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One Theory on Trump Case: He&#39;s Trying to Provoke Judge
Trump's Needling of Judge
May Be Strategic
the rundown
Nov 7, 2023 10:20 AM CST

Trump's Needling of Judge May Be Strategic

Some say ex-president is trying to provoke the judge, to help the case for an appeal

(Newser) - Donald Trump had a testy day in court on Monday, lashing out not only against New York Attorney General Letitia James but also state Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron. "I'm sure the judge will rule against me, because he always rules against me," the former president said....

Trump Attorney Tears Into 'Unhinged' Judge in Trial

Alina Habba complains about being ordered to sit down in court

(Newser) - It wasn't just former President Trump ranting to reporters amid his day of testifying in the Trump Organization fraud trial: One of his attorneys did the same. During a break in Trump's testimony, lawyer Alina Habba spoke to journalists outside the courtroom and called the judge in the...

Trump Says Case Should Be 'Immediately Dismissed'

Outside court, NY AG calls his attacks 'distractions'

(Newser) - After almost four hours of delivering combative testimony in his civil fraud case in New York, Donald Trump spoke to reporters outside the courtroom, calling it a "sad day for America." "This is a case that should've never been brought and it's a case that...

Trump Takes the Stand, Draws Rebukes From Judge

Former president complains of 'unfair' trial, as judge asks his lawyers to rein in his answers

(Newser) - Donald Trump took the stand Monday in his civil fraud trial in New York, and the former president drew exasperated rebukes from the judge in the case in the early going. Some highlights:
  • A request: State Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron complained that Trump was straying off topic with long,
...

Biden May Need a Trump Conviction to Triumph
Biden May Need
a Trump
Conviction
to Triumph
the rundown
Nov 6, 2023 11:25 AM CST

Biden May Need a Trump Conviction to Triumph

A year out, the polls are not looking favorable for the president

(Newser) - Polls continue to deliver bad news to President Biden, most notably one from the New York Times showing predecessor Donald Trump ahead in five battleground states . A look at related coverage:
  • Risk for Trump: Yes, the takeaway numbers are bad for Biden, given that Trump is doing so well despite
...

What to Watch as Trump Takes the Stand

All eyes on the former president's demeanor as he appears in New York courtroom Monday

(Newser) - The star witness in the civil fraud case against Donald Trump's business empire takes the stand Monday—Trump himself. Expect the former president to be grilled on relatively mundane aspects of his role in the Trump Organization, including how much he was involved in the preparation of financial statements...

Scalise Refuses to Answer 'Stolen Election' Question Multiple Times

A clearly frustrated George Stephanopoulos eventually cut off the interview

(Newser) - At least seven times during a sit-down Sunday on ABC News' This Week, host George Stephanopoulos tried to get a straight answer from House Majority Leader Steve Scalise on whether he believes the 2020 presidential election was stolen. And at least seven times, Scalise avoided answering the question. The Hill...

Poll Shows Trump Leading Biden in Decisive States

Voters in battlegrounds suggest they're switching sides this time

(Newser) - Donald Trump leads Joe Biden in five of the six swing states that figure to be critical to winning the 2024 presidential election, a new poll shows, with voters expressing concern or unhappiness over the president's age and job performance. At the same time, the New York Times reports,...

Court Temporarily Halts One Trump Gag Order

Judge Tanya Chutkan imposed the most restrictive prohibitions of the former president's four cases

(Newser) - A federal appeals court temporarily lifted a gag order on Donald Trump in his federal election interference case in Washington on Friday—the latest twist in the legal fight over the restrictions on the former president's speech. The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit decision puts a...

Citing 'Hundreds of Threats,' Judge Gags Trump's Lawyers

Staff's safety is more important than a defendant's right to free speech, Engoron rules

(Newser) - After two defense lawyers repeatedly attacked a law clerk for the judge presiding over Donald Trump's civil fraud trial, the hammer came down. Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron decreed Friday that the gag order Trump is under now also applies to Christopher Kise and Alina Habba. Allison Greenfield...

Bad News for Former Trump Lawyer John Eastman

Calif. judge finds the alleged author of the Jan. 6 memo preliminarily culpable of misconduct

(Newser) - Multiple defendants have already made guilty pleas regarding the Georgia case that alleges former President Trump tried to overturn the 2020 election. There are quite a few stragglers who haven't yet been offered plea deals, including ex-Trump attorney John Eastman, who now finds himself getting some not-great news in...

Judge Ponders Delay of Trump Documents Trial

Judge Aileen Cannon to set new schedule, which could push trial until after 2024 election

(Newser) - A federal judge in Florida on Wednesday raised the possibility of delaying former President Trump's classified documents trial until after the 2024 presidential election, when Trump might be able to escape the charges altogether. US District Court Judge Aileen Cannon initially set a trial date of May 20 , but...

Trump's Favorite Line of Attack on Biden May Have a Problem

Ex-president is making fair share of public blunders; critics like DeSantis are calling him out

(Newser) - One of former President Trump's favorite campaign themes is that 80-year-old President Biden is too old and prone to gaffes to win reelection. But a new theme in coverage of the 2024 election is that Trump, who's 77, is undercutting his argument by making quite a few public...

Judge Freezes Gag Order on Trump, for Now
Trump's 'Intolerable'
Gag Order Is Reinstated
UPDATED
Oct 30, 2023 12:30 AM CDT

Trump's 'Intolerable' Gag Order Is Reinstated

Judge Tanya Chutkan un-freezes order she imposed in his election interference case

(Newser) - US District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Sunday reinstated a gag order against former President Trump, denying his request to suspend the order and allow him to speak freely while his appeal plays out. The decision came two days after she temporarily froze the gag order while she considered Trump's...

In This Case, Biden Administration Looks to Protect Trump

'Trump Too Small' slogan becomes a Supreme Court fight over free speech

(Newser) - President Biden's Justice Department has taken former President Donald Trump to task for his handling of classified documents and efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election . But in another court case, the Biden administration looks "to protect Trump," Reuters reports. The case before the Supreme...

Barr Assesses Trump's 'Verbal Skills'

Former attorney general was asked whether his former boss is 'losing it'

(Newser) - Former Attorney General Bill Barr tried to explain the sometimes less-than-coherent outbursts of his old boss by saying you have to understand what Donald Trump is working with. "His verbal skills are limited," Barr said during an appearance Friday at the University of Chicago's Institute of Politics....

Ivanka Ordered to Testify at Trump&#39;s Fraud Trial
Ivanka Trump
Will Have to Testify
Oct 27, 2023 11:11 AM CDT

Ivanka Trump Will Have to Testify

Judge sides with NY prosecutors who argued former first daughter has relevant information

(Newser) - Ivanka Trump will have to take the witness stand in the civil fraud case against her father, her brothers, and the family business, a judge ruled Friday, per the AP . The ruling came weeks into the trial of New York Attorney General Letitia James' lawsuit against former President Trump, sons...

Asked to Reassess, Judge Stands by His Fine of Trump

New York judge doesn't buy former president's defense that he wasn't referring to law clerk

(Newser) - A New York judge reaffirmed Thursday a $10,000 fine he'd imposed on Donald Trump over an out-of-court comment that the former president made during his civil business fraud trial. The development came after Trump's lawyers urged Judge Arthur Engoron to rethink the penalty, per the AP . The...

Judge Orders Trump to the Witness Stand

Former president was fined $10K for breaching gag order again

(Newser) - Donald Trump is attending his civil fraud trial in New York City voluntarily, but he still ended up being ordered to the witness stand on Wednesday—and was fined $10,000. Judge Arthur Engoron ordered Trump to testify under oath about a remark he made to reporters about a person...

Trump Gives Mike Johnson the Thumbs-Up

'GET IT DONE, FAST!' advises the former president

(Newser) - Could the fourth time be the charm for the House GOP? Politico seems to think so, noting that their pick of Rep. Mike Johnson as speaker nominee late Tuesday came with "no backbiting, no ultimatums, no snarky comments to reporters—just cheers and an overwhelming sense of relief."...

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