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Hope Hicks Takes the Stand: 'I'm Really Nervous'

Former aide, called to testify in hush-money case, breaks into tears at one point

(Newser) - One of the bigger names on the witness list in Donald Trump's hush-money trial took the stand on Friday—former White House communications director and press secretary Hope Hicks.
  • "I'm really nervous," Hicks said as her testimony began, per CNN . It lasted nearly three hours.
  • Hicks
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After Court, Trump Brought Pizza to Firefighters

'It's always special when a president shows up at your place of work'

(Newser) - After his day in court Thursday, Donald Trump delivered a couple of pizzas to a midtown Manhattan firehouse. The former president posed for photos with firefighters and signed the firehouse's journal during the 10-minute visit, Politico reports. The New York Post reports that Trump was met with cheers at...

Daniels' Lawyer on Election Night: 'What Have We Done?'

Keith Davidson testifies about his 'gallows humor' in regard to helping Trump

(Newser) - Thursday's testimony in Donald Trump's hush-money trial again featured the former attorney for Stormy Daniels, who was asked about election-night texts he sent to the editor of the National Enquirer in 2016:
  • "What have we done?" attorney Keith Davidson wrote to editor Dylan Howard when it became
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Lawyer: In Daniels Deal, Trump Was Called 'David Dennison'

He testifies Trump was 'particular married man' referred to in McDougal hush-money deal

(Newser) - More witnesses took the stand in Donald Trump's New York trial on Tuesday, including Keith Davidson, former lawyer for Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal. He negotiated hush-money deals with former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen and the National Enquirer after both women claimed to have had affairs with Trump, the...

Trump Will Be Allowed to Attend Barron's Graduation

New York judge excused the former president for the May 17 ceremony in Florida

(Newser) - Donald Trump may have been held in contempt of court on Tuesday , but the judge gave him a break on a different matter: The former president will be allowed to attend son Barron's high school graduation in Florida on May 17, reports Newsweek . Trump had previously complained he would...

Judge Holds Trump in Contempt, Fines Him $9K

Merchan says former president could face jail next time

(Newser) - Donald Trump was held in contempt of court Tuesday and fined $9,000 for repeatedly violating a gag order that barred him from making public statements about witnesses, jurors, and some others connected to his New York hush money case. If he does it again, the judge warned, he could...

Trump's Ex-Assistant Says She Kept Daniels' Contact Info

(Newser) - After David Pecker, former publisher of the National Enquirer, wrapped up his fourth day of testimony Friday in Donald Trump's hush-money trial, prosecutors called the defendant's longtime executive assistant to the stand. Rhona Graff provided only brief testimony, the AP reports. Gary Farro, Michael Cohen's former banker,...

Trump Lawyers Try to Undermine David Pecker

'I've been truthful,' former tabloid publisher responds

(Newser) - Donald Trump's lawyers sought to undermine the credibility of former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker in court on Friday, but he pushed back "defiantly," according to the New York Times . "I've been truthful to the best of my recollection," he said after a suggestion...

Pecker Airs 'Catch and Kill' Stories About Other Celebrities

Meanwhile, prosecutors accuse Trump of more violations of gag order

(Newser) - A lot of celebrity dirt was aired during day seven of Donald Trump's hush-money trial, only some of that being Trump's own. Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker testified Thursday that Trump was nervous about the publication holding boxes of materials related to "catch and kill" stories...

Ronan Farrow: What Weinstein's Appeal Could Mean for Trump

Admission of evidence unrelated to the charges also factors into Trump's hush-money case

(Newser) - As shocking as the overturning of Harvey Weinstein's sex crimes conviction appears to the public, legal experts are not surprised, journalist Ronan Farrow writes at the New Yorker , noting the appeal rested on an issue that could open up a path of appeal for former President Trump should he...

Pecker: 'We Didn't Want the Story to Embarrass Mr. Trump'

Former 'National Enquirer' publisher describes payment to Playboy model Karen McDougal

(Newser) - Donald Trump's dizzying day in court continued in New York on Thursday as former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker picked up his testimony in the hush-money trial. Pecker elaborated on the "catch and kill" strategy of buying and burying negative Trump stories. For example, he spoke about paying...

Pecker Describes 'Confidential' Arrangement With Trump, Aides

Former 'National Enquirer' publisher says he promised to be Trump's 'eyes and ears'

(Newser) - Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker discussed his long history with Donald Trump when took the stand for a second day in Trump's hush-money trial Tuesday. Pecker said he met Trump in the '80s and considered him a friend until 2017, NBC News reports. He testified that at...

Trump Blasts 'Kangaroo Court' After Contempt Hearing

Former president, accused of violating gag order, criticized the judge himself after arguments

(Newser) - The judge in Donald Trump's hush-money trial is considering holding the former president in contempt for going after witnesses, jurors, and others related to the case on social media. Before the start of Tuesday's regular trial, prosecutors said Trump violated Judge Juan Merchan's gag order on such...

Jon Stewart Has Beef With Coverage of Trump Trial

'What the f--- are we doing?'

(Newser) - The media may think it's learned from its outsized coverage of Donald Trump, but nope, not according to Jon Stewart, who spent Monday's Daily Show blasting coverage of the former president's hush money trial in New York. "It's a trial. It's boring, mostly,"...

Before Trump's Trial Resumes, He Faces a Gag Order Hearing

Prosecutors want former president held accountable for going after witnesses, jurors

(Newser) - Donald Trump's hush money trial continues in New York on Tuesday, but before that kicks off at 11am ET, there's another proceeding the former president will have to contend with: the hearing held at 9:30am in which Judge Juan Merchan will determine if Trump should be held...

Trump Prosecution Stresses One Term Over and Over

Trump engaged in a 'conspiracy' to influence 2016 election, they say; his attorney frames it differently

(Newser) - The charges against Donald Trump in his hush-money trial in New York do not include the word "conspiracy," but you wouldn't have known that from Monday's opening arguments. Prosecutor Matthew Colangelo told the jury that the case was about a "criminal conspiracy and a coverup"...

First Witness Takes the Stand in Trump Trial

Former 'National Enquirer' publisher testified briefly before trial wrapped for the day

(Newser) - Donald Trump's hush-money trial closed for the day earlier than planned Monday because an alternate juror had a dental appointment, but the prosecution still had time to call its first witness after opening statements . Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker was on the stand for around 20 minutes, Politico...

Trump &#39;Orchestrated a Criminal Scheme&#39;
Trump 'Lied Over
and Over and Over'
opening arguments
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Trump 'Lied Over and Over and Over'

Prosecution says he 'orchestrated a criminal scheme,' as defense insists he did nothing illegal

(Newser) - Opening arguments in Donald Trump's hush-money trial in New York are in the books. Some highlights, via the New York Times , Washington Post , and the AP :
  • Prosecution: Prosecutor Michael Colangelo of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office told jurors that Trump "orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt
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In Trump Case, 'Layers Upon Layers of Evidence'

Opening arguments begin Monday in hush-money case in Manhattan

(Newser) - Opening arguments in the People of the State of New York versus Donald J. Trump—otherwise known as Trump's hush-money trial —get underway Monday morning in a Manhattan courtroom, reports NBC News . The lowdown:
  • First witness: Prosecutors from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office are expected to
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Man Sets Himself on Fire Outside Trump Courthouse

It happened after full jury was selected in the former president's trial in New York

(Newser) - The full panel of 12 jurors and six alternates has now been seated in Donald Trump's hush money trial, with opening arguments expected to begin on Monday, reports CNN . But as that news from Friday was circulating out of Manhattan, a grim and bizarre twist developed:
  • "Just before
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