Politics May 21 How Trump’s alleged hush money payments led to his charges in New York Donald Trump’s defense team rested its case Tuesday in the trial brought against the former president by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. Next week, both sides will make their closing statements to the jury and then deliberations will begin. While…
Politics May 20 How Trump’s legal team is trying to ruin Michael Cohen’s credibility in hush money trial Cross-examination wrapped up Monday for Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s former lawyer and fixer, who is a central witness in the hush-money trial against the former president. Trump’s lead defense lawyer portrayed Cohen as a serial liar and someone who profited…
Politics May 17 Capehart and Johnson on how the Biden-Trump debates could shape the campaign season Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and Washington Free Beacon editor-in-chief Eliana Johnson join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including President Biden and former President Trump agree to face off on the debate stage, Michael Cohen testifies…
Politics May 16 What happened during Michael Cohen’s 3rd day of testimony in the Trump hush money trial Former President Trump's one-time lawyer, Michael Cohen, spent his third day on the stand Thursday in a Manhattan courthouse. Cohen is now the key witness in the case against his former boss, and he again faced hours of scrutiny over…
Politics May 15 Democratic and GOP strategists discuss what to expect from the Biden-Trump debates President Biden and former President Trump have agreed to debate, one-on-one, but without the involvement of the Commission on Presidential Debates, which has run those debates since 1988. CNN and ABC will host the events in June and September, respectively.
Politics May 10 Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen expected on stand next week in hush money trial The third week of testimony in former president Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial came to a close Friday in New York with prosecutors saying they may be able to rest their case next week. William Brangham was in the…
Politics May 09 Stormy Daniels clashes with Trump attorneys during 2nd day of testimony The adult film actress at the center of Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial finished her testimony after more than seven hours in total on the stand. Stormy Daniels was questioned by the former president's defense attorney in a tense…
Politics May 08 Where Trump’s classified documents case stands after judge indefinitely postponed start The classified documents case against former President Trump has been officially, and indefinitely, delayed by Judge Aileen Cannon. To many legal observers, this was considered the strongest, clearest-cut case against Trump. But now, a trial that was supposed to start…
Politics May 07 What Stormy Daniels revealed on the stand in Trump’s hush money trial Stormy Daniels, the adult film actress at the center of the criminal hush money trial against Donald Trump, took the stand Tuesday in New York. In sometimes graphic detail, she described the sexual encounter she alleges she had with Trump…
Politics May 06 Former Trump employees detail hush money payments at heart of his trial Two former employees of the Trump Organization were on the stand in New York. Jeffrey McConney and Deborah Tasaroff were involved in the payments that are at the center of the charges filed against the former president in his hush…