Politics May 25 Steve Bannon’s ‘We Build the Wall’ scheme trial set for May 2024 By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press
Nation May 09 Watch 8:15 Breaking down the verdict as jury finds Trump liable for sexual assault and defamation A New York jury found former President Trump liable for sexually abusing columnist E. Jean Carroll in the mid-90s and later defaming her. The nine jurors deliberated for a few hours before delivering their verdict and awarding Carroll $5 million. By Amna Nawaz, Matt Loffman
Nation May 08 Watch 6:30 Closing arguments made in sexual assault civil case against Trump The jury has the case in E. Jean Carroll’s civil trial against former President Trump. After two weeks of testimony from Carroll and a handful of other witnesses, lawyers for both sides presented closing arguments Monday as jurors weigh whether… By Lisa Desjardins
Nation May 04 Watch 6:00 Proud Boys members convicted of seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 case A jury convicted members of the far-right extremist group the Proud Boys for their involvement in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. A federal jury found four Proud Boys guilty of seditious conspiracy, including the group's former leader,… By Amna Nawaz, Saher Khan
Nation May 01 Trump’s attorney requests mistrial in rape, defamation case 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. By Larry Neumeister, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press
Apr 26 Watch 5:30 Seditious conspiracy trial against Proud Boys members in hands of jury By John Yang, Tess Conciatori Jurors are deliberating in the case against Proud Boys members who stormed the capitol on Jan. 6. They face multiple criminal counts, including seditious conspiracy, a rarely-used, Civil War-era charge for plotting to overthrow the government. John Yang discussed the… Continue watching
Mar 06 Jurors say Alex Murdaugh’s testimony only confirmed his guilt By Associated Press Jurors told the NBC Today show on Monday that Murdaugh only managed to cement their opinions that he easily lied and could turn on and off his tears at will. Continue reading
Jan 23 Watch 6:32 Mexico’s former anti-narcotics chief on trial in U.S., accused of protecting cartels By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi In New York, arguments began in the case of the highest-ranking Mexican official to ever stand trial in the U.S. Prosecutors say the very man responsible for working with the U.S. to enforce the war on drugs, Genaro García Luna,… Continue watching
Dec 07 Trial ordered for 5 men involved in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer By John Flesher, Associated Press A state judge has ordered five men to stand trial on charges involving a foiled plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Continue reading
Nov 04 Jury finds Trump ally Tom Barrack not guilty of foreign agent charges By Tom Hays, Associated Press A Donald Trump loyalist has been acquitted at a federal trial in which he was accused of using his access to the former president to secretly promote the interests of the United Arab Emirates. Continue reading