“I’m really nervous,” Hope Hicks told a packed Manhattan courtroom as the former White House Communications Director began her much anticipated testimony in Donald Trump‘s hush money trial.
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UPDATE: A full jury of 12 and six alternates in has been selected in Donald Trump‘s hush money trial.
The remaining alternates were sworn in, keying up the expected start of opening statements on Monday.
PREVIOUSLY: As Donald Trump’s hush money trial entered its fourth day, devoted to the selection of alternate jurors, The New York Times’ Maggie Haberman reported that the former president appeared to have dozed off again.
Haberman wrote, “Trump appears to have fallen asleep in court again. It happened several times just now. His eyes were closed for extended periods and his head dropped down twice.”
Haberman’s report earlier in the week that Trump had fallen asleep elicited extensive pickup and commentary, with late night comedians ridiculing the scene. Trump at one point glared at Haberman.
Trump has complained of the cold courtroom as he has been required to be present for jury selection. On Thursday, he listened as some prospective jurors, under questioning, criticized his behavior and were confronted by their past social media posts about him.
Before the proceedings began today, Trump again railed against the proceedings, telling reporters, “They’ve taken away my constitutional rights to speak and that includes speaking to you. I have a lot ot say to you. And I’m not allowed to say it, and I’m the only one.”
The judge in the case, Juan Merchan, has imposed a partial gag order on Trump that restricts what he can say about expected witnesses, courtroom staff and jurors and potential jurors, as well as some members of the prosecution team. Merchan already has warned Trump’s legal team about the defendant’s conduct during the jury selection process, having noted that Trump was muttering at one point when a potential
“I’m really nervous,” Hope Hicks told a packed Manhattan courtroom as the former White House Communications Director began her much anticipated testimony in Donald Trump‘s hush money trial.
Former President Donald Trump denied reports that he has fallen asleep during certain moments of the hush money trial, insisting that he is still awake even if his eyes are closed.
Salacious details of Donald Trump's alleged affair with former Playboy model Karen McDougal emerged in court on Tuesday, all while his shocked son, Eric, sat just feet away.
UPDATE: Jurors in the Trump hush money trial got a glimpse at how National Enquirer won the rights to former Playboy model Karen McDougal’s story of an alleged affair with The Apprentice host — all for the purpose of making sure that the claim never saw the light of day.
Over three days of testimony this week, Donald Trump’s hush money trial in Manhattan has spawned subplots inside and outside the courtroom.
Jordan Moreau Harvey Weinstein‘s lawyers celebrated his overturned rape conviction at a press conference in New York Thursday. “From the bottom of our hearts, we knew Harvey Weinstein didn’t get a fair trial,” his attorney Arthur Aidala told reporters. “There are some people who are unpopular but we still have to apply the law fairly to.
“It may sound like an exaggeration, but it’s not, today’s legal ruling is a great day for America because it instills in us the faith that there is a justice system,” proclaimed Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer Arthur Aidala today after New York’s Appeals Court threw out his client’s 2020 conviction and ordered a new trial.
It was thanks in part to Arnold Schwarzenegger that the former publisher of the National Enquirer knew he could get in trouble for the tabloid’s catch-and-kill policy and buying off salacious stories about Donald Trump
As Donald Trump returns to a New York courtroom for another day of his hush money trial, another team of his lawyers will be arguing before the Supreme Court in a case that is of utmost consequence to his fate.
UPDATE: National Enquirer Publisher David Pecker, on the witness stand today in Donald Trump‘s hush money trial, detailed the tens of thousands of dollars the tabloid shelled out to “catch and kill” potentially embarrassing stories during the 2016 presidential election campaign.
Before Donald Trump‘s hush money trial continues this morning, the judge in the case will consider whether the former president has violated a partial gag order.
Jon Stewart led Monday’s episode of The Daily Show with Donald Trump’s hush money trial and dinged news networks for how they cover it.
Donald Trump has been attending various court meetings over the past year. The former President was recently spotte in New York, where another trial began at the start of the week.
Donald Trump arrived at a Manhattan courthouse this morning, where he will sit and watch as prosecutors and defense attorneys deliver opening statements to a jury in an unprecedented scene.
Donald Trump arrived at a Manhattan courthouse this morning for the third day in his hush money trial, but there are new questions as to whether he will be admonished in any form after posting an attack on potential jurors.
Tony and Carmela Soprano back together, all in the name of Lebron James.Though Tony was last seen in The Sopranos final episode in 2007, it turns out he made one more appearance after that.Back in 2010, a video was made to encourage NBA player Lebron James to sign with the New York Knicks. James had just entered free agency for the first time ever, and the Knicks were eager to sign him.As the story goes, the Knicks execs put together a video to convince the legendary basketball player, a strategy which included featuring plenty of New York celebrities at the time including Chris Rock, Harvey Weinstein and former US President Donald Trump.
New York Mayor Eric Adams visited the scene outside the Manhattan criminal courthouse, where media outlets and reporters have stationed themselves as Donald Trump‘s hush money trial takes place inside.
Former President Donald Trump appeared to fall asleep during jury selection on the first day of his hush money trial in Manhattan on Monday — and Jon Stewart had a field day with it on his “Daily Show” episode later that night.“After years of anticipation, the first criminal trial of a former president has begun,” Stewart, 61, sarcastically began his rant on the trial, where Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records to conceal an alleged six figures worth of payments made to porn star Stormy Daniels to cover up an extramarital affair before the 2016 election.“And by all accounts, it is absolutely riveting,” Stewart added before cutting to a clip of CNN’s trial coverage, where Jake Tapper questioned journalist Maggie Haberman about her earlier report that Trump had been snoozing during jury selection.“Trump appears to be sleeping. His head keeps dropping down, and his mouth goes slack,” Haberman reported on Day 1 of the trial.Stewart interjected in a New York accent: “Hey, Jake, what part of head down, eyes closed, drool coming out of his mouth, do you not f – – king get over here?” in a segment earlier reported on by Mediaite.“He’s snoring.
When networks and other news outlets descend on the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse today for the start of Donald Trump‘s latest trial, much will be made of the fact that this is a moment like no other: A former president facing criminal proceedings.
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief “Stormy,” a documentary about former porn star Stormy Daniels, has been picked up by Blue Ant Studios for international distribution. The launch was announced on Monday, the same day that former U.S. president Donald Trump begins a criminal trial in New York for allegedly covering up hush money payments to Daniels. “Stormy,” offered as two one-hour episodes or a two-hour feature, is produced by Emmy-nominated producers Erin Lee Carr (“I Love You,” “Now Die: The Commonwealth v.