Comey sees ‘overwhelming chance of conviction’ in Trump hush money case
Former FBI Director James Comey suggested Wednesday that there is an “overwhelming chance” that former President Trump will be convicted in his hush money trial, which concludes this week in New York City. “The likelihood of a conviction is overwhelming, there is a significant but much smaller chance of a hung jury, and there is […]
CNN legal analyst: Cohen REAL CRIMINAL in hush money trial
After Michael Cohen, the star witness in President Trump’s hush money trial, confessed to stealing $60,000 from his former boss, even CNN is acknowledging that President Trump might not be so bad after all. “The way this issue was directly addressed and dealt with was what Julia Louis-Dreyfus would call, ‘Yada, yada, yada,’” CNN’s senior […]
46 percent say Trump did something illegal in hush money case: Poll
Nearly half of registered U.S. voters say former President Trump acted illegally in his ongoing hush money criminal trial in New York, according to a poll released Wednesday. Quinnipiac National University voteThe poll, conducted May 16-20, found that 46% of registered voters said they thought Trump had done something illegal, and 29% said they thought […]
12:30 Report — Trump hush money trial on recess as case winds down
It’s Wednesday. Memorial Day weekend is just around the corner, and I like to think of it as the Thursday night of the year. Are you following? 😉 Here’s what will happen today: The Trump trial was adjourned until after the Memorial Day weekend. He identified five main moments that could determine a jury’s decision. […]
My Experience with Hush Money
Not to brag, but Bragg has nothing on me. Circa 1985, I flew from New York to Chicago to deliver a check for $25,000, or $70,000 in today’s money. It was a payoff to keep someone silent. It was one of the scores of payoffs that I had made up to that date and would […]
Stefanik demands Trump’s hush money trial judge recuse over conflict of interest
House GOP Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) is demanding the judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York to recuse himself from the case over allegations his daughter is using the indictment for financial gain. In an ethics complaint submitted to the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct on Tuesday, Stefanik […]
12:30 Report — Hush money trial wraps sans Trump testimony
It’s Tuesday. There are only a few days left until the holidays. This exists!! Here’s what happened today: former President Trump’s Defense attorneys adjourned the case this morning without him testifying. Oh, and by the way, yesterday’s trial hit a new level of chaos. The judge even vacated his room to scold the witness. Senate […]
Trump opts not to testify in hush money trial as defense rests
Former President Trump will not take the stand in his New York criminal trial after his lawyers rested their case on Tuesday, shortly after prosecutors handed down a similar ruling the day before. “We’re going to take a break immediately — and by rest I mean take a break from the case. We’re not going […]
Prosecution rests in whirlwind Trump hush money trial
Prosecutors in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office have put charges against former President Donald Trump on hold, bringing the first criminal trial of a U.S. president in the country’s history nearing its conclusion. Over four weeks, the Trump jury of 12 New Yorkers heard sometimes lewd, sometimes heated testimony, ranging from 2016 campaign associates and […]
Scaramucci: Trump hush money trial prosecutors ‘proved the case’
Anthony Scaramucci claimed Monday that prosecutors in former President Trump’s hush money criminal trial have “proved the case” and said the former president is likely to be convicted. Prosecutors ended arguments on Monday by changing their questioning of President Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen. Prosecutors are expected to adjourn after Cohen completes his testimony, […]