The case stemmed from a$130,000 "hush money" paymentTrump's former attorney Michael Cohen made to adult film star Stormy Daniels in the days before the 2016 election. Prosecutors claimed the payment was made to keep voters unaware of Daniels' allegation that she had sex with Trump years ear...
Trump's lawyersfirst made the requestin May 2023, before the case went to trial, arguing that Merchan should step aside because of work Merchan's daughter had done as a Democratic consultant in support of President Biden. A state ethics panel last year later concluded that "the judge's im...
Prosecutors say they oppose Donald Trump’s attempt to dismiss his New York criminal hush money conviction -- but that they do not object to pausing the case.
Former President Trump’s hush money prosecution faces a critical moment Thursday as a judge mulls whether the case will move forward and if Trump’s first criminal trial will take place next month. Trump is expected to attend the hearing in New York a
Experts previously noted the similarities between the Edwards case and the Trump case. Both involve payments to women to keep quiet about an alleged affair. The two cases also similarly question whether the hush money payments were being used for campaign purposes or for personal reasons. Trump'...
Donald Trump seeks to delay his hush money criminal trial on March 25 until the Supreme Court rules on presidential immunity claims.
Washington —President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to intervene in his "hush money" case in New York ahead of his scheduled sentencing Friday. In arequestfor emergency relief filed with the Supreme Court, the president-elect asked the justices to temporarily block furth...
Former President Donald Trump asked a federal court late Thursday to intervene in hisNew York "hush money" criminal case, seeking a pathway to overturnhis felony convictionand indefinitely delay his sentencing next month.Lawyers for the current Republican nominee asked the federal court in Manhattan ...
Hush money trial date set:Trump’s historic criminal trial in the New York hush money case against him will begin with jury selection on April 15, Judge Juan Merchan said Monday, after a dispute over the late production of documents caused the judge initially topush back the start date. Ba...
Donald Trump’s New York criminal hush money trial has adjourned until next Tuesday, when closing arguments are expected to take place.