Trump feared for campaign, not family, as sex scandals were caught and killed, ex-Enquirer CEO tells hush-money jury

aol.com None A key "catch-and-kill" witness testified for a third day on Thursday in Trump's NY hush-money trial. • None When a porn star and Playboy Bunny both came forward, Trump…

Trump feared for campaign, his not family, as sex scandals were caught and killed, ex-Enquirer CEO tells hush-money jury

businessinsider.com Donald Trump waves to reporters as he enters the courtroom for his hush-money trial in New York. Reuters/Spencer Platt A key "catch-and-kill" witness testified for a third…

Donald Trump flashes rare smile in court: Report

newsweek.com Former President Donald Trump reportedly flashed a rare smile during the seventh day of his hush-money criminal trial in New York City. Trump, who has pleaded not guilty to…

Federal judge rejects Trump request for new trial in E. Jean Carroll suit, says he must pay $83.3 million

aol.com A federal judge in New York rejected former President Donald Trump's appeal of the $83.3 million fine the jury awarded E. Jean Carroll after he denied allegations he raped…

Ex-tabloid publisher testifies at hush money trial about scheme to shield Trump from damaging stories

pbs.org The silver-haired, mustachioed former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker appeared at ease on his third day on the witness stand Thursday at Donald Trump’s hush money…

Ted Cruz's father and JFK smear in National Enquirer: What we now know

newsweek.com Donald Trump's hush money trial in Manhattan has unveiled revelations about an alleged agreement by the National Enquirer to publish smear stories about Senator Ted Cruz,…

Trump hush money trial live updates: David Pecker returns to testify about Playboy playmate payouts

nbcnews.com Pecker says he was worried about paying to kill a story because of situation with Arnold Schwarzenegger Asked by prosecutor Joshua Steinglass if he had concerns about the…

Trump trial split screen: Hush money case resumes with David Pecker testimony as Supreme Court hears immunity claim

cnbc.com Former U.S. President Donald Trump waits for the start of proceedings in Manhattan criminal court, Tuesday, April 23, 2024, in New York. This is developing news. Check back…

Fox News Spends 20 Solid Minutes On Trump Photo Op With Delirious Fans At Construction Site

mediaite.com Fox News spent twenty solid minutes covering former President Donald Trump’s early-morning photo op with screaming fans at a construction site, wrapping up with banter about…

Trump trial to resume with testimony about hush money deals with Playboy model and porn star

nbcnews.com The first criminal trial of a former president resumes Thursday with a key witness against Donald Trump expected to describe details of the hush money agreement that was…

Donald Trump gifting "key" to White House raises eyebrows

newsweek.com Former President Donald Trump is receiving flak from critics for presenting a high-ranking Japanese official with what seemed like a key to the White House, even though…

Donald Trump fears David Pecker's "power": Attorney

newsweek.com Former President Donald Trump is afraid of former publisher David Pecker's "power," according to attorney Asha Rangappa. Despite facing a gag order that bars him from making…

National Enquirer helped Trump in 2016, ex-boss says

theweek.com Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker testified Tuesday that he agreed to use his tabloid to boost and shield former President Donald Trump during the 2016…

Stephen King's Donald Trump trial remark goes viral

newsweek.com Stephen King isn't shy when it comes to talking about Donald Trump on social media and he's once again weighed in on the former president's hush money trial. During…

Joy Reid Says David Pecker ‘Idolized’ Trump and Making the Catch and Kill National Enquirer Deal Was a ‘Total Win-Win’

thewrap.com MSNBC’s Joy Reid was inside the lower Manhattan courthouse Tuesday as the sixth day of Donald Trump’s hush money criminal trial rolled out. On that evening’s “The ReidOut,”…

Former Japanese PM Taro Aso meets Trump in New York

asia.nikkei.com NEW YORK -- Taro Aso, a former Japanese prime minister and current vice president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, met ex-U.S. President Donald Trump in New York's…

“Help the Campaign”: Former National Enquirer Publisher’s Testimony Seems Pretty Bad for Donald Trump

vanityfair.com Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker testified Tuesday in the hush money trial of Donald Trump, and unfortunately for the ketchup bottles at Mar-a-Lago,* it did…

Ted Cruz pressured to turn on Donald Trump

newsweek.com Republican Senator Ted Cruz is being pressured to turn on former President Donald Trump after former National Enquirer published David Pecker testified that he helped…

Tabloid publisher testifies he pledged to be Trump's 'eyes and ears' during 2016 race

pbs.org A veteran tabloid publisher testified Tuesday that he pledged to be Donald Trump’s “eyes and ears” during his 2016 presidential campaign, recounting how he promised the…

Donald Trump witness reveals new info about meeting

newsweek.com The only witness the jury has heard from in former President Donald Trump's hush money trial in Manhattan Criminal Court revealed new information about the 2015 meeting that…

National Enquirer made up the story about Ted Cruz's father and Lee Harvey Oswald, former publisher says

nbcnews.com David Pecker, the former publisher of the National Enquirer, testified at Donald Trump's trial Tuesday that the tabloid completely manufactured a negative story in 2016…

Who is David Pecker, a key witness in Trump’s criminal hush-money trial?

theguardian.com It is, alas, an urban myth that MSNBC once used an on-screen chyron to say “Trump worried about Pecker leaking”. But like other famous doctored images, it continues to…

Former National Enquirer Publisher David Pecker Tells Jurors Of Scheme To Assist Trump’s Campaign With Positive Stories

deadline.com David Pecker, the former CEO of National Enquirer parent company American Media, told jurors today how the tabloid assisted Donald Trump‘s 2016 presidential campaign with…

Which Donald Trump Asset Seizures Will Tick Him Off The Most: A Bracket

dealbreaker.com The other day, Kathryn Rubino asked, “Will Tish James Hit Trump Where It Really Hurts?” The former president had just admitted that he couldn’t find anyone crazy enough to…

Will Tish James Hit Trump Where It Really Hurts?

dealbreaker.com Now that Donald Trump has admitted he can’t pay the bond in the appeal of the New York civil fraud verdict, the door’s open for New York Attorney General Letitia James to…

Donald Trump's defense puts Alvin Bragg on the back foot

newsweek.com Donald Trump's team has put Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on the back foot, placing the former president in a strong position at the start of his hush money trial,…

‘What the F*ck Are We Doing?’ Jon Stewart Slams Media for Covering Trump Trial’s ‘Most Banal of Details’

mediaite.com Jon Stewart took a howitzer to the media’s coverage of Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial, which began on Monday after a week of jury selection. During his opening…

'The Most Secure Election In American History': John Eastman

zerohedge.com 'The Most Secure Election In American History': John Eastman Authored by John Eastman via The Gatestone Institute, I would like to discuss some of the illegalities that…

Trump Trial Opening Statements: It’s Just-the-Facts vs. an Emotional Appeal

vanityfair.com Donald Trump walked into a full courtroom on Monday morning with a stoic expression. It was the commencement of the first criminal trial of a former US president in the…

Trump Urges Supporters To "Peacefully Protest" As Day 1 'Opening Arguments' In Hush-Money Case Concludes Early

zerohedge.com Trump Urges Supporters To "Peacefully Protest" As Day 1 'Opening Arguments' In Hush-Money Case Concludes Early Day one of former President Donald Trump’s so-called…

Trump NY Bond Just As Kosher As His Financial Statements

dealbreaker.com Last Monday Donald Trump announced that he’d found someone to front the $175 million bond to stave off collections during appeal of the massive civil fraud judgment won by…

Donald Trump's next legal move may be 'death knell': ex-fed prosecutor

newsweek.com If Donald Trump gives evidence it will be the death knell of his defense in the Stormy Daniels hush money trial, an attorney has said. Lawyer and New York University law…

Trump faces 'dynamite evidence' from potential witness: ex-special counsel

newsweek.com The first witness in Donald Trump's hush money trial will give "dynamite evidence" of the former president's alleged attempts to cover up his rumored affairs, a former…

Why Donald Trump trial's first witness could destroy his defense

newsweek.com David Pecker, the former chairman of the National Enquirer's parent company, is expected to be called as the first witness when evidence begins in Donald Trump's hush-money…

Some Trump chats with foreign leaders annoy Biden's team

axios.com Former President Trump's meetings with foreign heads of state have begun ruffling feathers in the diplomatic community — and the Biden administration. Why it matters: One…

Who are the key players at Donald Trump's hush money criminal trial?

pbs.org Donald Trump’s hush money criminal trial shifts to opening statements Monday, followed by the start of witness testimony. A jury of seven men and five women, plus six…

2:00PM Water Cooler 4/19/2024

nakedcapitalism.com Patient readers, this is a travel day for me, I am very tired, and I am writing this from a vast transportation edifice after a liquid lunch. So please forgive any solecisms…

Twisted truths and a fundraising boost: How Trump tried to control his first week in court

nbcnews.com After day one of a trial that has Trump facing 34 counts of falsifying business records related to hush money payments to a porn star, the former president stood in front of…

Donald Trump's attacks on witnesses come back to haunt him: Attorney

newsweek.com A prosecutor's decision not to reveal their witness list for Donald Trump's hush money trial shows that Trump's social media attacks have consequences, a former federal…

Juror calls Donald Trump 'very selfish and self serving'

newsweek.com A juror in Donald Trump's hush money case has said that she finds him very selfish and that he is not her "cup of tea". She was allowed into the jury as juror No. 11 despite…

Barron Trump eyeing NYU for college, report says

siliconvalley.com As Barron Trump prepares for his high school graduation in Florida next month — which his dad, Donald Trump, might have to skip due to his criminal trial in New York — the…

Trump Meets Polish President in New York to Discuss Ukraine War

youtube.com Donald Trump and Polish President Andrzej Duda discussed the war in Ukraine and a conflict in the Middle East during their two-and-half hour meeting at Trump Tower on…

Donald Trump team looking for "uneducated" jurors

newsweek.com Donald Trump's legal team will be looking for poorly educated people to place on the jury in the former president's hush money trial, an attorney has said. Bryan M.…

Truth Social is a mind-bending win for Donald Trump

economist.com Since shares in Donald Trump’s media firm began trading publicly on March 26th, their value has slid by more than half, prompting headlines, and some crowing from the left,…

Donald Trump’s first criminal trial will be both momentous and tawdry

economist.com Manhattanites once rolled their eyes at Donald Trump. Then they came to revile him. Soon 12 will decide if he is a felon. Jury selection in his first criminal trial,…

How a 'Stealth Juror' Could Sink Trump Hush Money Case

newsweek.com A hidden pro-Trump juror could force a retrial in the former president's hush money case, legal experts said. In legal parlance, they are known as "stealth jurors"—people…

Trump to Meet Polish President Duda in New York

youtube.com Donald Trump will meet Polish President Andrzej Duda for a dinner at Trump Tower in New York on Wednesday, according to people familiar with the arrangements. The meeting…

Who is Don Hankey, the L.A. billionaire who financed Donald Trump's appeal bond?

latimes.com When news broke that former president Donald Trump had managed to post a $175-million bond to prevent an asset seizure while he appeals a New York judgment that he lied…

Why Donald Trump's hopes of trial acquittal are slim

newsweek.com It's going to be very difficult for Donald Trump to win his Stormy Daniels hush money case, a legal expert has said. Greg Germain, a law professor at Syracuse University in…

In photos: Trump arrives at Manhattan court for start of hush money trial

axios.com Former President Trump arrived at a Manhattan courthouse Monday as his hush money trial got underway. Why it matters: Trump is not only the first former president of the…

Donald Trump Rails Against Prosecution As He Enters Courtroom For Start Of Hush Money Criminal Trial

deadline.com Donald Trump leaves Trump Tower on Monday for the start of his criminal trial over hush money payments. Donald Trump entered the courtroom for the start of his criminal…

Trump on trial: Live updates with former president in court for hush money trial

nbcnews.com Bragg’s team has entered the courtroom and is starting to set up at the government’s table. Joshua Steinglass, a prosecutor who also played a lead role in the Trump…

Donald Trump to reveal bond details as Letitia James poised to strike

newsweek.com The New York attorney general may start seizing Donald Trump's assets if he fails to post a $175 million bond on Monday. Trump posted a $175 million bond on April 1 to…

Donald Trump can eliminate 10 jurors without explaining why

newsweek.com Donald Trump can eliminate 10 jurors from his Stormy Daniels trial without giving a reason, a legal expert has said. Jury selection is set to take place on April 15 in…

Trump hush money case: Meet the key players involved

axios.com Data: Axios Research; Photos: Getty Images; Chart: Axios Visuals Former President Trump's hush money trial is scheduled to start Monday, with several key players involved in…

What to expect as Donald Trump’s first criminal trial gets under way

economist.com WHEN THE curtain rises on Donald Trump’s first criminal trial, in a Manhattan courtroom on April 15th, the show will be a meld of genres. The solemnity of the first…

Trump's campaign shifts to NY for his historic criminal trial

axios.com Donald Trump is moving part of his campaign operation to New York this weekend, and a massive security operation will descend around a courthouse in Lower Manhattan for what…

How Michael Cohen may help Trump walk free in Stormy Daniels case

newsweek.com The evidence presented by former lawyer Michael Cohen may prove distasteful for some jurors in former President Donald Trump's upcoming hush money case, several legal…