New York: After 22 witnesses, including a porn actor, tabloid publisher and White House insiders, testimony is over at Donald Trump‘s criminal trial in New York. Prosecutors called 20 witnesses. The defence called just two. Trump decided not to testify on his own behalf. The trial now shifts to closing arguments, scheduled for Tuesday. After … Read more
Donald Trump was held in contempt of court on April 30 and fined $9,000 for repeatedly violating a gag order that barred him from making public statements about witnesses, jurors and some others connected to his New York hush money case. If he does it again, the judge warned, he could be jailed. Prosecutors had … Read more
Prosecutor Susan Hoffinger stands at the podium during jury selection of former U.S. President Donald Trump’s criminal trial on charges that he falsified business records to conceal money paid to silence porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016, in Manhattan state court in New York City, on April 19, 2024, in this courtroom sketch. ( | … Read more
A New York appeals court judge Tuesday rejected former President Donald Trump‘s latest bid to delay his hush money criminal trial while he fights a gag order, clearing the way for jury selection to begin next week. Justice Cynthia Kern’s ruling is yet another loss for Trump, who has tried repeatedly to get the trial … Read more