Politics Jan 11 Trump defies judge, gives courtroom speech on tense final day of New York civil fraud trial Barred from giving a formal closing argument, Donald Trump still seized an opportunity to speak in court at the conclusion of his New York civil trial, calling the proceedings "a fraud on me" before the judge cut him off.
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 05 NRA chief Wayne LaPierre says he’s resigning days before civil trial scrutinizing his leadership The longtime head of the National Rifle Association is resigning, just days before the start of a New York civil trial that's poised to scrutinize his leadership of the powerful gun rights organization.
Nation Jan 05 New records detail how Epstein levereged connections to the wealthy, powerful to abuse girls The documents so far — with more to come — were sprinkled with names of celebrities and politicians who socialized with Epstein or worked with him in the years before he was publicly accused nearly two decades ago of paying…
Nation Jan 03 First batch of Jeffrey Epstein case documents released by New York court Amid great hype, a court began to release a new batch of previously secret court documents late Wednesday related to Jeffrey Epstein, the jet-setting financier who killed himself in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges.
Politics Dec 21 Giuliani files for bankruptcy days after being ordered to pay $148 million in defamation case Rudy Giuliani has filed for bankruptcy, days after being ordered to pay $148 million in a defamation lawsuit. The former New York City mayor listed nearly $153 million in existing or potential debts.
Politics Dec 20 A federal raid on Rudy Giuliani’s home and office in 2021 was spurred by Ukraine suspicions, unsealed documents show The documents shed new light on the since-concluded investigation into Giuliani's involvement with Ukrainian figures in the run up to the 2020 presidential election.
Politics Dec 14 Appeals court again upholds gag order barring Trump from commenting about judge’s staff A four-judge panel in the state's mid-level appellate court ruled Thursday that the former president's lawyers used the wrong legal mechanism to fight the restriction.
Politics Dec 12 Trump’s lawyers again ask for early verdict in civil fraud trial, judge says ‘no way’ Trump's lawyers have rested his defense and have sought again to immediately end the New York civil fraud trial that threatens the former president's real estate empire. The judge said "there's no way I'm going to grant that."…
Politics Dec 07 Trump returns again to his New York civil fraud trial as two months of testimony nears end Trump showed up Thursday to watch an accounting professor discuss financial topics important to the case.