Trump was found guilty of 34 felonies in his hush-money case and is set to be sentenced July 11. James Comey told CNN that usually, a white-collar crime like this wouldn’t end in a prison sentence. “But this is a defendant who’s begging for a jail term,” Comey said. Usually, a white-collar offense, like the […]
Legal experts say Donald Trump’s remark urging the public to “look where” the judge in his Manhattan criminal trial “comes from” is the latest instance of the former president working to delegitimize the judiciary while relying on the specter of racism and xenophobia. As he left the Manhattan courthouse Tuesday, Trump told reporters that Judge […]
As assorted partisans compete for Donald Trump’s attention, his would-be running mates each try to excel in a specific area. For her part, House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik is apparently trying to corner the market in baseless ethics complaints. Axios reported: The Axios report has not been independently verified by MSNBC or NBC News, […]
Conservative media has been preoccupied for weeks with New York Judge Juan M. Merchan, who is presiding over the Manhattan criminal trial against former President Donald Trump. Trump has long attacked Merchan and his family in social media posts and on his campaign website. But Merchan did not earn a starring role in conservative media […]
Judge Juan Merchan ruled that Donald Trump has violated a gag order in his criminal case yet again — for the 10th time. The judge said he’s imposing the maximum $1,000 fine on the defendant but noted that such penalties aren’t deterring Trump, so jail may be next for the former president and presumptive GOP […]
Donald Trump has booked a one-way ticket to jail, and the judge overseeing his ongoing New York criminal trial on Monday said he’s ready to send him there at any moment. New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan started the fourth week of Trump’s trial with a speech that’s more than a year in the […]
Judge Juan Merchan told Donald Trump on Friday morning that he is, in fact, allowed to testify in court while under a gag order, addressing a false claim that Trump made the day before. “I’m not allowed to testify, I’m under a gag order — I guess, right? I can’t even testify,” the former president […]
It was a few weeks ago when Judge Juan Merchan first imposed a gag order on Donald Trump in his hush-money/falsifying-business-records case. The former president responded soon after by going after the judge’s daughter — publicly and repeatedly — which led to a revised gag order. The Republican was told he could still talk publicly […]
Judge Juan Merchan found Donald Trump in contempt on Tuesday for violating a gag order nine times, imposing $1,000 fines for each violation and warning the defendant about the possibility of jailtime for further violations. Manhattan prosecutors had asked the judge to hold Trump in contempt for alleged violations of the order barring him from […]
Donald Trump’s criminal court appearance has so far consisted mostly of pretrial legal discussions before getting to jury selection. Among the issues raised Monday by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office was Trump’s alleged violation of the gag order before jury selection even started. The prosecution asked Judge Juan Merchan for sanctions of $1,000 each […]
This is Yahoo News’ succinct update on the criminal and civil cases against former President Donald Trump. Here are the latest developments: 🚨 What happened today On the first day of Trump’s first criminal trial, prosecutors asked Judge Juan Merchan to fine Trump $3,000 for three social media posts attacking witnesses who will testify in […]
The trial in the New York criminal case against Donald Trump begins Monday with jury selection, the first of the four criminal cases against the former president to reach this pivotal stage. The charges against Trump stem from an investigation by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office into an alleged “catch and kill” scheme to bury […]