Politics Feb 16 Judge imposes $364 million penalty in Trump’s New York civil fraud case Trump won’t have to pay out the money immediately as an appeals process plays out, but the verdict still is a stunning setback for the former president.
Politics Jan 25 Trump testifies in his defense in E. Jean Carroll defamation suit Trump testified for just three minutes Thursday in a New York defamation trial to determine how much he might owe the advice columnist E. Jean Carroll for disparaging her as a liar after she publicly accused him of a decades-old…
Politics Jan 22 Possible Trump testimony in E. Jean Carroll defamation trial postponed due to juror illness Trump had been expected to testify as early as Monday about why he has spoken disparagingly about Carroll since she revealed her claims in a 2019 memoir. One of the jurors reported feeling ill and was told to go home…
Politics Jan 22 Trump may take the witness stand in sex abuse defamation trial A different jury found last year that former President Donald Trump sexually abused writer E. Jean Carroll. U.S. District Judge Judge Lewis A. Kaplan has ruled that if Trump takes the stand now, he won't be allowed to say she…
Politics Jan 11 Closing arguments begin in Trump’s civil fraud trial in New York after bomb threat The former president had been planning to deliver his own summation Thursday, but Judge Arthur Engoron rejected that.
Politics Jan 10 Judge rescinds permission for Trump to give his own closing argument at New York civil fraud trial Closing arguments are set for Thursday in the trial, which could cost Trump hundreds of millions of dollars in penalties and strip him of his ability to do business in New York.
Politics Jan 05 Trump’s civil fraud trial nears end as legal filings preview next week’s closing arguments Launching a final effort to make their case, New York state lawyers and Donald Trump's defense filed court papers Friday highlighting their takeaways from more than 10 weeks of testimony in his civil business fraud trial.
Health Dec 20 States trash masks and pandemic gear as huge stockpiles linger and expire Some states that stockpiled millions of masks and other personal protective equipment during the coronavirus pandemic are now throwing the items away.
Arts Dec 18 Disney drops actor Jonathan Majors after being found guilty of assaulting his former girlfriend Marvel Studios and the Walt Disney Co. have dropped actor Jonathan Majors after his conviction on charges of assaulting his former girlfriend during a confrontation in New York City earlier this year.
Politics Dec 13 Testimony wraps in Trump’s civil fraud trial, verdict expected next month The last hours of testimony came Wednesday and concerned accounting standards. Closing arguments are set Jan. 11.