Month: May 2024

Donald Trump Is Headlining a GOP Event in Minnesota on the Same Day as Barron’s Florida Graduation  PEOPLEsource

Many reactions to the news of Trump’s trip went along the lines of “told you so.”

Former Trump accountant tells hush-money trial ex-president ‘personally signed’ checks to Cohen – as it happened  The Guardian US Live updates: Trump New York hush money trial  CNN Former Employee Says Trump Used Personal Account to Repay Hush Money  The New York Times source

Like rival siblings, Mike Johnson, Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene have each laid claim to the former president’s favor.

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Donald Trump is back in court today for his hush money trial, the first criminal case against a former US president. Stormy Daniels herself is testifying – and is telling the jury how they first met in a “brief encounter”.Tuesday 7 May 2024 16:23, UKStormy Daniels says Donald Trump would ask her questions about her…
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Eight years after Donald Trump escalated to power complaining about the “rigged system” and promising to “drain the swamp,” super PACs and government representatives like Ted Cruz are using loopholes and testing the limits of campaign finance laws.   Trump is running again, but this time, he is less focused on draining the swamp and…
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Former President Trump said Tuesday that South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) has had “a rough couple of days” after she has been grilled over anecdotes in her new book, including one about killing her dog several years ago. Trump sat for an interview with Spectrum News 1 Wisconsin on Tuesday ahead of his court…
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Donald Trump ‘Prison Body’ Comment Sparks Avalanche of Jokes, Memes  Newsweeksource

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.AP is live at a courthouse in New York as Donald Trump returns to his hush money trial, facing a threat of jail time for additional gag order violations. Prosecutors are gearing up to summon big-name witnesses in the final weeks of the case.Donald Trump’s hush money trial…
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The $130,000 hush-money payment to Stormy Daniels is at the center of this trial; Trump lawyer tried to prohibit adult film star from testifying about alleged ‘sexual act’Trump attorney Susan Necheles reveals that Stormy Daniels is expected to be the prosecution’s second witness for the day.She’s fighting to keep details about the alleged sex act…
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Judge Aileen Cannon suspended a key deadline in former President Trump’s documents case after his attorneys suggested that special counsel Jack Smith’s team had “failed to preserve critical evidence” in the case after prosecutors disclosed some classified records may not be in the original order in which they were found. The suspension marks yet another…
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Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else.Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. William Brangham William Brangham Saher Khan Saher Khan Leave your feedbackNPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join William Brangham to discuss the latest political news,…
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Most registered voters say they expect former President Trump to be convicted on some or all counts in his ongoing hush money criminal trial in New York, according to a poll released Tuesday. The Suffolk University/USA Today survey, conducted from April 30 to May 3, shows 65.1 percent of registered voters expect the jury to…
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Trump’s Gag Order Violations Might Hurt Him More Than He Realizes – POLITICO  POLITICOsource

A $130,000 payment to the porn actor rests at the center of the trial that could end in jail time for Trump.

The Fox News and radio host made the eyebrow-raising request as the GOP candidate considers his list of possible running mates.

Stormy Daniels, the porn actor paid hush money to keep an alleged affair with Donald Trump secret ahead of the 2016 election, has taken the stand Tuesday in the former president’s New York criminal trial. Daniels, wearing black with her hair in a clip, smiled nervously as she entered the room, walking quickly toward the…
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The prospect is getting more real, with the judge signaling he might feel compelled to send him there, given repeated gag-order violations.It appears increasingly possible that Donald Trump could face actual jail time before we ever get a verdict in any of his four criminal trials.Jail would be a fraught outcome that few seem to…
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“We have a country to save.”   That was Nikki Haley’s recurring rationale for her presidential run that began in February 2023 and was suspended in March 2024. She questioned the age and mental acuity of both President Biden and former President Trump and advocated mandatory competency tests for presidential candidates aged 75 and older.  …
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Takeaways from Day 12 of the Donald Trump hush money trial  CNNsource

Two longtime Trump Organization employees took the stand on Monday.After weeks of tabloid intrigue, sex scandals and celebrity gossip, Day 12 of Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial took a decidedly drier turn — and while the testimony might not have been as riveting as days prior, it included perhaps the most consequential content to…
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Trump trial live updates: Judge holds Trump in contempt of court  The Associated Presssource

‘Defense is salivating for Michael Cohen’: Federal criminal defense lawyer on who may testify next in Trump trial  CNNsource