Judge rejects Trump’s latest demand to step aside from case
By Michael R. Sisak and Jennifer Peltz NEW YORK — Donald Trump has lost his latest bid for a new judge in his New York hush money criminal case as …
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Fearing ‘MAGA idiots’, Stormy Daniels goes quiet after taking down Trump in court
A jury of 12 ordinary New Yorkers found Trump guilty on 34 counts of business fraud while attempting to cover up a hush money payment to Daniels on the eve …
Can Donald Trump be US president despite his criminal conviction?
Neither a criminal conviction nor a prison sentence would affect Trump’s eligibility or his ability to become president. In theory, he could be sworn in from jail or prison if …
As Donald Trump trial nears end, prosecutor focuses on ‘cover-up’, while defence attacks witness
The trial featured allegations that Trump and his allies conspired to stifle potentially embarrassing stories during the 2016 presidential campaign through hush money payments, including to a porn actress who …
Opinion | Does extremism in Trump’s world have its limits after all?
In a world where semiotics and sound bite messaging drown out rational discourse, Republicans have fully embraced the party’s assigned colour. If there is a theme running through its messaging, …
Stormy Daniels ‘blacked out’ before sex with Donald Trump, hush money trial hears
Daniels testified on Tuesday that she “blacked out” after Trump prevented her from leaving the room, though she consumed no drugs or alcohol. She said she woke up on the …
Jail threat hangs over Trump as he returns to the campaign
By Adriana Gomes Licon, Scott Bauer and Michelle L. Price | Associated Press WAUKESHA, Wis. — Donald Trump on Wednesday is using a one-day break from his hush money trial …
Trump fined $8,000 for violating gag order in New York hush money trial
The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial fined the former U.S. president $8,000 on Tuesday for statements that he found violated a gag order in the case. Justice …
Donald Trump wishes Melania ‘happy birthday’ at hush money trial over payments to porn star
Donald Trump walked into his hush money trial on Friday and wished his wife Melania a happy birthday – the day after former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker testified Trump …
Tabloid publisher says he wrangled with Donald Trump over who should buy sex stories
Pecker, 72, testified that American Media, the Enquirer’s owner, paid to buy the stories of former Playboy model Karen McDougal, who said she had an affair with Trump in 2006 …