May 11 Trump continues insults of rape accuser, pushing election lies during CNN town hall By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Trump also refused to say whether he wants Ukraine to win the war against Russian aggression and said the U.S. “might as well” default on its debt obligation, despite the potential devastating economic consequences. Continue reading
May 10 Day after sex assault verdict, Trump to face questions at CNN town hall By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Jurors in New York found former President Donald Trump had sexually abused and defamed advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, though they rejected her claim that he raped her. Meanwhile, Trump’s team saw the invitation from CNN as an opportunity to… Continue reading
May 09 Jury finds Trump liable for sexual assault and defamation in E. Jean Carroll case By Associated Press A jury found Donald Trump liable Tuesday for sexually abusing advice columnist E. Jean Carroll in 1996, awarding her $5 million in a judgment that could haunt the former president as he campaigns to regain the White House. Continue reading
May 08 Simulation suggests 2020 census missed many noncitizens By Mike Schneider, Associated Press A number of noncitizens appear to have been missed in the 2020 census. That's according to results from a U.S. Census Bureau simulation that utilized records from government agencies instead of the survey-like responses used in the official once-a-decade tally… Continue reading
May 08 Jury hears final arguments in in rape trial against Trump By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Donald Trump's defense lawyer told jurors in New York City that they would have to believe the unbelievable to accept a columnist's claims that the former president sexually attacked her in a department store in 1996. Continue reading
May 08 Jury to soon begin deliberating merits of allegations in Trump civil trial By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press The jury hearing a columnist's claims that she was raped by Donald Trump in the 1990s is likely to have wide latitude in deciding the merits of the civil allegations against the former president when it begins deliberations as early… Continue reading
May 04 Trump seeks to move New York criminal case to federal court By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press They argued Thursday that the former president can't be tried in the state court where his historic indictment was brought because the alleged conduct occurred while he was in office. Continue reading
May 04 Trump calls accuser a ‘nut job’ in recording played for jury By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Jurors have heard Trump blast a woman who accused him of rape as a "nut job" and "mentally sick." He made the comments in video questioning that was shown Thursday during the trial of the woman's federal rape and defamation… Continue reading
May 02 In rape trial, Jessica Leeds testifies that she was also sexually attacked by Trump By Larry Neumeister, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Leeds, who says Donald Trump silently molested her on an airliner in the late 1970s, testified in support of the writer who alleges that a flirtatious 1996 encounter with the future president ended in a violent sexual attack. Continue reading
May 01 On the stand, Trump accuser says not reporting rape to police ‘not surprising for somebody my age’ By Larry Neumeister, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press E. Jean Carroll told a Manhattan federal court jury that she was born in 1943 and was a “member of the silent generation,” taught “to keep our chins up and to not complain.”… Continue reading