Jurors in Trump’s hush money trial zero in on testimony of key witnesses as deliberations resume

Jurors in Trump’s hush money trial zero in on testimony of key witnesses as deliberations resume

The jury in former President Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial will soon resume deliberations after asking to rehear potentially crucial testimony about the alleged scheme at the heart of the history-making case. The 12-person jury met for 4 1/2 hours of deliberations Wednesday without reaching a verdict and will return Thursday. The jury … Read more

Former Fixer Cohen Testifies Trump Approved Hush Money Payment

Former Fixer Cohen Testifies Trump Approved Hush Money Payment

Donald Trump’s one-time fixer and the star prosecution witness at the former president’s criminal trial testified Monday how the then-Republican candidate directed him to pay a porn actress to bury revelations of an alleged tryst. Michael Cohen, who once took pride in being Trump’s attack dog, methodically delivered evidence against his former boss, glancing at … Read more

5 takeaways from Trump’s Supreme Court and New York hearings

5 takeaways from Trump’s Supreme Court and New York hearings

Two of former President Trump’s legal cases collided Thursday, as the Supreme Court held a hearing on his broad claims of immunity from criminal prosecution while his trial continued in New York over a hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. The Supreme Court case has the capacity to derail Trump’s other three … Read more

National Enquirer’s David Pecker testifies in Trump trial: Five takeaways

National Enquirer’s David Pecker testifies in Trump trial: Five takeaways

Former President Trump’s trial was dominated on Tuesday by the testimony of former magazine executive David Pecker. Pecker was previously the publisher of the National Enquirer tabloid. In that role, he engaged in the unusual practice of “catch-and-kill” — in essence securing the rights to publish a story in order to quash it. Pecker testified … Read more