Quick facts: Donald Trump’s criminal and civil cases
Reuters US President-elect Donald Trump will not go to jail or pay a fine over his criminal conviction stemming from hush money paid to a porn star, but the sentence imposed by a judge on Friday places a judgment of guilt on his record. The sentencing in Trump’s New York criminal case closes out a […]
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 […]
Analysis – For Trump’s false records conviction, prison is rare but not unprecedented
New York City, US Reuters Now that the jury in Donald Trump’s criminal trial has made the historic decision to convict him, the judge overseeing the case will soon face a monumental choice: whether to sentence the 2024 Republican presidential candidate to time behind bars. After the 12-member jury on Thursday handed down its verdict […]
An angry Trump vows to keep fighting after guilty verdict
New York, US Reuters Donald Trump stared down a bank of cameras inside Trump Tower on Friday and delivered a message fitting for both his legal and political battles: He is ready to fight. A day after a New York jury found him guilty of 34 counts related to falsifying documents to hide hush money […]
Trump says he will appeal historic conviction
New York City, US Reuters Donald Trump said on Friday he would appeal the guilty verdict that made him the first US president convicted of a crime, though he will have to wait until after his sentencing on 11th July before taking that step. In rambling remarks at the Trump Tower lobby in Manhattan where […]
Trump supporters call for riots and violent retribution after verdict
United States Reuters Supporters of former President Donald Trump, enraged by his conviction on 34 felony counts by a New York jury, flooded pro-Trump websites with calls for riots, revolution and violent retribution. After Trump became the first US president to be convicted of a crime, his supporters responded with dozens of violent online posts, […]
Explainer – Judge likely to lift Trump gag order after hush money guilty verdict
Washington DC, US Reuters After the jury in Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial returns a verdict, the judge likely will lift his gag order barring the Republican presidential candidate from speaking publicly about witnesses, jurors and others involved in the case. Former President Donald Trump appears in Manhattan Criminal Court, on Thursday, 30th May, […]
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 […]
Trump trial jurors finish first day of deliberations without a verdict
New York, US Reuters Jurors in Donald Trump’s hush money trial finished their first day of closed-door deliberations on Wednesday without reaching a verdict that would decide the fate of the only US president to be charged with a crime. The 12 jurors and six alternates were due to return to the New York courthouse […]
After prosecution rests, Trump lawyers ask judge to dismiss hush money trial
New York City, US Reuters Donald Trump’s lawyers asked the judge overseeing his criminal hush money trial on Monday to dismiss the case before it reaches the jury, arguing the testimony of star witness Michael Cohen was not credible given his criminal record and history of lying. Justice Juan Merchan did not immediately rule on […]