Michael Cohen said there’s an easy way to spot when Donald Trump is lying, and you don’t have to read the former president’s lips. “When you see the accordion hands start going, what that means is that he’s lying,” Cohen, who was Trump’s longtime fixer and personal attorney, told CNN’s Jim Acosta on Tuesday. “It’s … Read more
Michael Cohen says his former boss Donald Trump is capable of “absolutely anything and everything” should he return to the White House now that the Supreme Court has granted presidents total immunity for official acts. “You allow your mind to wander into the farthest level of dystopia, and then you will finally get a small … Read more
A long-standing, unwritten rule that evolved to avoid clogging up the criminal justice system could now work to sentence newly convicted felon Donald Trump to prison when he appears before a New York City judge next month. The former president, legal experts say, has put himself on the wrong side of a process that rewards … Read more
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Former President Donald Trump appears in Manhattan Criminal Court, Thursday, May 30, 2024, in New York. Seth Wenig | Via Reuters A jury has reached a verdict Thursday in the criminal hush money trial of former President Donald Trump in New York. The 12-member jury sent out a note to the trial judge at 4:20 … Read more
David Pecker is cross examined by Emil Bove 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. April 26, 2024 in this courtroom sketch. Jane Rosenberg | Reuters … Read more
Former U.S. President Donald Trump exits Trump Tower to attend his hush money trial at Manhattan criminal court in New York City, New York, U.S., May 28, 2024. Eduardo Munoz | Reuters Closing arguments in the criminal hush money trial of Donald Trump began in New York on Tuesday, with jurors on track to begin … Read more
New York: After 22 witnesses, including a porn actor, tabloid publisher and White House insiders, testimony is over at Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York. Prosecutors called 20 witnesses. The defence called just two. Trump decided not to testify on his own behalf. The trial now shifts to closing arguments, scheduled for Tuesday. After … Read more
This article is part of HuffPost’s biweekly politics newsletter. Click here to subscribe. The finish line is in sight. Over the course of five weeks, around 20 witnesses have taken the stand in a lower Manhattan courtroom to testify in the criminal hush money trial of former President Donald Trump. All but two of them … Read more
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
