[ As Stormy Daniels took the stand in Donald Trump‘s hush money trial today, the judge in the case complained to the former president’s lawyer that he could hear his client “cursing audibly” about what was being said. The judge, Juan Merchan, even suggested that Trump’s behavior put him again at risk of contempt of … Read more
[ Donald Trump‘s trial on charges that he obstructed justice and withheld classified documents has been delayed indefinitely, a federal judge wrote in an order today. The decision by U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon means that it is all the more likely that Trump’s hush money trial may be the only criminal proceeding he faces … Read more
[ UPDATE: Stormy Daniels took the stand in Donald Trump‘s hush money trial in New York on Tuesday, a star witness in the prosecution’s case against the former president. Speaking at a rapid clip, Daniels started by telling the jury her biography, before she answered questions about a 2006 celebrity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe … Read more
[ Prosecutors in Donald Trump’s hush money trial walked jurors through the financial specifics of their case against the former president. A former chief of accounting at the Trump Organization testified today that he was instructed to pay $420,000 to Trump’s lawyer, Michael Cohen, using a form of reimbursement that was totally unfamiliar to him. … Read more
[ House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) emphasized the stakes of the 2024 election in a “60 Minutes” interview on Sunday, warning that much more than abortion rights are at risk if former President Trump gets a second term. He told CBS’ Norah O’Donnell that reproductive freedom will be an “incredibly significant” issue in the … Read more
[ Former President Donald Trump denied reports that he has fallen asleep during certain moments of the hush money trial, insisting that he is still awake even if his eyes are closed. Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social, “Contrary to the FAKE NEWS MEDIA, I don’t fall asleep during the Crooked D.A.’s … Read more
[ UPDATE: The lawyer representing Stormy Daniels in her $130,000 settlement with Michael Cohen — who prosecutors say was acting on behalf of Donald Trump — was confronted on the stand today with his past dealings in earlier cases involving Hulk Hogan, Charlie Sheen, Lindsay Lohan and Tia Tequila. Keith Davidson, cross examined by Trump … Read more
[ President Joe Biden weighed in on the unrest on college campuses as a wave of pro-Palestinian demonstrations has led to mass arrests, vandalism and some violent incidents, saying in brief remarks that “order must prevail.” “There’s the right to protest, but not the right to cause chaos,” Biden said from the Roosevelt Room. The … Read more
[ House Republicans are calling for NPR CEO Katherine Maher to appear at a hearing on May 8 following a now former staffer’s allegations of bias in news coverage. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), chair of the Energy and Commerce Committee, joined with two other House Republicans in a letter to Maher. “The Committee has … Read more
[ UPDATE: Donald Trump deleted a series of Truth Social posts that were the subject of a judge’s contempt order today. Trump had until 2:15 p.m. to remove the posts. Trump also slammed the judge for the order. In a new Truth Social post, written during a break in the trial, he said, “This Judge … Read more
