Trump trial resumes in porn star hush money case

Trump trial resumes in porn star hush money case

Witness Robert Costello is scolded by Justice Juan Merchan, who momentarily cleared the courtroom during former U.S. President Donald Trump’s criminal trial on charges that he falsified business records to conceal money paid to silence porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016, in Manhattan state court in New York City, U.S. May 20, 2024 in this … Read more

Trump trial heads into home stretch as Michael Cohen returns

Trump trial heads into home stretch as Michael Cohen returns

Former Trump attorney, Michael Cohen, departs his home for Manhattan Criminal Court for the trial of former US President Donald Trump for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs in New York City, on May 14, 2024.  Timothy A. Clary | AFP | Getty Images The end of the criminal hush money … Read more

WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange can appeal extradition to U.S.: UK court

WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange can appeal extradition to U.S.: UK court

LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 19: Julian Assange gestures as he speaks to the media from the balcony of the Embassy Of Ecuador on May 19, 2017 in London, England. Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images) Jack Taylor | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has the right to appeal against … Read more

Trump campaign lawyer John Eastman pleads not guilty in Arizona case

Trump campaign lawyer John Eastman pleads not guilty in Arizona case

Attorney John Eastman, the architect of a legal strategy aimed at keeping former President Donald Trump in power, gets out of an SUV to talk to reporters after a hearing in Los Angeles, Tuesday, June 20, 2023. Jae C. Hong | AP The attorney John Eastman pleaded not guilty Friday in the Arizona case charging … Read more

New York crypto personality used ‘Seinfeld’ joke in fraud

New York crypto personality used ‘Seinfeld’ joke in fraud

Jason Alexander as George Costanza.   Maria McCarty | NBCU Photo Bank | NBCUniversal | Getty Images Yada, yada, yada, this cryptocurrency crook isn’t laughing now. A New York man swindled more than $1.3 million from friends, neighbors and investors by among other things getting them to invest in bogus real-estate projects involving a company named … Read more

Justice urged to leave Trump election case

Justice urged to leave Trump election case

Associate Justice Samuel Alito poses during a group photo of the Justices at the Supreme Court in Washington, April 23, 2021. Erin Schaff | Pool | Reuters The chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Friday urged Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito to recuse himself from considering cases related to the 2020 election, including the … Read more

Facebook and Nike diversity manager gets prison for fraud

Facebook and Nike diversity manager gets prison for fraud

Barbara Furlow-Smiles attends the 2020 Sisters’ Awards at Skirball Cultural Center on March 08, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. Robin L. Marshall | Getty Images A former diversity manager at Facebook and Nike was sentenced to five years and three months in prison for stealing more than $5 million from those companies that had been … Read more

Trump lawyer yells at Michael Cohen in cross-examination

Trump lawyer yells at Michael Cohen in cross-examination

Michael Cohen, a former attorney for Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump, heads to court for second day of cross-examination at Trump’s criminal trial over charges that he falsified business records to conceal money paid to silence porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016, New York City, U.S., May 16, 2024.  David Dee … Read more

Opening statements in corruption case

Opening statements in corruption case

U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), arrives at Federal Court, for his bribery trial in connection with an alleged corrupt relationship with three New Jersey businessmen, in New York City, U.S., May 14, 2024.  Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Prosecutors and defense attorneys are poised Wednesday to select a full jury and deliver opening statements in the … Read more

Prosecutors ask judge to lift jail stay

Prosecutors ask judge to lift jail stay

Former US President Donald Trump’s adviser Steve Bannon, who stands accused of fraud over funds raised to support the construction of US-Mexico border wall, attends a hearing in Manhattan, New York on January 12, 2023. Fatih Aktas | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Federal prosecutors on Tuesday asked a judge to order former Trump White … Read more