Donald Trump defends defamatory remarks in New York trial

Donald Trump defends defamatory remarks in New York trial

Former US President Donald Trump says he made defamatory remarks whilst in the White House "to defend himself, his family and the Presidency." Testifying in a New York courtroom on Thursday, Mr Trump insists he didn't intend to cause harm to E Jean Carroll. He accused the author of making up a sexual abuse claim against him for financial and political reasons. But, he says, he stands by his denial […]

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Trump fumes at defamation trial

The judge presiding over Donald Trump's defamation trial has told the former president to keep his voice down. Trump was found liable for sexually abusing and defaming E. Jean Carroll back in May and she is now seeking additional damages. William Denselow reports from New York.

January 18, 2024 14

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Trump defamation trial underway in New York

Donald Trump is back in a Manhattan courthouse on Tuesday, this time for a defamation case. A federal jury will determine how much money the former US president must pay writer E. Jean Carroll for comments he made in 2019 denying he sexually assaulted her. Trump, who won by a landslide in the first Republican presidential contest in Iowa on Monday, denies any wrongdoing, accusing Carroll of lying. Sally Patterson […]

January 17, 2024 11

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Trump projected to win Iowa Caucus

Former US President Donald Trump is projected to win the Iowa caucus.Republican voters in the state are the first in the country to have their say about who they want leading the party in November's presidential election. Iowans have been voting despite freezing temperatures. Nick Harper reports from Des Moines, Iowa.

January 16, 2024 19

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Trump leading polls as Iowa gears up for first in the nation caucuses

The US state of Iowa is gearing up to vote in the Iowa caucuses which traditionally kick-start the US primary campaigns. As our US correspondent Jagruti Dave, there's a certain former president who is leading the polls.

January 15, 2024 11

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President Biden claims Donald Trump is threat to democracy

US President Joe Biden says his top rival for the White House, Donald Trump, poses an existential threat to the country. In a speech on Friday, Mr Biden warned that "democracy is on the ballot" this year and that if Trump wins the vote, he could become "a dictator on day one." The address, at a historic Revolutionary War site, marked three years since the deadly January 6th assault on […]

January 8, 2024 9

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Supreme Court to decide whether Trump can appear in Colorado ballot

The US Supreme Court is set to hear arguments next month over whether Donald Trump should be allowed on the ballot in the state of Colorado. The outcome will have a major impact on the upcoming presidential election. Ira Spitzer has more.

January 8, 2024 13

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Trump’s lawyers call Colorado ruling ‘undemocratic’…

The U.S. State of Colorado has ruled that former President Donald Trump can not appear on their ballot for election because of insurrection from January 6th 2021. But his lawyers are appealing, and it is likely to be up to the U.S. Supreme Court to make a final ruling ahead of primary elections starting next month. Caroline Malone reports from Washington.

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