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. Here's what...
and talked about his campaign stop at a construction site. He also briefly commented on the immunity arguments before the Supreme Court. The judge did not allow him to miss the trial so he could attend.
It’s also quite possible that over the course of the trial, with so much media focus on the Manhattan Criminal Court, Dem candidates and surrogates will find it irresistible to avoid the potential attention that could come with weighing in. ...
Live coverage of Trump’s first criminal trial over hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels.
With the hush money trial set to start in April, it will be the first of Trump’s four criminal trials to begin –and potentially the only one to occur before the presidential election. Our live coverage has ended. Read more about today’s events in the posts below. ...
Here’s CNN’s coverage from when Simi testified at the trial: Trump was often “using language with a wink and a nod,” Simi said, but members of these extremist groups consistently interpreted his comments as a “clarion call” toward “anger, resentment and mobilization.” This ramped ...
Daniels was allowed to testify despite the repeated objections of defense lawyers, who demanded for the first time a mistrial over what they said were prejudicial and irrelevant comments. “This is the kind of testimony that makes it impossible to come back from,” defense lawyer Todd Blanche ...
Merchan’s decision upended what had been on track to be the first of Trump’s four criminal indictments to go to trial. Trump, the presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee, has fought to delay all of his criminal cases, arguing that he shouldn’t be forced into a courtroom while...
He also says: “I’m here today is to tell you the whole Russian thing, that’s a ruse. That’s a ruse. And by the way, it would be great if we could get along with Russia, just so you understand that. … I didn’t do anything for Russia. … If we could get along with ...
Jean Carroll defamation trial as he balances his legal and campaign events, but court was canceled because of a sick juror. Visit CNN’s voter guide to find out how to vote in the primaries in your state. Our live coverage has ended. Read more about the two-person race for the ...