Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York City, where he is facing felony charges related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. It marks the first time in history that a former U.S. president has been tried on criminal charges. Trump last April pleaded not guilty to […]
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Opening statements in Trump trial to begin
The stakes are high for Manhattan’s District Attorney Alvin Bragg as he begins his historic prosecution of a former president today. Its success or failure seemingly hinges on an untested legal theory – whether a state prosecutor can invoke a federal crime that was never proven. Ambrosio Rodriguez, a former prosecutor who says he is […]
Judge Engoron bans Trump from NY business
Judge Arthur Engoron banned Donald Trump on Friday from conducting business in New York for three years after he found the former president liable for business fraud. New York Attorney General Letitia James sued Trump, his two adult sons, Donald Jr. and Eric, the Trump Organization and two firm executives, Allen Weisselberg and Jeff McConney, […]
Trump expected to attend his NY trial on Monday
Former President Donald Trump expects to attend at least the first day of the civil trial pitting him and his company against New York Attorney General Letitia James, sources with knowledge of Trump’s plan say. The trial begins Monday. Trump’s plan was first revealed in a court filing related to a separate court case, Trump’s […]
It could take a year for Trump to stand trial
Former President Donald Trump is unlikely to face a jury trial in New York for at least a year, according to one former U.S. attorney. On Thursday, a grand jury indicted Trump following an investigation by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office into an alleged hush money payment of $130,000 paid by his former lawyer, […]