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On Thursday, a lawyer representing Donald Trump attempted to depict the hush money payment central to his criminal trial as extortion. The lawyer, Emil Bove, questioned Keith Davidson, a lawyer involved in the deal, about his negotiations for cash in exchange for compromising information with other celebrities. Bove’s interrogation of Davidson hinted at a strategy…
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In a case of COVID-19 relief fraud, a mother and daughter from New York have been handed prison sentences totaling $1.7 million. Andrea Ayers, a civilian employee of the Mount Vernon Police Department, received a three-and-a-half-year sentence, while her daughter, Alicia, was sentenced to two years. Alicia, who works as a financial advisor and accountant,…
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On Tuesday, the selection process for jurors in Donald Trump’s hush-money criminal trial continued, with the first seven jurors chosen. The judge warned against intimidating prospective jurors after Trump audibly muttered during questioning. Trump faces 34 felony counts related to hush money paid to Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election. He denies wrongdoing and calls…
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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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Two right-wing political operatives, Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman, faced the brunt of legal consequences as a federal court ordered them to pay a substantial fine of $1.25 million for orchestrating a robocall campaign aimed at suppressing Black voters in New York. New York State Attorney General Letitia James announced the verdict on Tuesday, marking…
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On Monday, Donald Trump took a significant legal step by filing a notice of appeal in his New York criminal case, which revolves around allegations related to hush money paid to a porn star. This move appears to be a final attempt to delay the upcoming trial scheduled for April 15. According to records from…
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Former President Donald Trump has once again stirred the legal waters with a series of social media posts, testing the boundaries of his ongoing civil and criminal cases in New York. In a flurry of messages on Truth Social, Trump addressed various legal controversies, including defamation lawsuits and criminal charges. Trump’s social media barrage included…
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A group of inmates in New York has achieved a significant legal victory and will now have the chance to witness the upcoming solar eclipse. The inmates have prevailed in a lawsuit against the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. The lawsuit, filed on March 29 in federal court in upstate New…
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Former President Donald Trump is bracing for a pivotal day in New York courts as two significant legal challenges converge on Monday, March 25, posing serious threats to his financial stability and potential criminal exposure. In Manhattan, Trump is set to appear before a judge regarding his criminal prosecution, where he faces allegations of covering…
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A bill aiming to repeal New York’s longstanding adultery law is gaining momentum in the state legislature, potentially bringing an end to a statute that has been on the books since 1907. The legislation, sponsored by Assemblyman Charles Lavine, seeks to remove the rarely enforced law that criminalizes cheating on one’s spouse, punishable by up…
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