The National Enquirer's former publisher is expected to return to the stand in Donald Trump's historic hush money trial as testimony continues in the first-ever criminal trial against a former U.S. pr
Donald Trump’s criminal trial in Manhattan is resurfacing years-old allegations of what prosecutors have said was a criminal conspiracy intended to suppress negative stories about the then-presidential candidate before the 2016 election.
Pecker, a longtime tabloid publisher, returned to the stand and told jurors about his efforts to help Donald Trump stifle unflattering stories during the 2016 campaign.
Prosecutors asked the judge overseeing Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial on Tuesday to fine the former U.S. president $10,000 for violating a gag order that prevents him from criticizing witnesses and others involved in the case.
Former president Donald Trump is now on trial in a Manhattan courtroom, where facts are paramount, and a jury will assess the evidence and render a verdict. But as he enters and leaves that courtroom,
Merchan will very likely sanction at least some of Trump’s misconduct, writes Norm Eisen, based on legal analysis of New York law and the 10 statements at issue.
The judge overseeing Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial will decide on Tuesday whether the former U.S. president should be punished for violating a gag order that prevents him from criticizing witnesses and others involved in the case.
Veteran tabloid publisher David Pecker returned to the witness stand in Donald Trump’s hush money case on Tuesday. Testimony in the case resumed just before midday following a morning hearing on the former president’s alleged gag order violations.
Jurors in former President Donald Trump's trial in New York heard testimony from a former media executive about his efforts to bury negative stories about Trump before the 2016 presidential election.
Opening statements kicked off on Monday in the criminal hush money trial of Donald Trump and the first prosecution witness, the former publisher of the National Enquirer, took the stand. Trump has ple
Donald Trump introduced David Pecker to Steve Bannon to strategize future stories about Trump's opponents, the former National Enquirer publisher testified. " [Trump] thought both of us could work very well together,
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The contempt hearing has turned tense as Trump attorney Todd Blanche tries to defend Trump's posts as mere responses to attacks -- but isn't giving clear examples of how Trump was being attacked. Instead,
The judge overseeing former President Trump's hush money trial began the day with a hearing over whether Trump violated his gag order with social media posts allegedly attacking potential witnesses.
The first witness in former President Donald Trump's New York criminal trial is expected to retake the stand Tuesday morning, but only after a hearing in which the judge in the case will examine a batch of Trump's recent social media posts.
Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York City, where he is facing felony charges related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. It marks the first time in history that a former U.
David Pecker, former publisher of the National Enquirer, resumed testifying in the criminal hush money trial of former U.S. President Donald Trump. Trump has pleaded not guilty,
Good morning, Chicago. Monday’s opening statements in the first criminal trial of a former American president provided a clear roadmap of how prosecutors will try to make the case that Donald Trump broke the law,
Lawyers on both sides laid out their cases Monday during opening statements in former President Trump's New York hush money trial. Why it matters: The opening statements set the stage for the first-ever criminal trial of a former U.
David Pecker, the former publisher of the National Enquirer, is expected on Tuesday to resume testifying as the first witness in the criminal trial of former U.S. President Donald Trump on charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star.
Trump’s historic trial on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records got underway in Manhattan on Monday. During opening arguments in the first ever criminal trial of a former U.S. president, prosecutors told jurors that Trump engaged in a “criminal conspiracy and a cover-up,
While the judge has held off on ruling so far, he tore into Trump’s lead lawyer Tuesday in a scene that may spell trouble for the former president’s defense, telling attorney Todd Blanche: “Mr Blanche,
Read our ongoing coverage of Donald Trump’s first criminal trial here. It’s only the second full day of Donald Trump ’s criminal trial in New York and Justice Juan Merchan already appeared ready to hold the former president in violation of a pretrial gag order and to fine him up to $10,
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Thursday over former President Donald Trump’s pursuit of absolute immunity from criminal charges alleging that he schemed and knowingly fed lies to subvert the 2020 presidential election,
A colorful former tabloid publisher took the witness stand Tuesday at Donald Trump's "hush money" trial and described how he suppressed negative stories about the real estate tycoon, a practice
Oral arguments in former President Donald Trump’s historic case in New York began Monday in a Manhattan courtroom where jurors will be tasked with deciding whether deceptive hush money payments to hide an affair amount to a criminal conviction.
The US Supreme Court will hear arguments Thursday on whether Donald Trump, as a former president, should be immune from criminal prosecution for acts he committed while in office.Two lower courts flatly rejected that argument but the Supreme Court agreed in February to hear the case.
Prosecutors on Tuesday accused Donald Trump of brazenly violating a gag order imposed by the judge presiding over his "hush money" trial to prevent him from intimidating witnesses.
Former President Trump’s hush money trial adjourned Tuesday after a second day of testimony from former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker, who gave a detailed account of an agreement he reached with Trump and his fixer,
Susanne Craig, New York Times Investigative Reporter joins Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House with reaction to the former head of the National Enquirer, David Pecker’s testimony on Day 6 of the Trump Hush Money trial and the stunning admission that the media company worked with Trump,
Former President Donald Trump is standing trial in New York City on felony charges related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. Trump is accused of falsifying internal business records as part of an alleged scheme to bury stories he thought might hurt his presidential campaign in 2016.
Former President Trump’s hush money trial is underway Tuesday with a second day of testimony from former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker returning to the stand. The day began with a New York judge hearing arguments over whether the former president violated a gag order imposed on him in the case.
The former president's hush money trial is set to resume Tuesday at Manhattan Criminal Court, where ex-National Enquirer publisher David Pecker — the first witness to testify in the historic case — will return to stand.
Former President Trump’s hush money trial is underway Tuesday with a second day of testimony from former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker returning to the stand. The day began with a New York judge hearing arguments over whether the former president violated a gag order imposed on him in the case.
Former President Trump’s first criminal trial began in earnest Monday, with opening statements from prosecutors and the defense team, as well as the calling of the first witness. Trump is charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.
Former President Trump’s hush money trial on Tuesday will begin with a New York judge hearing arguments over whether the former president violated a gag order imposed on him in the case. Prosecutors with the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office claim Trump has so far violated the order barring him from attacking witnesses,
Read our ongoing coverage of Donald Trump’s first criminal trial here. Way back in April 2023, when a grand jury in Manhattan filed the first criminal indictment of a U.S. president in the country’s history,
More than a year after securing an indictment, New York prosecutors for the first time on Monday laid out their case against Donald Trump in a courtroom. Legal analyst Lisa Rubin and Chuck Rosenberg join Morning Joe to discuss.