Trump hush money sentencing delayed until after election

New York, US Reuters A New York judge on Friday delayed former US President Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money criminal case until after the 5th November election, writing that he wants to avoid the unwarranted perception of a political motive. Trump, the Republican nominee for president, had previously been scheduled to be sentenced […]
Jury finds Donald Trump guilty on all 34 counts at hush money trial

Updated: 3:45pm (AEST) New York, US Reuters Donald Trump became the first US president to be convicted of a crime on Thursday when a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying documents to cover up a payment to silence a porn star ahead of the 2016 election. After two days of deliberation, the 12-member […]
Dozens of potential jurors at Trump hush money trial dismissed for bias

New York, US Reuters The judge in Donald Trump’s hush money trial dismissed dozens of potential jurors on Monday who said they could not impartially decide whether the former US President is guilty or innocent of criminal charges. On the first day of the historic criminal trial, the first to involve a former president, Justice […]
New York repatriates three antiquities to Yemen after seizing them from Met board member

Reuters New York will return three antiquities worth $US725,000 to the people of Yemen, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced on Friday, as part of a criminal investigation into a Manhattan-based private collector. A Yemeni soldier stands next to the 3,000-year old Temple of the Moon in Marib, Yemen, on 16th October, 2015. PICTURE: Reuters/Angus […]
Trump, newly charged, urges defunding US Justice Department and FBI

Washington DC, US Reuters Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on his fellow Republicans in Congress to slash funding for the US Justice Department and the FBI, one day after pleading not guilty in New York to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. Trump, who is seeking to regain the presidency in 2024, […]
Trump arrives in New York for surrender, opposes TV court coverage

New York/Palm Beach, Florida, US Reuters Former US President Donald Trump flew into New York City on his private plane on Monday to face charges stemming from a probe into hush money paid to a porn star, while his lawyers argued against letting cameras in the courtroom. With New York taking security precautions and the […]
Trump to fly to New York for court surrender amid tight security

New York/Palm Beach, Florida, US Reuters Former US President Donald Trump is set to fly from Florida to New York City on Monday, ahead of his scheduled arraignment related to hush money paid to a porn star before the 2016 election, as security tightens in Manhattan. Trump, the first former US president to face criminal […]
Trump charges bring New York ‘zombie case’ back to life

New York, US Reuters Manhattan has started and stopped its investigation into Donald Trump’s hush-money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels so many times that it has come to be known as a “zombie case” like the mythical character who returns from the dead. A grand jury of New Yorkers has brought charges against the […]