on testifying in trial vs. Stormy Daniels
Read full article: Avenatti wavers on testifying in trial vs. Stormy DanielsMichael Avenatti has wavered on whether he plans to take the witness stand in his own defense at a fraud trial in which he is accused of stealing $300,000 in book proceeds from porn actor Stormy Daniels.
Avenatti cast as both thief, generous lawyer at NYC trial
Read full article: Avenatti cast as both thief, generous lawyer at NYC trialA prosecutor has told a jury in an opening statement that California lawyer Michael Avenatti stole nearly $300,000 in book proceeds from porn star Stormy Daniels while a defense lawyer says it's not true.
Jury selection proceeds for Avenatti-Stormy Daniels trial
Read full article: Jury selection proceeds for Avenatti-Stormy Daniels trialMichael Avenatti, the once high-profile California attorney who regularly taunted then-President Donald Trump, was introduced to prospective jurors who will decide whether he cheated porn star Stormy Daniels out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Avenatti likely to testify at trial over Stormy Daniels deal
Read full article: Avenatti likely to testify at trial over Stormy Daniels dealLawyers for Michael Avenatti say there is a strong likelihood that the once high-flying California attorney will testify at a New York trial where he is accused of swindling porn star Stormy Daniels out of a book deal's proceeds.
Michael Avenatti denies embezzlement charges in California
Read full article: Michael Avenatti denies embezzlement charges in CaliforniaLawyer Michael Avenatti is charged with embezzling millions of dollars from his clients and says at his trial in California that he “gave people who had no chance a fighting chance.”.
Court won't revive porn star’s defamation suit against Trump
Read full article: Court won't revive porn star’s defamation suit against TrumpFILE - In this Oct. 11, 2018, file photo, adult film actress Stormy Daniels attends the opening of the adult entertainment fair "Venus," in Berlin. When Donald Trump left the White House in January 2021, he remained "Individual-1" in the federal campaign finance crimes case against his former attorney, Michael Cohen. The prosecution stemmed from six-figure payments Cohen arranged to Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal, to keep them quiet during the campaign about alleged affairs with Trump. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from porn star Stormy Daniels, who sought to revive a defamation lawsuit she filed against former President Donald Trump. The justices did not comment in leaving in place a lower court ruling dismissing the case.
Stormy Daniels and Michael Cohen, once foes, talk Trump
Read full article: Stormy Daniels and Michael Cohen, once foes, talk TrumpWhen Donald Trump left the White House in January 2021, he remained "Individual-1" in the federal campaign finance crimes case against his former attorney, Michael Cohen. The prosecution stemmed from six-figure payments Cohen arranged to Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal, to keep them quiet during the campaign about alleged affairs with Trump. Federal prosecutors charged Cohen with skirting campaign contribution rules by arranging the hush-money payment to Daniels and a similar payment to Playboy model Karen McDougal. Cohen and Daniels are united not only in infamy but deep regret over Trump. “I’ve been face to face with evil in the most intimate way,” Daniels said.
What of 'Individual-1'? Feds' Trump campaign case is 'dead'
Read full article: What of 'Individual-1'? Feds' Trump campaign case is 'dead'When Donald Trump left the White House in January 2021, he remained "Individual-1" in the federal campaign finance crimes case against his former attorney, Michael Cohen. The prosecution stemmed from six-figure payments Cohen arranged to Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal, to keep them quiet during the campaign about alleged affairs with Trump. Trump himself had been publicly implicated by prosecutors as complicit in Cohen's campaign finance crimes during his 2016 run for office. The attorney spoke on the condition of anonymity because prosecutors have not discussed the case publicly. The Manhattan prosecutor’s probe includes a look at the 2016 hush-money payoffs.