May 13 A timeline of key events in the Trump hush money trial By Associated Press Key moments in the case, as described in trial testimony and court documents, begin with allegations from two women about relations with Trump in 2006, which he denies. Continue reading
May 10 Third week of testimony draws to close in Trump hush money trial By Jake Offenhartz, Jennifer Peltz, Michael R. Sisak, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press With Donald Trump’s fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen expected to take the witness stand Monday, the judge in the former president’s hush money case issued prosecutors a stern warning: Get Cohen to stop his taunting posts and jabs at Trump. Continue reading
May 07 Watch 6:10 What Stormy Daniels revealed on the stand in Trump’s hush money trial By William Brangham, Ali Schmitz Stormy Daniels, the adult film actress at the center of the criminal hush money trial against Donald Trump, took the stand Tuesday in New York. In sometimes graphic detail, she described the sexual encounter she alleges she had with Trump… Continue watching
May 07 Testifying in Trump’s hush money trial, Stormy Daniels describes meeting former president By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Eric Tucker, Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press Cohen paid Daniels after her lawyer at the time, Keith Davidson, indicated she was willing to make on-the-record statements to the National Enquirer or on television confirming a sexual encounter with Trump. Continue reading
May 06 Watch 5:05 Former Trump employees detail hush money payments at heart of his trial By William Brangham, Ali Schmitz Two former employees of the Trump Organization were on the stand in New York. Jeffrey McConney and Deborah Tasaroff were involved in the payments that are at the center of the charges filed against the former president in his hush… Continue watching
May 03 Watch 4:48 What Hope Hicks said on the stand in Trump’s hush money trial By William Brangham, Ali Schmitz One of former President Trump’s most senior aides took the stand during his trial in New York. Hope Hicks served as Trump’s press secretary during the 2016 campaign and was his White House communications director. She detailed how Trump handled… Continue watching
Apr 30 Judge holds Trump in contempt, fines him $9,000 and raises threat of jail in hush money trial By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Jake Offenhartz, Colleen Long, Associated Press Through detailed testimony on email exchanges, business transactions and bank accounts, prosecutors are forming the foundation of their argument that Trump is guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in connection with the hush money payments. Continue reading
Apr 27 Inside Trump’s head-spinning week of legal drama, from New York to Arizona to D.C. By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press The first criminal prosecution of a former president began in earnest with opening statements and testimony in a lower Manhattan courtroom. But the action quickly spread to involve more than half a dozen cases in four states and the nation's capital. Continue reading
Apr 25 Ex-tabloid publisher testifies at hush money trial about scheme to shield Trump from damaging stories By Associated Press Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker shed light on the inner workings of the supermarket tabloid industry, calmly bringing to life the machinations he says were involved in identifying and burying stories on Trump’s behalf. Continue reading
Apr 23 Judge to weigh in on request to hold Trump in contempt for breaking gag order By Gary Fields, Associated Press The hearing could result in further financial punishment for Trump, who last year was fined $15,000 for twice violating a gag order imposed at his New York civil fraud trial. But whether it deters him from future incendiary comments, or… Continue reading