Help keep Salon independentFormer President Donald Trump spent just three minutes on the witness stand Thursday in his defamation trial brought by E. Jean Carroll, using his testimony to declare that he backs his prior deposition denying the writer's claims.When his lawyer, Alina Habba, asked if he stands by the deposition, Trump replied, "100 percent,…
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A jury of nine New Yorkers handed down an $83.3 million verdict against former President Trump on Friday for defaming columnist E. Jean Carroll. Carroll accused Trump in 2019 of sexually assaulting her decades earlier, and the jury was selected last week to determine how much the former president must pay for denying her story.…
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Donald Trump court cases: Campaigning from the courtroom. Slatesource
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said Texas is prepared in the “unlikely event” that President Biden federalizes the National Guard as the standoff over the southern border heats up. “Well, first, I’d be shocked. That would be a boneheaded move on his part, total disaster,” Abbott told conservative host Tucker Carlson on his new show…
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U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan sparred with Trump defense attorney Alina Habba on Friday and warned her that continuing to improperly enter evidence during her closing argument could land her in “lock up.”Donald Trump is currently on trial to determine damages after the former president was found liable for defaming E. Jean Carroll, whom a…
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Trump: Nikki Haley donors will be barred from “MAGA camp” Axiossource
Former President Donald Trump has canceled his Friday visit to Arizona, which was intended to help raise money for the state Republican Party, which is now in turmoil following the abrupt resignation on Wednesday of its chair, Jeff DeWit.An Arizona GOP spokesperson confirmed the cancellation to The Arizona Republic on Thursday afternoon. The reason for…
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Former President Trump said Friday he plans to appeal after a jury ordered him to pay $83.3 million for defaming writer E. Jean Carroll, who had alleged he sexually assaulted her decades ago. “Absolutely ridiculous! I fully disagree with both verdicts, and will be appealing this whole Biden Directed Witch Hunt focused on me and the Republican Party,”…
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The Georgia State Senate voted Friday to create a special committee to investigate Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis after Republican senators said she misspent tax dollars in her criminal prosecution of former President Trump. The committee is tasked with making recommendations on state laws and spending based on its findings. It doesn’t require approval…
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Former Trump adviser Navarro gets four months for contempt of Congress Reuterssource
Sign in or Subscribe See Offers Account Subscription: ACTIVEQuestions about your account? Our customer service team can be reached at circulation@metln.org during business hours at (207) 791-6000.Once the jury had left, Trump let his displeasure be known as he was almost out the door by turning his head and shaking it as he looked back…
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Trump, Carroll press their cases as defamation trial heads to jury Reuterssource
Trump’s presence at the trial led to a string of dramatic scenes in court.
Trump’s presence at the trial led to a string of dramatic scenes in court.
Trump’s presence at the trial led to a string of dramatic scenes in court.
The unexpected walkout occurred when lawyer for E Jean Carroll asked jurors to decide how much Trump owes the plaintiff.Former United States President Donald Trump stormed out of closing arguments at his defamation trial as a lawyer for E Jean Carroll urged a jury to award at least $24m in damages for the “storm of…
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Late Night Mocks Trump’s Three-Minute Testimony The New York Timessource
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump abruptly walked out on closing arguments at his defamation trial Friday as a lawyer for writer E. Jean Carroll urged a jury to award her client at least $12 million damages, saying Trump had shattered her reputation and her world by unleashing a flood of hate toward…
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Trump Biographer Has Damning Theory About Why Trump Keeps Attacking E. Jean Carroll Yahoo Newssource
Watch CBS News By Aimee Picchi Edited By Alain Sherter January 26, 2024 / 2:58 PM EST / CBS News During the second defamation case brought by writer E. Jean Carroll against former President Donald Trump, his attorney drew attention to one of her books — a little-known 1980s work called “Female Difficulties: Sorority Sisters, Rodeo…
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Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) argued it is “immoral” for Republicans to reject a border deal to help former President Trump. “I didn’t come here to have the president as a boss or a candidate as a boss. I came here to pass good, solid policy,” Tillis said Thursday, first reported by NBC News. “It is…
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The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board hit former President Trump over his meddling in congressional talks on border security and his recent threat to donors to GOP presidential primary Nikki Haley’s campaign in a pair of Thursday editorials. Earlier this week, Trump made a threat to Haley’s donors in a post on Truth Social, saying…
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U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan, the federal judge overseeing former President Trump’s defamation trial brought by columnist E. Jean Carroll, threatened to send Trump attorney Alina Habba to jail after she interrupted him during Friday’s proceedings. “You are on the verge of spending some time in the lockup. Now sit down,” Kaplan told Habba during…
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