Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to be interviewed by New York probation officials Monday, a required step before his July sentencing in his criminal hush money case, according to three people familiar with the plan. Trump will do the interview via a computer video conference from his residence at the Mar-a-Lago club in Palm […]
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Trump prosecutors urge judge to keep gag order in place through sentencing
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – The prosecutors who won last week’s historic conviction of Donald Trump on charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star on Wednesday urged a judge to keep a gag order in place at least through the former U.S. president’s July 11 sentencing. Trump’s lawyers earlier this […]
GOP senators warn judge against sentencing Trump to prison
Senate Republicans are warning New York Judge Juan Merchan not to sentence former President Trump to prison or house arrest or take any other action that could disrupt the likely GOP nominee’s ability to campaign ahead of the November election. It could take months for Trump to appeal his conviction on 34 felony counts related […]
How Trump’s deny-everything strategy could hurt him at sentencing
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has had plenty to say since his hush money trial conviction last week. He’s claimed the case was rigged, incorrectly linked President Joe Biden to the state prosecution, called the star witness against him a “sleazebag” and said the judge was a “devil” and “highly conflicted.” What he hasn’t done […]
Maddow Blog | Trump makes unsettling ‘breaking point’ reference ahead of sentencing
A jury last week found Donald Trump guilty of 34 felonies, but it remains to be seen just how high a price the former president will pay for his crimes. Judge Juan Merchan, who has presided over the case, has scheduled a sentencing hearing for July 11. It’s difficult to say with confidence what to […]
Sentencing approaches for man convicted of 2022 Albuquerque murder
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A man convicted of murdering his girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend in 2022 is expected to find out just how long he’ll remain behind bars. Derrik Bonner aided his girlfriend, Maria Costa, and one other person in planning and carrying out the murder of David Salazar at his Albuquerque apartment nearly two years ago. New […]
As Trump awaits sentencing in his hush money trial, more cases loom
Donald Trump is awaiting sentencing on 34 felony counts in New York on July 11, but he has other potentially more perilous legal problems ahead, including up to three other criminal trials where he faces more serious charges. In addition to the New York trial, Trump also faces criminal charges in Georgia, Florida and Washington, […]
Emotions run high at sentencing hearing for woman convicted in 2019 disappearance of Connecticut mom
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Family and friends of Jennifer Dulos, who disappeared from her Connecticut home in 2019, offered emotional testimony Friday at the sentencing hearing of her estranged husband’s former girlfriend, who was convicted of helping to plan and cover up her killing. Michelle Troconis, 49, faces up to 50 years in prison. Prosecutors […]
White House race plunges into uncharted territory as Trump awaits July sentencing
By Luc Cohen and Jack Queen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Donald Trump, the first U.S. president convicted of a crime, will face a new milestone in his historic effort to regain the White House when a judge decides on July 11 whether to send him to prison or not. Thursday’s guilty verdict catapults the United […]
Trump is still pushing the limits of the gag order. It could come back to haunt him at sentencing.
NEW YORK — So far, Donald Trump has faced only fines for repeatedly violating a gag order in his hush money case. The consequences might not end there. If he’s convicted, Trump’s defiance of the judge’s order — including two recent comments posing a new test of its boundaries — could make things worse for […]
Sentencing for McAlester couple scheduled
May 23—A McAlester couple found guilty of abusing and neglecting a 10-year-old girl for more than a year are scheduled to be sentenced. Ashley Schardein, 28, and her husband, Billy Menees, 31, were each found guilty by a federal jury in February 2023 on counts of child abuse in Indian country and child neglect in […]
‘Bling Bishop’ Lamor Whitehead jailed ahead of June sentencing for fraud
Convicted scam artist Lamor Whitehead, known as the “Bling Bishop” for his flamboyant lifestyle, was sent to federal jail Monday ahead of his sentencing next month, according to new court filings. Manhattan Federal Judge Lorna Schofield revoked Whitehead’s bail and remanded him into the custody of the United States Marshal. Whitehead, a self-proclaimed mentee of […]