The most anticipated showdown of Donald Trump’s hush money trial began Monday as Michael Cohen — the former president’s ex-fixer and lawyer —- took the stand to detail his close relationship with Trump, and how he craved his validation by consistently updating Trump on his efforts to stifle Karen McDougal’s …
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Stormy Daniels took the stand at Donald Trump’s ongoing criminal hush-money trial on Tuesday, and even the former president seemed caught off guard by the news. Trump posted — then quickly deleted — a furious rant about the prosecution’s plan to call Daniels shortly before The Associated Press reported on …
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Donald Trump claimed that he is unable to take the stand as a witness in his New York hush-money trial because he is under a gag order. This is not true. Nevertheless, the former president claimed on Thursday that he’s “not allowed to testify.” “I’m under a gag order,” he …
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The Judge in Donald Trump’s hush money trial has found the former president in contempt of court for repeatedly violating a gag order, and fining him $9,000 — $1,000 for nine separate violations. Judge Juan Merchan determined on Tuesday that Trump had breached a court order barring him from publicly …
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Donald Trump was back in court on Thursday for the seventh day of his criminal hush money trial. The court heard a third day of testimony from David Pecker — the former National Enquirer boss who used the publication to buoy Trump ahead of the 2016 election. While Pecker’s testimony …
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Donald Trump’s alleged violations of a gag order restricting him from attacking witnesses, jurors, prosecutors, and court staff during his ongoing criminal hush money trial got their own day in court on Tuesday. During a tense hearing, Judge Juan Merchan heard arguments from Manhattan prosecutors requesting that Trump be sanctioned …
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Jurors in Donald Trump’s hush money trial heard testimony on Tuesday from the architect of a notorious “catch-and-kill” scheme that buried damaging stories about the former president in the run-up to the 2016 election: former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker. During his testimony on Tuesday, Pecker lifted the veil on …
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Donald Trump would really like his fans to protest outside of his criminal hush money trial in Manhattan. It’s not really happening, though, so Trump is lying about the police presence outside the court to create the impression that his fans aren’t able to get near the area. “We have …
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Donald Trump, if you take it from him, is cherishing the opportunity to stand trial on criminal charges related to a hush-money payment to a porn star. “I’m very proud to be here,” he told reporters before heading into court on Monday, calling the proceedings an “assault on America” that …
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Donald Trump claimed on Friday that he has been stripped of his constitutional right to speak to the press … while ranting to a giant gaggle of reporters. The former president took time before entering court in his criminal hush money trial to once again complain about a gag order …
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