Politics Jul 19 Trump sues Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch over story reporting on Epstein ties President Donald Trump filed a $10 billion lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch Friday, a day after the newspaper published a story reporting on his ties to wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Politics Jul 18 Justice Department asks federal court to unseal Epstein grand jury transcripts The Justice Department asked a federal court on Friday to unseal grand jury transcripts in Jeffrey Epstein’s case at the direction of President Donald Trump amid a firestorm over the administration's handling of records related to the wealthy financier.
Nation Jul 02 Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs denied bail after being acquitted of most serious sex trafficking and racketeering charges Combs was convicted of lesser prostitution-related offenses and denied bail as he awaits sentencing.
Nation Jul 01 ‘Diddy’ trial jurors ask to review Cassie’s testimony during deliberations The jury deliberating at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial has asked to review critical testimony from one of the prosecution’s most important witnesses.
Nation Jun 30 Jury begins deliberating in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ federal sex trafficking trial, quickly hits snag The panel of eight men and four women began their closed-door discussions Monday and barely an hour later the foreperson alerted the judge that a juror was having trouble following the judge's instructions.
Nation Jun 27 Sean Combs’ lawyer mocks sex trafficking case in closing argument Attorney Marc Agnifilo said prosecutors had “badly exaggerated” evidence of the swinger lifestyle and threesomes to combine it with recreational drug use and call it a racketeering conspiracy.
Nation Jun 26 As sex trafficking trial nears end, prosecutor tells jury ‘it’s time’ to convict Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Sean “Diddy” Combs “committed crime after crime” but thought his “fame, wealth and power” put him above the law, a prosecutor told jurors Thursday as the hip-hop mogul’s sex trafficking trial shifted to closing arguments.
Nation Jun 24 Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs confirms he won’t testify and praises the trial judge for an ‘excellent job’ The question was posed after the government rested after calling 34 witnesses, capping a more than six-week-long presentation of evidence against the hip-hop maven.
Nation Jun 23 Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs jury shown more ‘freak-off’ sex videos as prosecutors near end of case The over 20 minutes of recordings shown to jurors Monday by prosecutors and defense lawyers more than doubled the time the jury has spent viewing the explicit footage of two of Combs' former girlfriends sexually involved with male sex workers…
Politics Jun 17 Former Sen. Bob Menendez to begin serving 11-year sentence for accepting bribes of gold and cash The federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed that the New Jersey Democrat is in custody at the Federal Correctional Institution, Schuylkill in Minersville, Pennsylvania.