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Trump hush money sentencing likely to go ahead Friday

  Donald Trump's hush money sentencing looks set to go ahead on Friday after a New York appeals court denied his request to delay it. Judge Ellen Gesmer held a hearing on Tuesday, at the request of Trump's lawyers who argue he should be protected under presidential immunity. The president-elect was found guilty on 34 felony counts in May, related to payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels. Sally […]

today8 January, 2025

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Trump hush money trial sentencing delayed after immunity ruling

A New York judge on Tuesday delayed Donald Trump's sentencing for his conviction on criminal charges stemming from hush money paid to an adult film star until September 18, after the former U.S. president asked for a chance to argue he should have been immune from prosecution. Zachary Goelman produced this report.   The Economic Times further reports that Trump faces an uphill battle getting the hush money conviction overturned […]

today3 July, 2024

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Trump back in New York courtroom for criminal trial on Tuesday

This could be the final week of a trial about falsifying business records over a hush money payment against former U.S. President Donald Trump. The case has been going on for six weeks, and now it is time for the lawyers to give their final arguments before the jury decides on a verdict as Caroline Malone reports.  

today28 May, 2024

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Trump lawyer: Cohen “completely collapsed” on witness stand

An attorney from Donald Trump's legal team says the prosecution's star witness Michael Cohen has "completely collapsed" under cross examination. It comes ahead of Cohen's return to the witness stand where he will continue to be grilled by the former president's lawyers. Cohen, Trump's ex-fixer claims he paid hush money - on Trump's asking - to cover up an affair with adult film star Stormy Daniels... claims that Trump denies. […]

today20 May, 2024

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Stormy Daniels’ lawyer on stand again at Trump Trial

A lawyer who worked for Stormy Daniels, the adult film star at the center of Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial, is on the witness stand again. The former president has been charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records in an attempt to influence the results of the 2016 election. Ira Spitzer reports from New York where the Trump trial is taking place.  

today3 May, 2024

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Trump seeks adjournment in hush money trial

Donald Trump is seeking to derail the first of his criminal trials just weeks before it's scheduled to get underway. Trump faces 34 counts connected to allegations that he paid hush money to a porn star ahead of the 2016 presidential election. But his legal team argues that he is protected under presidential immunity.  

today12 March, 2024