Hush Money Case

  • Trump’s Lawyers Cite Juror Misconduct in Hush Money Case

    In a Dec. 3 filing revealed on Tuesday, Donald Trump’s legal team accused jurors of misconduct in his criminal trial. They claimed the alleged misconduct tainted his conviction for falsifying business records related to hush money payments to adult film actor Stormy Daniels. However, the filing left many details vague, as most of it was…

  • Trump Urges Judge to Dismiss Hush Money Case due to Election Victory

    Donald Trump on Tuesday urged a New York state judge to dismiss the criminal case in which a jury convicted him in May of 34 felony counts related to hush money payments to a porn star. He based his request on his victory in the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election. Trump’s lawyers asked Justice Juan…

  • Trump May Seek Dismissal of Hush Money Case, Sentencing Delayed

    President-elect Donald Trump is moving to dismiss the controversial criminal case in which he was convicted in May on 34 felony counts tied to hush money payments. A New York judge on Friday ruled in favor of allowing Trump to file for dismissal and postponed his sentencing indefinitely, citing the implications of his overwhelming victory…

  • Trump’s Lawyers Say Hush Money Case Must be Dismissed After Election Victory

    Donald Trump’s lawyers urged a judge to dismiss the Republican’s conviction for illegally covering up hush money payments to a porn star, arguing that his U.S. presidential election victory makes sentencing a threat to government stability. In a letter filed Tuesday and released Wednesday, Trump’s legal team requested permission from New York State Supreme Court…

  • Prosecutors Oppose Dismissing Trump’s Hush Money Case

    Prosecutors opposed Donald Trump’s request to dismiss the hush money case now that he is president-elect and asked a judge on Tuesday to establish a schedule to litigate the matter. Trump, 78, originally faced sentencing on November 26, but New York State Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan paused all proceedings last week at the request…

  • Trump Seeks Federal Court Intervention in New York Hush Money Case, Cites Presidential Immunity

    Former President Donald Trump has filed a motion requesting the transfer of his New York hush money case to federal court, a move that could potentially overturn his conviction and delay his sentencing beyond the upcoming November presidential election. The motion, filed on Thursday with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New…

  • Trump Loses Third Bid For Judge To Step Aside In Hush Money Case

    A New York judge, for the third time, refused to step aside from the case in which Donald Trump faced conviction on charges related to hush money paid to a porn star. The judge dismissed Trump’s claims of a conflict of interest, which Trump had linked to the political consultancy work of the judge’s daughter.…

  • Hush Money Trial: Trump’s Legal Team Seeks to Delay Sentencing Following Recent Supreme Court Ruling

    Donald Trump’s legal team has swiftly moved to appeal his hush money conviction in New York, just hours after a significant Supreme Court ruling. In a letter addressed to Judge Juan M. Merchan on Monday, Trump’s lawyers requested to set aside the verdict and postpone his sentencing, currently scheduled for next week. The letter, obtained…

  • Trump Asks Judge To Lift Gag Order After Hush Money Conviction

    On Tuesday, Donald Trump asked the judge who oversaw his criminal trial on charges related to hush money paid to a porn star to lift a gag order on the case. The former U.S. president was convicted last week. Before the trial began in April, Justice Juan Merchan restricted Trump’s public statements about jurors, witnesses,…

  • Man Who Set Self On Fire Outside NY Court At Trump Trial Dies

    On Friday, a man died after setting himself on fire outside the New York courthouse where Donald Trump’s trial was concluding. Witnesses reported he wasn’t targeting Trump. The man ignited himself after throwing pamphlets. He’s identified as Max Azzarello from Florida. Police said he appeared to be a conspiracy theorist. A manifesto by someone with…