May 30 Deliberations in Trump hush money trial set to resume after judge rereads jury instructions By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Trump has pleaded not guilty and contends the Cohen payments were for legitimate legal services. He has also denied the alleged extramarital sexual encounter with Daniels. Continue reading
May 29 Watch 6:23 How the judge instructed jurors as they started deliberations in Trump’s hush money trial By William Brangham, Ali Schmitz, Kyle Midura Former President Donald Trump's future now rests in the hands of a jury in New York City. Jurors in the criminal hush money case began deliberating Wednesday morning. Seven men and five women received instructions from Judge Juan Merchan and… Continue watching
May 29 Guilty or not guilty, Trump verdict won’t sway most voters, poll shows By Laura Santhanam A quarter of Republicans said they would be even more likely to vote for Trump if he were found guilty by a jury, while 27 percent of Democrats said they would be less likely to vote for him – a… Continue reading
May 29 Alito rejects calls to recuse himself from Supreme Court cases because of flag controversies By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Justice Samuel Alito is rejecting calls to step aside from Supreme Court cases involving former President Donald Trump and Jan. 6 defendants because of the controversy over flags that flew over his homes. Continue reading
May 29 Jury in historic Trump hush money trial to begin deliberations By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Eric Tucker, Jill Colvin, Associated Press The deliberations Wednesday will follow a marathon day of closing arguments in which a prosecutor accused Trump of trying to "hoodwink" voters in the 2016 presidential election by participating in a hush money scheme meant to stifle stories he feared… Continue reading
May 29 Live updates: Judge excuses jurors, ending 1st day of deliberations in Trump’s hush money trial By Associated Press Donald Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, charges that are punishable by up to four years in prison. Follow updates here. Continue reading
May 28 Watch 7:42 What was said during closing arguments in Trump’s hush money trial By William Brangham, Ali Schmitz The prosecution and defense made their final cases to jurors in the criminal trial against Donald Trump. Prosecutors argued Trump falsified business records to conceal an alleged affair that could’ve harmed his chances of becoming president. Trump’s defense team said… Continue watching
May 28 Judge denies request to restrict Trump statements about law enforcement in classified records case By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The judge overseeing Trump's classified documents case in Florida has denied prosecutors' request to bar the Republican former president from making public statements that could endanger law enforcement agents participating in the prosecution. Continue reading
May 28 WATCH: Trump’s adult children speak out during hush money closing arguments By Associated Press Eric Trump decried “political warfare” and said his father is the “toughest man I’ve ever seen” and “he endures this nonsense every single day.”… Continue reading
May 28 Trump’s defense lawyers, prosecutors will make their final pitches to the hush money jury By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Eric Tucker, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press After more than four weeks of testimony, the summations tee up a momentous and historically unprecedented task for the jury as it decides whether to convict the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. Continue reading