May 13 Watch 7:30 Michael Cohen testifies Trump directly involved in hush money payment and coverup By William Brangham, Saher Khan On the stand Monday in the fourth week of testimony in Donald Trump’s hush money trial was the prosecution’s star witness, Michael Cohen. Trump’s former attorney and fixer testified that Trump directed him to pay adult film actress Stormy Daniels… Continue watching
May 13 Trump’s GOP allies show up in force as Michael Cohen takes the stand in hush money trial By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Eric Tucker, Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press With Donald Trump barred from publicly attacking the key witness in his hush money trial, his campaign brought to court a phalanx of Republican elected officials to speak for him. Continue reading
May 13 Live Updates: Michael Cohen takes the stand in Trump’s hush money trial By Associated Press Donald Trump’s fixer-turned-foe is expected to take the witness stand. Follow updates here. Continue reading
May 10 Watch 3:57 Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen expected on stand next week in hush money trial By William Brangham, Ali Schmitz The third week of testimony in former president Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial came to a close Friday in New York with prosecutors saying they may be able to rest their case next week. William Brangham was in the… Continue watching
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 03 Live Updates: Hope Hicks testifies about ‘Access Hollywood’ tape in Trump’s hush money trial By Associated Press Hope Hicks took the stand Friday in Donald Trump's hush money case, recounting in her testimony how Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign was turned upside down following a leak of a video recording in which he boasted about grabbing women… Continue reading
May 02 ‘What have we done?’ Lawyer testifying in Trump hush money trial describes shock at possible role in helping 2016 victory By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Eric Tucker, Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press Keith Davidson texted "What have we done?" as he watched the election results. He is a key prosecution witness because he represented a porn actor and Playboy model in deals that resulted in their stories of extramarital sexual encounters with… Continue reading
Apr 22 Watch 6:16 What happened in the courtroom during opening statements in Trump’s hush money trial By William Brangham, Ali Schmitz Opening statements began Monday in the first criminal trial of Donald Trump. Prosecutors accused Trump and his associates of falsifying business records during his 2016 campaign to conceal an alleged extramarital affair. But the former president’s attorney said he was… Continue watching
Apr 21 Who are the key players at Donald Trump’s hush money criminal trial? By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Donald Trump’s hush money criminal trial shifts to opening statements Monday, followed by the start of witness testimony. Here's a look at the key players in the historic first criminal trial of a former U.S. president. Continue reading
Apr 17 The first 7 jurors have been selected for Trump’s hush money criminal trial. 11 more are still needed By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Jake Offenhartz, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Eleven more still need to be picked before opening statements begin as early as next week. Continue reading