Huckabee calls hush money trial ‘an absurdity’ after Trump conviction
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) slammed the Manhattan hush-money case on Friday, calling it “absurd,” the day after former President Trump was convicted at trial. “This should never have gone to trial. This is absurd.” Huckabee Said Leland Vittert, reporter for NewsNation. “More people are finding out about this.” “The jurors were not given […]
Ken Buck: Trump hush money trial, verdict set ‘dangerous precedent’
Former Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colorado) said former President Trump’s hush money trial and sentence set a “dangerous precedent.” “This is a dangerous precedent. Even if you don’t think that Republican district attorneys and attorneys general are going to turn things around, they will,” Buck said on “Real Time with Bill Maher” on Friday. “And what […]
There Was No ‘Hush Money,’ Almost Everyone Has an NDA
Former President Donald Trump clarified at a press conference Friday morning that there were no “slush funds” or “hush payments” in connection with his business records trial in New York. Trump addressed the nation after a Manhattan jury convicted him on all 34 charges in his business records trial, and he spoke about as many […]
Stormy Daniels' lawyer says Trump's conviction in hush money case 'hit her hard'
An attorney for Stormy Daniels, the adult film star at the center of former President Trump’s hush-money trial, said Friday that Trump’s recent conviction was a “huge blow to her.” “We received a report from the court right away,” attorney Clark Brewster said. Said “So when I told her, it hadn’t even been in the […]
Cohen after hush money verdict: 'I will never be a punching bag to Donald Trump or anyone'
Former President Trump’s former fixer, Michael Cohen, slammed the president on Friday after his former boss was convicted in a hush-money case. “I want peace,” Cohen told host Nicolle Wallace on MSNBC’s “Deadline: The White House” on Friday. “You can’t have peace with Donald Trump, because one of the things he talks about in a […]
Costello claims Trump hush money judge 'totally overreacted' to his testimony
Robert Costello, a former legal adviser to ex-Trump fixer Michael Cohen, said the judge in former President Trump’s hush-money trial “totally overreacted” while scolding him for his behavior in court during testimony. Costello pointed to several instances during his time in the Manhattan courtroom when Judge Juan Marchan appeared to target him, including in one […]
Mary Trump weighs in on uncle's hush money conviction: 'Finally'
Former President Donald Trump’s niece, Mary Trump, on Friday spoke out about her uncle’s recent conviction in a New York hush-money case. “I think you have to take into account that Donald never in a million years thought this would happen,” Mary Trump said on CNN’s “The Situation Room” with host Wolf Blitzer, when asked […]
Trump still facing 54 criminal charges after guilty verdict in hush money case
A 12-person jury in New York on Thursday found former President Trump guilty of all 34 felony counts in his hush money trial, but he still faces 54 criminal charges in three other cases. Trump made history as the first former U.S. president to be convicted when a jury found him guilty of falsifying business […]
Ivanka Trump breaks silence after father is found guilty in hush money case
Ivanka Trump sent a heartfelt message of support Thursday following her father’s guilty verdict in a Manhattan hush money trial. The former first lady posted a photo of a toddler Donald Trump holding her on his lap to her Instagram Stories with the caption, “Love you, daddy,” along with a heart emoji. Ivanka Trump posted […]
Unpacking Trump’s top claims about why his hush money trial was ‘rigged’
Donald Trump has consistently claimed the Manhattan criminal case against him is a politically motivated and “rigged” witch hunt, and he continued to make similar statements in a courthouse hallway after a jury found him guilty of 34 felony counts on Thursday. His arguments include: Blaming President Biden The trial took place in heavily Democratic […]