May 21 Judge presiding over Trump election case wins election to keep seat, DA Fani Willis wins Dem primary By Kate Brumback, Associated Press Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee, the judge presiding over the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump, has won an election to keep his seat. Continue reading
May 21 Watch 7:58 How Trump’s alleged hush money payments led to his charges in New York By William Brangham, Ali Schmitz 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… Continue watching
May 21 Trump’s campaign says it will begin accepting contributions through cryptocurrency By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The Trump campaign launched a fundraising page Tuesday that allows "any federally permissible donor the ability to give" to its political committees using any crypto asset accepted through the Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange. Continue reading
May 21 Voters to weigh in on presidential races and Fulton County district attorney in Tuesday’s primaries By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press After Tuesday, eight presidential nominating contests will remain: Democrats in Idaho, the District of Columbia, Guam and the Virgin Islands, and both parties in Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico and South Dakota. Continue reading
May 21 Trump’s social media account shares video referencing ‘unified Reich,’ then deletes it By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Trump previously used rhetoric echoing Adolf Hitler when he said immigrants entering the U.S. illegally are “poisoning the blood of our country,” and called his opponents “vermin.”… Continue reading
May 21 Defense rests in Trump’s New York hush money trial without the ex-president taking the stand By Michael R. Sisak, Jake Offenhartz, Jennifer Peltz, Colleen Long, Associated Press Costello contradicted Cohen's testimony describing Trump as intimately involved in all aspects of the hush money scheme. Costello told jurors Monday that Cohen told him Trump “knew nothing” about the hush money payment to Daniels. Continue reading
May 20 Watch 4:55 How Trump’s legal team is trying to ruin Michael Cohen’s credibility in hush money trial By William Brangham, Ali Schmitz 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… Continue watching
May 20 Nikki Haley has held out on a Trump endorsement. Her move could shape the presidential race By Steve Peoples, Meg Kinnard, Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press Haley's eventual move could shape not only this year's presidential race but her own political future. The former South Carolina governor on Wednesday will give her first public speech since dropping out of the Republican primar… Continue reading
May 20 Prosecution rests in Trump’s hush money case, and defense now gets its turn to call witnesses By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Jake Offenhartz, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The defense has said it plans to call a campaign finance expert, a lawyer who offered to represent Cohen after the FBI raided his property in 2018 and a paralegal. Continue reading
May 20 Michael Cohen faces more tough questions as Trump’s hush money trial nears end By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Jake Offenhartz, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Under questioning from defense attorney Todd Blanche, Cohen admitted that he pocketed cash that supposed to be reimbursement for a $50,000 payment Cohen claimed he had shelled out to a technology firm. Continue reading