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In Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial, the judge, Justice Juan Merchan, fined the former U.S. president $9,000 for contempt of court on Tuesday. Merchan warned that he would consider imprisonment if Trump continued to violate a gag order. Merchan imposed the gag order to prevent Trump from criticizing witnesses and other participants in the…
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David Pecker, former National Enquirer publisher, testified on Friday at Donald Trump’s criminal trial that he suppressed a story about an alleged affair to aid Trump’s 2016 presidential bid. He acknowledged that it would have boosted sales of his tabloid. Testifying for a third day, Pecker, 72, agreed with a prosecutor who asked whether it…
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In the criminal hush money trial of Donald Trump, former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker took the stand on Tuesday. He testified that he utilized the supermarket tabloid to suppress stories that could have damaged Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. Pecker, aged 72, testified in a New York court, revealing that the Enquirer engaged in “catch…
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In a groundbreaking legal development, prosecutors are poised to present a criminal case against a former American president to a jury on Monday. The trial will mark the first time in history that such proceedings will take place, as Donald Trump faces criminal accusations related to a hush money scheme aimed at silencing damaging stories…
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Dozens of potential jurors were dismissed from Donald Trump’s unprecedented criminal trial in New York due to concerns about impartiality. Trump faces accusations of falsifying business records to hide a hush-money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels just before the 2016 election, which he won. On the first day of proceedings, 60 out of 96…
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The start of the historic trial against former President Donald Trump unfolded on Monday, April 15, in Manhattan criminal court, marking the first-ever criminal trial against a former U.S. president. Trump, who pleaded not guilty last April to a 34-count indictment, appeared for the trial’s inaugural day, facing charges related to alleged hush money payments…
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Prospective New York City jurors gather for Donald Trump’s hush money criminal trial on Monday, facing the challenge of forming an unbiased jury despite strong opinions about the brash businessman-turned-politician who built his real estate empire in Manhattan. Lawyers for both Trump and the state of New York will question them to uncover biases and…
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Justice Juan Merchan, overseeing Donald Trump’s hush money case, denied Trump’s request to delay Monday’s trial. Trump claimed media bias and difficulty in finding an impartial jury in Manhattan. Merchan ruled against an indefinite delay, noting Trump’s own role in generating publicity about his legal issues. Prosecutors argued against a delay, stating that questioning potential…
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It was the kind of tawdry tale that Donald Trump might have relished before politics: a porn actor claiming they had had sex. But on the eve of the 2016 presidential election, Trump feared the story, which he says is false, would cost him votes. So, prosecutors say, he arranged to pay Stormy Daniels to…
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A New York appeals judge denied Donald Trump’s third attempt this week to delay his April 15 trial. Trump’s lawyer argued for a delay because the judge overseeing the case hadn’t ruled on their request for him to step down. The lawyer also contended that the judge erred in refusing to bar prosecutors from presenting…
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