Month: May 2024

On Friday, Hicks took the witness stand to testify against her former bossHope Hicks spent more time with former president Donald Trump than perhaps anyone else, from the launch of his political career through the end of his time in the White House.On Friday, Hicks took the witness stand to testify against her former boss.Hicks,…
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Takeaways from Day 11 of the Donald Trump hush money trial as Hope Hicks testifies  CNNsource

Trump Hush-Money TrialAdvertisementSupported byThe dramatic appearance of Ms. Hicks, once one of Donald J. Trump’s closest aides, riveted the audience. During her testimony, she blinked back tears.By Michael M. GrynbaumIn the unceasing reality show that is Donald J. Trump’s life, his Manhattan criminal trial has functioned as something of a reunion episode, where supporting players…
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Former President Trump posted a campaign ad on his Truth Social site praising various counter protestors on college campuses, including students who held up the U.S. flag. “While campuses struggle to get control of their students, at UNC Chapel Hill, they are bringing order back,” the video begins. The ad shows clips of pro-Palestinian students…
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Former top Trump aide Hope Hicks broke down on the stand during her testimony.One of Donald Trump's closest former advisers testified Friday about the "frantic" hours in after his campaign learned about the existence and imminent release of the "Access Hollywood" tape, offering a glimpse into one of the most consequential moments of the 2016…
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Trump closed his eyes during Hope Hicks’ testimony. Ex-’Apprentice’ contestant has theory why  CNNsource

Prosecutors: Docs in boxes seized from Mar-a-Lago were inadvertently jumbled  POLITICOsource

AdvertisementBy Jonathan AlterContributing Opinion WriterOf all the senior aides who have worked for Donald Trump in recent years, it’s fair to say Hope Hicks was the most popular. As Trump’s surprisingly young communication director during the 2016 campaign and inside the White House, she was — by many accounts — unfailingly professional, polite and composed.At…
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Kellyanne Conway, ex-senior adviser to former President Trump and Fox News contributor, said although she doesn’t like early voting, if it’s the new normal, Republicans must adapt or they will “die politically.” Conway joined talk show “Real Time with Bill Maher” Friday, where she was asked about Trump’s recent rhetoric switch. After years of inaccurately…
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Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent Steven Calabresi | 5.3.2024 9:36 PM Every day breathless articles appear in the New York Times, and through-out the liberal media, about Donald Trump’s allegedly lawless payment of hush money to help out his 2016 presidential campaign. In fact, Donald Trump has a First Amendment…
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Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.FILE – Judge Juan M. Merchan poses in his chambers in New York, March 14, 2024. Merchan is the judge presiding over Donald Trump’s hush money trial. He was also the judge in the Trump Organization’s tax fraud trial in 2022 and is overseeing a border wall fraud…
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Donald Trump Attorney’s Court Move Leaves People Stunned  Newsweeksource

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) criticized the hosts of “The View” for “attacking” him for being the only Black Republican senator but said the Black GOP has momentum. “I’m never surprised when the ladies at ‘The View’ go at it again,” he said in a video posted on social media platform X. “They’re attacking me for…
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Donald Trump Demands Jack Smith Be Arrested After Document Revelation  Newsweeksource

Biden honors distinguished Americans; Trump back in N.Y. court  The Washington Postsource

The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Trump Media and Technology Group’s auditing firm with fraud after it failed to comply with required accounting standards and falsely claimed that it did—a scheme the agency says may have affected more than 1,500 SEC filings.FILE – Pedestrians walk past the Nasdaq building as the stock price of Trump…
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Hope Hicks testifies in Donald Trump’s hush money trial  CNNsource

Anderson Cooper describes the moment Hope Hicks took the stand at Trump’s trial  CNNsource

By Tom Tapp Deputy Managing Editor After his years-long litany of protestations against Donald Trump, Oscar-winner Robert De Niro tried to be more measured, but even more urgent, in his criticism of the former president this week. In an interview with Stephanie Ruhle on MSNBC’s The 11th Hour, the actor said, “I’m tired of calling…
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Today in People v. Trump: More testimony for the prosecution  POLITICOsource

Witness Who Extracted Secret Tape of Trump Will Return to the Stand  The New York Timessource

Senate conservatives are urging Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) to back off her attempt to oust Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), saying it’s a waste of time and Congress has higher priorities ahead of the November election. Greene filed her motion to vacate a month ago to protest the Speaker’s handling of Ukraine aid, government spending…
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President Biden is betting on the middle. Biden, a centrist Democrat who defeated several more progressive rivals in the 2020 primary, this week offered criticism of the college campus protests engulfing the nation, saying they would not change his policies on Israel’s war in Gaza and would not be protected when they turned violent. The…
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Andrew Weissmann explained what the former Trump spokesperson underscored to the jury after she broke down in tears in court.

For more audio journalism and storytelling, download New York Times Audio, a new iOS app available for news subscribers.Hosted by Tracy MumfordFeaturing Jonah E. Bromwich, Lisa Lerer and Melissa HoppertProduced by Ian StewartEdited by Jessica Metzger, Tracy Mumford and James ShieldOn Today’s Episode:Tapes Take Trump Jurors Into the Heart of Hush-Money Deals: 5 Takeaways, by Kate Christobek…
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