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
May 01 Trump’s attorney requests mistrial in rape, defamation case By Larry Neumeister, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Attorney Joe Tacopina's complaints were filed Monday in Manhattan federal court. Tacopina complained that rulings by Judge Lewis A. Kaplan have been slanted in favor of writer E. Jean Carroll. Continue reading
Apr 27 AP report: Pence testifies before election probe grand jury By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Former Vice President Mike Pence has testified before a federal grand jury investigating efforts by then-President Donald Trump and his Republican allies to overturn the 2020 election. Continue reading
Apr 27 Trump lawyer cross examines E. Jean Carroll at rape trial By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press The former president's attorney used cross examination Thursday to try to discredit the longtime advice columnist before a jury at a New York civil trial. Continue reading
Apr 27 Trump’s effort to block Pence grand jury testimony rejected by court By Eric Tucker, Associated Press It was not immediately clear what day former Vice President Mike Pence might appear before the grand jury, which for months has been investigating the events preceding the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and efforts by Trump… Continue reading
Apr 26 E. Jean Carroll, writer who accused Trump of rape, testifies in defamation trial By Jennifer Peltz, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press As Carroll took the stand to describe the alleged 1996 attack, Trump, from afar, repeated his insistence that Carroll’s claim is utter fiction. He wrote on his social media site that the case “is a made-up scam,” and more. Continue reading
Apr 25 What you need to know about the rape defamation trial against Trump By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Jury selection starts Tuesday in E. Jean Carroll's rape lawsuit in a New York federal court. The former Elle magazine advice columnist alleges that Trump raped her in a luxury department store dressing room in the mid-1990s. Continue reading
Apr 25 WATCH: Biden formally announces his 2024 reelection bid By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden on Tuesday formally announced that he is running for reelection in 2024, asking voters to give him more time to “finish this job” and extend the run of America’s oldest president for another four years. Continue reading
Apr 25 Defamation lawsuit trial against Donald Trump set to get underway By Larry Neumeister, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press A nearly 30-year-old rape claim against Donald Trump went to trial Tuesday as jurors in the federal civil case heard a former advice columnist’s allegation of being attacked in a luxury department store dressing room. The former president says nothing… Continue reading