Manhattan District Attorney

  • House Judiciary Committee Subpoenas Firm Tied to Trump Trial Judge’s Daughter

    In a significant escalation of the ongoing political and legal battle surrounding former President Donald Trump’s criminal conviction, the House Judiciary Committee, led by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), has issued a subpoena to Authentic Campaigns, a progressive campaign firm. The move comes as part of the Republican-led Committee’s investigation into what it describes as potential…

  • Trump Seeks Overturn of Hush-Money Conviction, Claims Evidence Should Have Been Protected by Presidential Immunity

    Former President Donald Trump is intensifying his legal battle to overturn his 34-count felony conviction for document falsification, arguing that the evidence used in his hush-money and election interference trial should have been protected by presidential immunity. On July 12, Trump’s defense team filed a motion requesting that the court overturn his conviction, asserting that…

  • Judge Declines Discovery Sanctions Against Manhattan DA In Trump Hush-Money Trial

    In the ongoing hush-money trial involving former President Donald Trump, the judge overseeing the case in Manhattan has rejected calls for discovery sanctions against the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. This decision comes after defense attorneys alleged “widespread misconduct” ahead of the trial, a claim that the judge found unsubstantiated. Acting New York…

  • Trump’s Hush Money Trial Nears Conclusion Amid Intense Grilling Of Michael Cohen

    As Donald Trump’s hush money trial approaches its final stages, former Trump attorney Michael Cohen faced rigorous questioning on Monday, May, 20, 2024. This will mark the prosecution’s last attempt to solidify their case before the defense takes the floor. The highly publicized trial, unfolding in Manhattan, has centered on Cohen’s pivotal testimony, which directly…

  • Here’s What’s Happened In The Trump Hush Money Trial So Far

    It’s been five weeks of the first criminal trial of a former president of the United States, where Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. Michael Cohen, Trump’s former fixer and lawyer who is at the center of the hush money payment deal, was on the stand all…

  • Prosecutors To Give Historic Opening Statements Against Former President Trump

    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…