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On the witness stand, Stormy Daniels details alleged sex with Trump
Porn star Stormy Daniels described her 2006 encounter with Donald Trump in unflattering terms at his criminal trial in New York on Tuesday, testifying she tried not to think about the sex while it took place and feared it would become public. For several hours, Daniels, 45, offered details on the witness stand about her encounter with the former U.S. president, 77, and the hush-money deal she reached to stay quiet about it ahead of the 2016 election, when he won the White House. She told jurors that her life descended into “chaos” afterRead more
National Enquirer publisher testifies he used tabloid to suppress unfavourable Trump stories
The first witness in Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial, former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker, testified on Tuesday that he used his supermarket tabloid to suppress stories that might have hurt Trump’s 2016 presidential bid. Pecker, 72, testified in a New York court that the Enquirer paid two people who were peddling stories of Trump’s sexual misbehaviour but never published them — a practice known as “catch and kill.” “When someone’s running for public office like this, it is very common for these women to call up a magazineRead more
Speed of Trump jury selection surprises after predictions of drawn-out slugfest
Seven jurors were empanelled by the second day of Donald Trump’s trial Tuesday, leaving only five slots plus several backups unfilled. It was faster than most had predicted for the historic and unusual criminal trial. Analysts had predicted it might take two weeks or more to select a jury for the highest-ranking U.S. politician ever to face a criminal trial. Regular citizens were grilled over old social media posts and political opinions. Some cracked under questioning, but a handful survived. Empanelling a jury has been challenge No. 1 in theRead more
Trump to face 1st criminal trial on April 15, sees bond requirement lowered in civil case
A New York judge has scheduled an April 15 trial date for Donald Trump in what will be the first criminal case involving an ex-president, involving allegations that he falsified business records during the 2016 presidential campaign. Judge Juan M. Merchan made the ruling Monday, but not before scolding the former president’s lawyers as he weighed when to reschedule the trial, after a last-minute document dump caused a postponement of the original date. Merchan had bristled at what he suggested were baseless defence claims of “prosecutorial misconduct.” Trump’s defence team, which subpoenaedRead more