Oct 27 Donald Trump is set to testify Nov. 6 in civil fraud trial. Ivanka Trump also called on to testify By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press State lawyers disclosed the schedule in court Friday, when the judge ruled that the former president's daughter Ivanka also must take the stand. It was already expected that the ex-president and sons Donald Jr. and Eric would testify. Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch 4:13 News Wrap: Judge orders Ivanka Trump to testify in father’s civil fraud trial In our news wrap Friday, a New York judge ordered Ivanka Trump to testify in her father's civil fraud trial, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried began testifying and denied he defrauded anyone with his cryptocurrency exchange, Acapulco remains largely cut off… Continue watching
Oct 26 Mike Johnson may be the new House speaker, but he faces old Republican challenges ahead By Lisa Mascaro, Stephen Groves, Farnoush Amiri, Darlene Superville, Associated Press Republican Mike Johnson is the new speaker of the House, but the ally of Donald Trump inherits many of the same political problems that have tormented past GOP leaders. Continue reading
Oct 25 Watch 3:58 News Wrap: Trump fined $10,000 for violating a gag order in civil fraud trial In our news wrap Wednesday, former President Trump was fined $10,000 for violating a gag order in his civil fraud trial, an anti-Israel protest at The George Washington University drew condemnation in Congress, Mexico's southern Pacific coast was battered by… Continue watching
Oct 25 Trump fined $10,000 over comment about judge’s staff in New York civil fraud trial By Jennifer Peltz, Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press The judge in Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial has fined the former president $10,000. The judge says Trump violated a limited gag order barring personal attacks on court staffers. Continue reading
Oct 25 Michael Cohen is questioned by Trump’s lawyers in the former president’s civil business fraud trial By Jennifer Peltz, Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press Trump lawyer Alina Habba has been cross-examining Cohen. She's emphasizing Cohen's federal criminal convictions and working to portray him as a liar. Continue reading
Oct 24 Michael Cohen testifies against Trump in fraud trial, Trump calls Cohen a ‘proven liar’ By Jake Offenhartz, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press In a courtroom showdown five years in the making, Donald Trump's fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen testified Tuesday that he worked to boost the supposed value of the former president's assets to “whatever number Trump told us to."… Continue reading
Oct 24 Watch 6:09 Former attorney Michael Cohen testifies against Trump in civil fraud trial By Laura Barrón-López, Matt Loffman Donald Trump is facing legal hurdles on several fronts, both civil and criminal, in state and federal courts. In New York, the $250 million civil fraud trial against Trump and his company is in its fourth week. Tuesday, Michael Cohen… Continue watching
Oct 24 Tom Emmer withdraws bid for House speaker hours after GOP nomination By Lisa Mascaro, Stephen Groves, Farnoush Amiri, Kevin Freking, Associated Press Emmer, the GOP Whip, reversed course after Donald Trump objected to his nomination and hardliners in the House denied the party leader the votes he would need. Continue reading
Oct 24 WATCH: Jenna Ellis pleads guilty over efforts in Georgia to overturn 2020 election By Will Weissert, Kate Brumback, Associated Press Ellis, the fourth defendant in the case to enter into a plea deal with prosecutors, was a vocal part of Trump's reelection campaign in the last presidential cycle and was charged alongside the Republican former president and 17 others with… Continue reading