Trump sentencing postponed after Supreme Court immunity ruling

Trump sentencing postponed after Supreme Court immunity ruling

Donald Trump's sentencing has been postponed following the United States Supreme Court's controversial decision to provide criminal immunity for US presidents. He was due to appear in court in New York next Thursday having been convicted for falsifying business records, a guilty verdict Trump says he'll appeal. But the judge has confirmed the sentencing is officially delayed until mid-September after Trump argued his conviction should be overturned amid Monday's landmark […]

July 3, 2024 23

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Trump calls for Judge to stand down over gag order dispute

Donald Trump says the gag order imposed on him is impacting his freedom of speech. The comments came after hearing on whether the former President has been violating that gag order. And the former publisher of the National Enquirer was back on the stand during Trump's hush money trial. William Denselow reports from New York.

April 24, 2024 22

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Opening Statements due in Trump hush money trial

A court in Manhattan will hear opening statements and witness testimonies later today in the first ever criminal trial of a former U.S President. Donald Trump is facing 34 felony counts related to the payment of hush money to a porn star ahead of the 2016 presidential election.... he denies the charges. Our Washington correspondent Jagruti Dave has more...

April 22, 2024 24

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Dondal Trump says abortion is issue for individual states

Donald Trump says it's the duty of individual states and not the federal government to determine abortion policies in the U.S. Reproductive rights have become a key issue for American voters especially since the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortions two years ago. William Denselow reports from New York.

April 9, 2024 37

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The judge presiding over Donald Trump’s upcoming criminal trial has imposed a gag order on the former president

The judge presiding over Donald Trump's upcoming criminal trial has imposed a gag order on the former president. Trump is barred from attacking members of the court, jurors or witnesses. William Denselow reports from New York.

March 27, 2024 31

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Hearing expected to sort date for Trump hush money trial

A hearing is being held in New York City today to determine when one of Donald Trump's criminal cases will go to trial. The trial was expected to be getting underway this week but a judge decided to delay proceedings. Separately the former President also faces a deadline to pay millions of dollars after a separate Manhattan judge found him liable for fraud. William Denselow reports from New York.

March 25, 2024 12

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Trump unable to secure $464 million bond in New York fraud case

Donald Trump has not been able to get a bond to secure the $464 million fraud judgement against him, according to his lawyers. In February, a Manhattan judge ordered the former President and his co-defendants to pay that amount in damages and interest for violating New York anti-fraud laws. Trump's team say they have approached thirty underwriters to back the bond - but the companies require cash to back the […]

March 19, 2024 15

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Biden and Trump neck and neck in new polling

US President Joseph Biden had a one percentage point lead over Donald Trump ahead of this year's presidential election, according to new polling. The Reuters/Ipsos poll found many voters remain undecided - after the two contenders effectively clinched their nominations. November is likely to be the first presidential election rematch in nearly 70 years. Sally Patterson has more.

March 15, 2024 30

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Judge denies Trump’s request to throw out charges in classified document case

The judge presiding over Donald Trump's classified documents case in the US state of Florida has denied his request to dismiss charges against him. US District Judge Aileen Cannon says one of his two motions to dismiss the case on the basis of 'unconstitutional vagueness' was premature. Trump is accused of illegally taking sensitive government documents with him when he left the White House in 2021. He denies the charges. […]

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