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Jimmy Williams In a ruling on Wednesday, Judge Juan M. Merchan denied former President Donald Trump’s request for a new judge in his ongoing New York hush money criminal case. This decision marks the third time Merchan has rejected Trump’s attempts to have him removed from the case, which stems …

Jimmy Williams The judge in Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial approved a delay of the former president’s sentencing after his lawyers requested more time to review the potential impact of the Supreme Court’s immunity decision. Trump’s lawyers have indicated that they want Judge Juan Merchan to dismiss Trump’s felony …

Jimmy Williams Donald Trump’s lawyers asked a New York judge on Monday to lift a gag order placed on him during his hush money trial. They believe the reasons for the order no longer apply now that the trial is over. Attorney Todd Blanche stated, “Now that the trial is …

Jimmy Williams Former President Donald Trump, found guilty on all counts in his hush money trial last week, has suggested that a sentence of house arrest or imprisonment could trigger a public outcry. Speaking in a 90-minute interview with “Fox & Friends Weekend,” Trump addressed the possibility of being sentenced …

Jimmy Williams Republicans swiftly rallied around former President Donald Trump on Thursday following his conviction in New York state court. Trump was found guilty on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in an attempt to conceal a $130,000 payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels during the 2016 …

Ashley Murray, Georgia Recorder New York state prosecutors rested their case against Donald Trump Monday after four days of testimony from their key witness, Trump’s former fixer Michael Cohen, who says the former president was well aware of a hush money cover-up. The defense paints Cohen as a liar. The …

Ashley Murray, New Hampshire Bulletin Republican lawmakers are taking turns supporting former president and presumed 2024 GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump in his trial in Manhattan criminal court, where he is charged with covering up payments intended to silence porn star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election. Dressed alike …

Ashley Murray, North Dakota Monitor Donald Trump’s former fixer took the stand in a Manhattan courtroom Monday and told jurors that Trump was well aware of a scheme to hide the repayment of money intended to silence porn star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 presidential election. Michael Cohen, the …

Jacob Fischler, Missouri Independent Former President Donald Trump defied a gag order in his New York state hush-money trial by posting attacks on likely witnesses on his social media platform and campaign website, the judge in the case ruled Tuesday. Judge Juan M. Merchan fined Trump $9,000 for nine violations of an …

Jacob Fischler, Rhode Island Current The New York state court trying former President Donald Trump on criminal charges empaneled a full 12-person jury on the third day of the trial Thursday, according to reports. The trial approached the end of its first phase Thursday afternoon as one of six alternate …

The trial of former President Donald Trump kicked off Monday in a lower Manhattan courtroom, marking the first time in U.S. history that an ex-president has been tried on criminal charges. Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, appeared in the state of New York courtroom, where he is charged …

Jacob Fischler, Michigan Advance Donald Trump on Monday in a New York City courtroom will make history as the first former U.S. president to stand trial in criminal proceedings. And it raises new issues for the presumptive Republican nominee for president in November, even as he builds a political brand …

Jimmy Williams A New York appeals court judge rejected Donald Trump’s third attempt to delay his upcoming criminal trial, which is set to begin on April 15. Associate Justice Ellen Gesmer denied Trump’s latest legal challenge after similar efforts were dismissed by state appeals court judges on two previous days. …

Jimmy Williams A judge overseeing Donald Trump’s upcoming criminal trial in Manhattan has rejected his attempt to postpone the trial until after the Supreme Court rules on his claim of “presidential immunity” in another criminal case. The decision, issued on Wednesday, blocks Trump’s efforts to further delay the trial, which …

Jimmy Williams In the latest development surrounding former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial, his legal team is once again seeking to have Judge Juan Merchan removed from the case. This move comes as they raise concerns about potential bias stemming from the judge’s daughter’s involvement with a political firm …