The Hindu Morning Digest: May 31, 2024

The Hindu Morning Digest: May 31, 2024

Former U.S. President Trump speaks to members of the media after a jury found him guilty of all 34 felony counts in his criminal trial at New York State Supreme Court in New York. | Photo Credit: Reuters Donald Trump becomes first former U.S. President convicted of felony crimes Donald Trump became the first former President … Read more

Trump hush-money trial: Appeals court upholds gag order; Cohen gives more testimony

Trump hush-money trial: Appeals court upholds gag order; Cohen gives more testimony

A New York appeals court on May 14 upheld the gag order in Donald Trump’s hush-money trial, finding that the judge “properly determined” that Mr. Trump’s public statements “posed a significant threat to the integrity of the testimony of witnesses and potential witnesses in this case as well.” Mr. Trump had asked the state’s intermediate … Read more

Under Team Trump attack, Stormy Daniels proves tenacious

Under Team Trump attack, Stormy Daniels proves tenacious

Former U.S. President Donald Trump, with attorney Todd Blanche, speaks to the press amid his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, on May 10, 2024. Trump is accused of falsifying business records in a scheme to cover up an alleged sexual … Read more

Donald Trump’s hush money trial | Full jury of 12 people and 6 alternates is seated in New York

Donald Trump’s hush money trial | Full jury of 12 people and 6 alternates is seated in New York

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

Donald Trump’s New York hush-money trial will begin in March with jury selection

Donald Trump’s New York hush-money trial will begin in March with jury selection

Former U.S. President Donald Trump appears during a court hearing on charges of falsifying business records to cover up a hush money payment to a porn star before the 2016 election, in New York State Supreme Court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., February 15, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Donald Trump’s … Read more