May 30 Watch 7:33 Former federal prosecutors break down Trump's trial and historic conviction By Geoff Bennett, Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz, Saher Khan A jury found Donald Trump guilty on all counts in his criminal hush money trial. For more on the verdict and the legal fallout, Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett spoke with two former federal prosecutors who have been following the… Continue watching
May 30 Trump, now a convicted felon, could still vote in November if he's not in prison on Election Day By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Trump was convicted Thursday of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money payments to an adult film actor who said the two had sex. Continue reading
May 30 Watch 9:43 How the Biden campaign and Republicans are reacting to Trump's guilty verdict By Lisa Desjardins, Laura Barrón-López The historic conviction of Donald Trump comes against the backdrop of the current presidential election. Geoff Bennett and Amna Nawaz discussed the political consequences with Lisa Desjardins and Laura Barrón-López. Continue watching
May 30 WATCH: Trump says he's a 'very innocent man' after guilty verdict in hush money trial By Hannah Grabenstein The unprecedented verdict made Trump the first president in U.S. history to be convicted on criminal charges. Continue reading
May 30 WATCH: Trump found guilty in New York hush money trial -- PBS NewsHour Special Report By Associated Press The verdict from the 12-person jury was delivered Thursday in the Manhattan courtroom where prosecutors spent weeks presenting allegations that Trump participated in a hush money scheme. Continue reading
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