But Trump and the other defendants were found liable for fraud by Engoron before the trial even began. In a bombshell pretrial ruling, Engoron granted summary judgment on James' main cause of action — that the defendants committed fraud in violation of New York law. Justice Arthur Engoron ...
Democratic House managers received bipartisan praise for their performanceon the opening day of the impeachment trial, while Donald Trump's legal team was not so warmly received — not even by the former president himself,outlets reported. The House prosecutors, led by Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md.,...
THE TRUMP TRIAL, DAY ONE —The historic criminal trial ofDONALD TRUMPkicked off today, and we haven’t even gotten to jury selection yet. (That’ll begin shortly, after the parties return from lunch.) Instead, the prosecution and defense tussled over an array of legal questions, with Just...
"I don't believe we're at the point where a mistrial is warranted," said Merchan. "I will note that where there were objections, those objections for the most part were sustained ... I will also note that I was surprised there were not more objections." Merchan pointed out that he...
It is the first of four criminal cases involving the former president to go to trial and comes as Trump is making a bid to return to the White House for a second term. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges he faces and claims the prosecutions are politically motivated. ...
Republican senators just left a GOP meeting following the impeachment trial today. Here’s what they said about the meeting and potential witnesses: Sen. Kevin Cramer: “You know, most people didn’t say where they are on it, so I don’t know what the whip count is, you’d have to ...
Trump’s campaign also moved quickly to fundraise off the verdict, casting the case as a “political Witch Hunt trial,” a sentiment the former president’s allies echoed as they rushed to his defense Thursday. “Today is a shameful day in American history,” House Speaker Mike Johnson said...
Former President Donald Trump said today was “a very good day” before he repeated his laments about the hush money trial that’s in its fifth week. Here’s what he claimed while speaking to journalists in the Manhattan court hallway after the trial wrapped for the day: The trial is...
Ruling now looms: The New York civil fraud trial against Donald Trump concluded Thursday after the attorney general’s office and the defense team for the former president wrapped up their closing arguments. The judge has already found Trump is liable for fraud in the case, and he plans to ...
Trump is the first ex-president on criminal trial.Here’s what to know about the hush money case. Trump is facing four criminal indictments, and a civil lawsuit. You cantrack all of the cases here. “I am not paying for this story,” he told jurors Thursday at Trump’s hush money tr...