Donald Trump's hush money trial resumed on Tuesday, with Judge Juan Machan finding the former president in contempt of court for nine of the first 10 violations of the gag order, and fined him $1,000 for each. handed down a sentence.
Further violations could result in “prison sentences,” he warned.
The judge said he would give the court one day off so Trump can attend his son Barron Trump's high school graduation on May 17, but he seemed satisfied with the pace of the trial.
The court heard further testimony in the morning from former Trump President Michael Cohen's banker Gary Fallo, who took the stand over the weekend. Mr. Cohen was instrumental in paying Stormy Daniels $130,000 to cover up her alleged affair with Mr. Trump.
The person who tied most of the story together was Daniels' former lawyer. playboy Model Karen McDougall negotiated the sale of the story to ensure her silence, which became an emergency after it was announced in October 2016. access hollywood tape.
The Independent's Alex Woodward is covering the trial in Manhattan Criminal Court.
President Trump tells FOX: “We must let Israel complete the war on terror''
The criminal defendant and part-time Republican presidential candidate appeared on Fox News' Sean Hannity show last night to denounce pro-Palestinian protests on American college campuses, accusing Columbia of destroying historic Hamilton Hall. for attacking campus demonstrators and relinquishing possession of a building that praised the New York Police Department.
He supported the Israeli military's response to the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack, likening it to America's own “war on terror” on 9/11 and insisting that “we have to stamp out the cancer.”
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Joe SummerradMay 1, 2024 08:45
Trump official says Nomu destroyed vice presidential candidate over dog execution story
In her upcoming book, I can't go back nowThe Republican governor detailed how she shot and killed her 14-month-old German wire-haired pointer, Cricket, because he was misbehaving. She then disposed of the dog in a nearby gravel pit.
It's probably the only thing that united Americans. graig graziosi Report:
Oliver O'ConnellMay 1, 2024 07:30
After all, President Trump is said to be able to attend his son's graduation ceremony. So what do we know about Baron?
On the first day of his criminal trial on Monday, April 15, the Republican presidential candidate emerged from the courtroom and complained to reporters that Judge Juan Melchán would not allow him to attend a milestone in his son's life.
His outrage was echoed by conservative media outlets, with Fox News guest Piers Morgan urging the former president to risk jail time rather than pass up such a momentous occasion. .
But the judge actually said nothing of the sort, saying he would decide at a later date whether Mr. Trump could attend.
Oliver O'ConnellMay 1, 2024 05:30
Trump hush money trial prosecutors focus on details
The first week of testimony in Donald Trump's hush money trial set the scene for jurors. Manhattan prosecutors have painted what they say is an illegal scheme to influence the 2016 presidential election campaign by burying negative stories. Now prosecutors are trying to hammer out the details of how they believe Mr. Trump and his allies accomplished it.
On Tuesday, the court will resume hearing Gary Faro, the banker who helped Mr. Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen open an account, including Mr. Cohen's role in silencing porn performer Stormy Daniels. It also includes the account used for. She claimed in 2006 that she had sexual contact with Trump, which he denies.
The former president and potential Republican candidate campaigns during off-hours, but is required to appear in court four days a week during the session.
President Trump leaves it up to states to decide whether to prosecute women who have abortions
Trump proudly claimed responsibility for ending the constitutional right to abortion.
Oliver O'ConnellMay 1, 2024 02:30
Special feature: Florida's Democratic Party was in turmoil.Then came the abortion ban.
In early April, Joe Biden's campaign manager made a bold declaration: “The president could win Florida in 2024.”
Julie Chavez Rodriguez's claims raised eyebrows for several reasons. For one, former president and Biden opponent Donald Trump is now a permanent resident of the Sunshine State. Then there's the voter shortage. Between 2020 and 2022, the number of registered Democratic voters in Florida decreased by 331,810. During the same period, Republican voter registration in the state increased slightly. Republicans currently hold an advantage among active registered voters with 892,034 registered voters.
Oliver O'ConnellMay 1, 2024 01:30
Special feature: Trump, stuck in court, turns criminal trial into election campaign
The last place Donald Trump wants to be is sitting silently at the defense stand surrounded by reporters in a New York City courtroom for six to eight weeks.
A man accustomed to being surrounded by supporters at Florida resorts, playing golf, raging on network news, and traveling to makeshift arenas for rallies with his name all over them, instead spent the first week enters its second week of witness testimony. The criminal trial of the American president.
Oliver O'ConnellMay 1, 2024 00:30
President Trump loses latest bid to delay hush money trial
The former president had asked for the delay on several grounds, including Chief Judge Juan Merchan's refusal to withdraw from the case and the president's immunity defense not being allowed to be invoked.
Oliver O'ConnellMay 1, 2024 00:00
After all, President Trump is said to be able to attend his son's graduation ceremony. So what do we know about Baron?
On the first day of his criminal trial on Monday, April 15, the Republican presidential candidate emerged from the courtroom and complained to reporters that Judge Juan Melchán would not allow him to attend a milestone in his son's life.
His outrage was echoed by conservative media outlets, with Fox News guest Piers Morgan urging the former president to risk jail time rather than pass up such a momentous occasion. .
But the judge actually said nothing of the sort, saying he would decide at a later date whether Mr. Trump could attend.
Oliver O'ConnellApril 30, 2024 23:30
Trump official says Nomu destroyed vice presidential candidate over dog execution story
In her upcoming book, I can't go back nowThe Republican governor detailed how she shot and killed her 14-month-old German wire-haired pointer, Cricket, because he was misbehaving. She then disposed of the dog in a nearby gravel pit.
It's probably the only thing that united Americans. graig graziosi Report:
Oliver O'ConnellApril 30, 2024 22:30