Apr 05 Trump’s lawyers can’t force NBC to turn over ‘Stormy’ documentary materials, judge rules By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan said the defense's subpoena for NBC Universal was “the very definition of a fishing expedition" and did not meet a heavy legal burden. Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch 5:11 Trump hush money trial set for April 15 as N.Y. court reduces fraud bond By William Brangham, Ali Schmitz The first criminal trial of former President Donald Trump is set to begin in April after a judge rejected Trump’s claims of prosecutorial misconduct. That comes as a New York appeals court reduced the amount he needs to post in… Continue watching
Mar 18 Impossible for Trump to post bond covering $454 million, his lawyers say By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Donald Trump’s lawyers told a New York appellate court Monday that it's impossible for him to post a bond covering the full amount of his civil fraud judgment while he appeals. Continue reading
Mar 15 Watch 5:28 Fani Willis’ Georgia election case will proceed, and other things to know about Trump’s trials By William Brangham, Kyle Midura District Attorney Fani Willis will stay on to lead Georgia’s election interference case against Donald Trump, but the top prosecutor, with whom she had a romantic relationship, is stepping aside. That departure came after the judge in the case said… Continue watching
Mar 14 Trump arrives for classified documents hearing on whether his case can be dismissed By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Terry Spencer, Associated Press The dispute centers on the Trump team's interpretation of the Presidential Records Act, which they say gave him the authority to designate the documents as personal and maintain possession of them after his presidency. Continue reading
Mar 11 Trump wants New York hush money trial to wait for Supreme Court immunity ruling By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments April 25, a month after the scheduled start of jury selection in Donald Trump’s hush money case. It is the first of his four criminal cases slated to go to trial. Continue reading
Mar 11 E. Jean Carroll’s lawyer says new suit possible after Trump’s recent attacks By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press An attorney for a longtime advice columnist who won an $83.3 million defamation award against Donald Trump suggested Monday that a new defamation lawsuit was possible against the ex-president after he resumed verbal attacks against her at a weekend rally. Continue reading
Mar 01 Judge in Trump classified documents hears arguments about a trial date By Eric Tucker, Adriana Gomez Licon, Freida Frisaro, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon has already postponed multiple dates and signaled that she would revisit the trial date during a pivotal hearing Friday. Trump faces 40 felony counts in the case. Continue reading
Feb 28 Watch 3:26 Supreme Court agrees to decide if Trump is immune from election interference prosecution By William Brangham, Matt Loffman The Supreme Court says it will hear arguments over whether Donald Trump is immune from prosecution for his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The justices set oral arguments for the week of April 22. Trump’s pending trial in… Continue watching
Feb 23 Citing presidential immunity, Trump’s lawyers urge dismissal of classified documents case By Associated Press Trump's lawyers wrote that the classified documents charges turn on his alleged decision to designate the papers as “personal” records under the Presidential Records Act, and argued that he cannot be prosecuted since that was an “official act” made while… Continue reading