Month: May 2024

Trump Hush-Money TrialAdvertisementDefense lawyers and prosecutors tried strategy and stagecraft to sway jurors. The panel of 12 New Yorkers will get the case Wednesday morning.By Jesse McKinley and Kate ChristobekFollow our live coverage of Trump’s hush-money trial in Manhattan.As the criminal trial of Donald J. Trump began its seventh week, the prosecution and the defense…
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WATCH LIVEThe New York trial of Donald Trump marks the first time a former U.S. president has been tried on criminal chargesNEW YORK (WABC) — The testimony in Donald Trump's New York hush money trial is all wrapped up after more than four weeks and nearly two dozen witnesses, meaning the case heads into the…
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And now we wait.The jury in the first-ever criminal trial of a former president – Donald Trump, the best the GOP could come up with for a presumptive presidential nominee – is set to begin deliberating Wednesday, leaving us to wallow in presumptions, predictions and other popular time-wasters.Me? I prefer to look at what’s in…
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Jenna Ellis speaks during an appearance before the Michigan House Oversight Committee on Dec. 2, 2020 in Lansing, Michigan. (Rey Del Rio/Getty Images)The Colorado law license of Jenna Ellis, previously an attorney for former President Donald Trump, will be suspended for three years under the terms of an agreement approved by a judge Tuesday.The approval…
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“There were snipers in the bushes, and I was like, ‘What’s going on here?!’” says the Manchester United and England legend.Wednesday 29 May 2024 13:11, UKWayne Rooney has revealed surreal details about playing golf with Donald Trump after giving the former president’s son football lessons.The Manchester United and England legend said the unlikely pair came…
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Day 21 of Trump New York hush money trial  CNNsource

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.Prosecutors and Donald Trump’s lawyers are scheduled to make their closing arguments in the former president’s criminal trial in New York on Tuesday.In this courtroom sketch, Tuesday, May 28, 2024, Assistant District Attorney Joshua Steingless delivers the prosecution closing arguments in Donald Trump’s criminal trial, in New York.…
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E. Jean Carroll’s lawyer responds to Trump Memorial Day post: ‘All options are on the table’  CNBCsource

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.Former President Donald Trump gives a thumb up as he goes for a break during his hush money trial in New York, Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (Andrew Kelly/Pool Photo via AP)In this courtroom sketch, Tuesday, May 28, 2024, members of Donald Trump’s family watch court proceedings, in New…
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Elon Musk could get an advisory role in the White House if former President Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, wins the November general election, according to The Wall Street Journal.  The Tesla CEO and the former president have discussed ways Musk could have “formal input” over policies related to economy and border security, the Journal…
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The jury in Donald Trump's historic hush-money trial is expected to begin deliberations on Wednesday after it receives instructions from the judge presiding over the case.On Tuesday, the 12 jurors heard closing arguments from both the prosecution and the defence. In the defence's final pitch, Mr Trump's lead lawyer attacked Michael Cohen – his former…
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Donald Trump’s Ranting Sticky Note Is Caught On Camera By Photographer  Yahoo! Voicessource

Trump sought to ‘hoodwink’ voters with porn star payment, prosecutor tells jury  Reuterssource

<!– A quick recap of the day and what to look forward to tomorrow {beacon} Evening Report   © Getty Images Biden swing state stop seeks to shore up Black support as polls flash warning for Democrats President Biden rallied Black voters in the key swing state of Pennsylvania on Wednesday, as polls show former…
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MSNBC panel groans at possibility of Trump trial verdict next week  The Hillsource

Watch CBS News By Graham Kates, Katrina Kaufman, Olivia Rinaldi Updated on: May 29, 2024 / 4:41 PM EDT / CBS News The first day of jury deliberations in former President Donald Trump’s “hush money” trial in New York ended without a verdict as jurors asked to review several portions of testimony and rehear the…
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Trump says he won’t ‘ban’ birth control. Here’s what he may do instead.  POLITICOsource

Trump trial live updates: Jury to begin deliberations in hush money case  NBC Newssource

The jury has finally gone to deliberations in the first-ever criminal trial of a former president.

Nearly two-thirds (62 percent) of Americans say they feel worn out by the high volume of news coverage of the 2024 presidential campaigns and candidates, according to a Pew Research Center survey published Tuesday. About one-third (35 percent) of respondents, on the other hand, said they “like seeing a lot of coverage of the campaign…
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Even if He’s Guilty, Trump Could Be Acquitted. Justice Would Still Be Served.  U.S. News & World Reportsource

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is under fire after his homes were seen with two flags linked to election conspiracy theorists.

The Colorado Sun Telling stories that matter in a dynamic, evolving state. Jenna Ellis, the former lawyer for Donald Trump who pleaded guilty last year in Georgia to a felony charge for trying to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in that state, is barred from practicing law for three years in Colorado. Ellis…
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NEW YORK — Former President Trump’s hush money jury returned its first two notes after beginning deliberations hours earlier on Wednesday, making four requests to review critical pieces of testimony and asking to rehear the judge’s instruction before adjourning for the day. The jurors will receive the requested information on Thursday morning, when they will…
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Donald Trump Hits Back at ‘Pathetic’ Robert De Niro  Newsweeksource