Former “fixer” Michael Cohen testified against his ex-boss Donald Trump on Monday, telling a jury in Lower Manhattan that Trump was unconcerned about how news of his alleged affair with porn star Stormy Daniels would go over with Melania Trump—but that he was deeply concerned about how it would play out on the 2016 campaign … Read more
Former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York is resuming Friday, and the key witness in the case, his former attorney Michael Cohen, is expected to testify Monday. Cohen’s testimony indicates the prosecution is reaching the home stretch of its case, nearly a month after this trial began. He’s expected to testify that Trump … Read more
Megyn Kelly hit out at “sleazy” Stormy Daniels for her “bulls–t #MeToo revisionism” when recalling her alleged sexual encounter with former President Donald Trump. “What shocked me the most [about Stormy Daniels] is that she completely revised her account of the interlude [with Trump],” Kelly said on her SiriusXM podcast “The Megyn Kelly Show” on … Read more
Donald Trump demanded—and was denied—a mistrial on Tuesday, after adult film star Stormy Daniels testified about the alleged stomach-churning sex they had, which she says led to the 2016 hush money payment at the heart of the trial. Describing the hotel room encounter that she says—and Trump denies—took place in 2006, Daniels told the jury … Read more
The last time Hope Hicks spoke to Donald Trump, she said in a Manhattan courtroom on Friday, was in 2022. That year, text messages from the former president’s longtime aide—and one of the most visible faces associated with his early grip on political power—emerged during a House investigation into his role in the Capitol riot … Read more
Testimony to resume in Trump New York trial Banker testimony to resume in Trump “hush money” trial 02:45 The third week of former President Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial is resuming Tuesday with continued testimony from its third witness, bank executive Gary Farro. Farro testified last Friday that Michael Cohen, Trump’s former personal attorney, was … Read more
David Pecker appeared to be in a breezy mood this week. The former National Enquirer publisher was describing the inner workings of his trade—“checkbook journalism,” he called it on Monday—without needing much prompting from the district attorney who was questioning him. Pecker, a longtime friend and ally of Donald Trump’s, was the state’s first witness … Read more
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
What to expect from opening statements in Trump’s “hush money” trial – CBS News Watch CBS News Opening statements will get underway Monday in Donald Trump’s “hush money” criminal trial over his alleged payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels. Trump is the first former U.S. president to face a criminal trial. CBS News’ Errol … Read more
Former President Donald Trump said Friday that he was “absolutely” planning on taking the stand in his upcoming trial in New York, where he currently faces 34 criminal counts of falsifying business records related to his $130,000 “hush money” payment to former adult film star Stormy Daniels before his 2016 election. “I’m testifying. I tell … Read more
