Trump must be sentenced in hush money case, judge signals no jail
New York Reuters President-elect Donald Trump will be sentenced on 10th January in the criminal case in which he was convicted on charges involving hush money paid to a porn star, but is unlikely to face jail time or other penalties, a judge said on Friday. Justice Juan Merchan’s ruling means Trump will be required […]
Trump’s impending return to White House brings criminal cases to a halt
Washington DC, US Reuters Donald Trump’s US presidential election victory on Wednesday will essentially end the criminal cases brought against him, at least for the four years he occupies the White House. The first former US president to face criminal charges, Trump for much of this year faced four simultaneous prosecutions, over allegations ranging from […]
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 […]
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 […]
Trump sought to “hoodwink” voters with porn star payment, prosecutor tells jury
Updated: 11:25am (AEST) New York, US Reuters A New York prosecutor told jurors that the hush money payment at the heart of former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial was an attempt to “hoodwink the American voter” during the 2016 election, as lawyers made their closing arguments on Tuesday. Prosecutor Joshua Steinglass said the $US130,000 payment […]
How Trump’s hush money trial verdict could affect the 2024 election
Washington DC, US Reuters Jurors hearing the first-ever criminal trial of a former US president could render their verdict in Donald Trump’s hush money case as soon as next week, with potentially big implications for the 2024 White House race. Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up […]
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 […]
Trump’s lawyer accuses Michael Cohen of lying at hush money trial
New York, US Reuters Donald Trump’s lawyer on Thursday accused star witness Michael Cohen of lying at the former US President’s trial about a phone conversation he claimed to have had with Trump about a hush money payment to a porn star shortly before the 2016 presidential election. Trump’s lawyer Todd Blanche said the phone […]
Trump’s lawyers assail estranged fixer Michael Cohen’s credibility at hush money trial
New York, US Reuters Donald Trump’s former fixer Michael Cohen sustained a withering assault from the Republican presidential candidate’s legal team on Tuesday, as Trump’s defence lawyers sought to undermine Cohen’s testimony that Trump was intricately involved in a scheme to buy a porn star’s silence. In sometimes aggressive questioning, Trump attorney Todd Blanche confronted […]