HUSH MONEY CASE
Judge delays Donald Trump's hush money sentencing to September 18
Trump faces an uphill battle getting the hush money conviction overturned, since much of the conduct at issue in the case predated his time in office. Trump's lawyers on Monday asked Justice Juan Merchan to allow them to argue his conviction in New York state court in Manhattan should be overturned due to the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on July 1 that presidents are entitled to immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts.
Prosecutor won't oppose Trump sentencing delay in hush money case after high court immunity ruling
Legal troubles loom as Trump faces sentencing delay amidst scandalous hush money revelations, potentially impacting campaign dynamics and public image.
Where is Melania Trump? Why is the former First Lady not a part of Donald Trump’s political campaigns?
Melania Trump was not seen during the first US presidential debate and other key events involving her husband, Donald Trump. Donald Trump has convincingly won the first presidential debate on Thursday. Many have questioned if the former First Lady will participate in her husband’s political campaign, in the coming months.
New York Judge partially lifts Trump hush money gag order
The revised order now allows Trump to speak publicly about witnesses in the case, but keeps in place restrictions on his comments about individual prosecutors and others involved in the case. Trump's lawyers argued the gag order was stifling his campaign speech, and said it might limit his ability to respond to attacks from Democratic President Joe Biden during their coming debate on June 27.
2024 US Presidential Election: What will happen if poll is held in seven swing states today? Has conviction dented Trump's edge?
In all swing states, Donald Trump's lead has either remained the same or grown after he was convicted by a Manhattan jury on 34 felony charges.
Trumpeting Donald Trump's felony: Joe Biden's campaign announces $50 million ad blitz
The ad push comes with Election Day still more than five months away. But Biden's campaign says it wants to more clearly define the choice between the candidates ahead of the first debate between them in Atlanta on June 27.
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New York state in search of prison for Donald Trump? Will he be lodged in Rikers Island Jail or Bellevue Hospital?
Ahead of Donald Trump’s sentencing in the ‘Hush Money’ case, authorities have identified some prisons, keeping in mind his security interests. Trump would need round-the-clock security in the prison as he happens to be a former president of the country.
Stormy Daniels says Trump should be jailed after conviction
Stormy Daniels, the adult film actor who testified against former US president Donald Trump, has said she believes he should be jailed and should be sentenced to community service. Daniels broke her silence after Trump was found guilty on 34 counts of business fraud for trying to cover up hush money payments to her on the eve of the 2016 presidential election.
How Donald Trump's prison sentence could look: Secret Service guard, strip searches, and no hair product
Details have emerged regarding potential prisons where former US President Donald Trump could be lodged, if he is sentenced to undergo a prison term.
Hush Money Trial: Can Donald Trump self-pardon from the case if he gets re-elected as US President?
Trump is the first former president to be convicted of a felony. A Manhattan jury found that Trump had misrepresented a hush money reimbursement as legal expenses to conceal a $130,000 payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election.
Trump will try to turn his guilty verdict into campaign fuel
Donald Trump, facing 34 felony convictions linked to the 2016 election, plans to leverage the verdict as campaign fuel. He claimed that the verdict was politically motivated. Trump remained defiant and ready to fight, with his team insisting the outcome would not affect the election. Following the guilty verdict, Trump's campaign rallied supporters, labeling him a "political prisoner" and selling black "Make America Great Again" caps in response.
“Mother Teresa could not beat these charges,” Trump says after being convicted in hush money trial
Former President Donald Trump has defiantly responded to his conviction on 34 felony counts, denouncing the trial as a disgrace. The Manhattan jury found him guilty of falsifying business records in connection to a hush money payment to porn actor Stormy Daniels during his 2016 campaign.
How Trump's hush money trial verdict could affect the 2024 election
Jurors in Donald Trump's first-ever criminal trial began deliberations on Wednesday in his hush money case, which could have significant implications for the 2024 White House race. Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up a payment that bought the silence of porn star Stormy Daniels shortly before the 2016 election.
Jury to begin deliberations in Donald Trump's hush money case
Jurors are set to deliberate in Former US President Donald Trump's hush money trial following closing arguments where Manhattan prosecutor Joshua Steinglass accused Trump of participating in a cover-up conspiracy during the 2016 election. Trump's lawyer proclaimed his innocence and questioned the prosecution witness. The trial revolves around hush money payments to stifle embarrassing stories. Trump faces multiple felony charges that could result in imprisonment.
Judge nixes bid to restrict Trump statements that could endanger officers in classified records case
US District Judge Aileen Cannon said in her order that prosecutors on special counsel Jack Smith's team didn't give defence lawyers adequate time to discuss the request before it was filed Friday evening. She denied the request without prejudice, meaning prosecutors could file it again.
Closing arguments, jury instructions and maybe a verdict? Major week looms in Trump hush money trial
The testimony in Donald Trump's New York hush money trial has concluded, moving to closing arguments, jury deliberations, and a possible verdict. Closing arguments, starting Tuesday, will summarize key points, with the defense aiming to create reasonable doubt. Judge Merchan will instruct the jury on legal standards before deliberations. Jurors must reach a unanimous decision on 34 counts of falsifying business records, with potential for a mistrial if they remain deadlocked.
Prosecutors seek to bar Trump in classified files case from statements endangering law enforcement
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee was referring to the disclosure in a court document that the FBI, during the search, followed a standard use-of-force policy that prohibits the use of deadly force except when the officer conducting the search has a reasonable belief that the "subject of such force poses an imminent danger of death or serious physical injury to the officer or to another person."
Donald Trump declines to testify at hush money trial as defense team rests case
Trump's lawyers had asked Merchan to dismiss the case before it reaches the jury, arguing that it rests on the testimony of a witness, the estranged former Trump fixer Michael Cohen, who has a well-documented history of lying.
Trump hush money judge urges prosecutors to rein in Michael Cohen
Todd Blanche, Trump's defense lawyer in the case stemming from hush money paid to a porn star, said Cohen, the star prosecution witness, had spoken on social media on Wednesday while wearing a T-shirt showing Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, behind bars.
Defence attacks Stormy Daniels' credibility as she returns to the stand in Trump's hush money trial
Stormy Daniels testifies in Trump's hush money trial, key to accusations of illegal campaign influence. Defense questions her salacious testimony. Trump denies the encounter, facing 34 falsifying records charges.
Trump documents trial start delayed indefinitely, judge orders
Trump, seeking to regain the presidency, previously had been scheduled to go to trial on May 20 in the documents case brought by Special Counsel Jack Smith, but the prosecution and defense had both acknowledged that date would need to be delayed.
Donald Trump faces jail threat over gag order as prosecutors zero in on transactions at heart of the case
Former President Donald Trump faces the threat of jail time for violating a gag order in his hush money trial. Big-name witnesses like Stormy Daniels and Michael Cohen are expected to testify, shedding light on alleged cover-ups and deceptive practices related to payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign. Despite warnings from the judge, Trump's inflammatory out-of-court comments continue, leading to fines and the possibility of incarceration as a last resort.
What a judge's gag order on Trump means in his hush money case
A gag order bars Trump from commenting publicly on witnesses, jurors and some others connected to the matter. The New York judge already has found that Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, repeatedly violated the order, fined him $9,000 and warning that jail could follow if he doesn't comply.
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