Prosecutors detail Donald Trump’s ‘corrupt bargain’ in closing arguments Joshua Steinglass tells hush-money jurors that scheme to bury negative stories before 2016 election distorted democracy The Guardian - US · May 28, 2024
Trump Judgment Looms As Historic Trial Reaches Finale Prosecutors in the trial of Donald Trump will make a final pitch to the jury Tuesday, in their historic pursuit of the first ever criminal conviction of a former US president. International Business Times · May 28, 2024
The final countdown: How Trump’s historic hush money trial will come to an end Attorneys get one last chance to make their case to 12 jurors in Manhattan before deliberations begin this week The Independent UK · May 27, 2024
Libertarian candidate reveals he took an edible before bashing ‘buffoonish’ Trump in convention speech ‘This was not some sort of a major political scandal, okay. I wasn’t found in bed with Stormy Daniels,’ Dr Michael Rectenwald said in a jibe at Donald Trump The Independent UK · May 27, 2024
Closing arguments, verdict: Trump’s hush money trial entering final stretch Prosecutors and defence lawyers to deliver closing arguments this week in historic trial against ex-US President Trump. Al Jazeera · May 27, 2024
Closing arguments, jury instructions and maybe a verdict? Major week looms in Trump hush money trial Testimony in Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial is wrapped up after more than four weeks and nearly two dozen witnesses, meaning the case heads into the pivotal final stretch of closing arguments, jury deliberations and possibly a verdict The Independent UK · May 27, 2024
Closing Arguments Set To Begin In Trump's Hush Money Trial Closing arguments in Trump's hush money trial with focus on falsified documents and witness credibility. Jury to determine fate based on evidence. Top News · May 27, 2024
‘Heads, we win; tails, you lose’: how rightwing hush-money trial coverage boosts Trump The New York court’s camera ban provides room for Trump to shape the narrative, with conservative media eager to help The Guardian - US · May 27, 2024
Trump Faces 34 Felony Counts In Stormy Daniels Payment Case Former President Trump faces 34 felony counts in a high-profile trial related to falsifying business records, with potential impact on public perception. Top News · May 27, 2024
What will jurors consider when deciding Trump’s fate? Legal experts weigh in Legal experts tell Gustaf Kilander what the 12 jurors will be looking at as they decide whether to make history and convict a former US president on criminal charges The Independent UK · May 24, 2024
Prosecutors Are Still Hedging on Exactly What 'Crime' Trump Tried To 'Aid' or 'Conceal' This week the judge presiding over Trump's trial ruled that jurors do not have to agree on any particular legal theory. Reason · May 24, 2024
What to watch for in Trump trial’s closing arguments, from a law school professor who teaches and studies them After more than four weeks of often sordid testimony, accusations of lying and even a warning from Judge Juan M. Merchan to a witness to stop giving him the side-eye, lawyers in the hush-money case involving former President Donald Trump are expected to make their closing arguments on May 28,… The Conversation · May 24, 2024
Trump’s hush money trial enters its final stage. The Independent answers your questions The Independent has been covering the former president’s criminal trial every day from the Manhattan courthouse. We answered your questions about the case during a Reddit Ask Me Anything forum The Independent UK · May 24, 2024
Closing time in People vs. Trump A former federal prosecutor offers one nuts-and-bolts approach to the Manhattan DA’s closing argument Salon · May 24, 2024
The Independent UK · May 23, 2024 What prosecutors need to prove for a jury to convict Donald Trump Did Trump falsify business records? And did he do it to conceal or commit another crime? And which ones?
The Independent UK · May 23, 2024 Trump’s hush money trial is coming to an end. Here’s what to expect With the first criminal trial of a current or former president nearing its end, here’s what to expect
The Independent UK · May 23, 2024 The porn star, doorman and disgraced lawyer turned star witness: Who’s who in Trump’s hush money case? From an adult film actress and a Playboy model to a supermarket tabloid publisher – by way of a lawyer-turned-felon – the cast of characters in the first-ever criminal trial of a former president could not have been more colorful. Ariana Baio reports
International Business Times · May 23, 2024 Trump Blames Judge's Rulings For Opting Not To Testify In Hush Money Trial Former President Donald Trump attributed his decision not to testify in his hush money trial to "unfavorable" rulings from Judge Juan Merchan, concerns over potential cross-examination topics, and his belief that the prosecution's case was weak.
The Independent UK · May 23, 2024 What prison sentence could Trump face following guilty conviction in hush money trial? Republican presidential contender is the first former US president to be convicted of felony charges
Reason · May 22, 2024 Alvin Bragg's Case Against Trump Presents a Tangle of Interacting Laws and Intent Puzzles To convert a hush payment into 34 felonies, prosecutors are relying on a chain of assumptions with several weak links.
Evening Standard · May 22, 2024 OPINION - Donald Trump is too scared to speak in his own defence, but that's not slowing him down Donald Trump has complained nonstop for weeks about being gagged. The hush money trial, involving an alleged pay-off to porn star Stormy Daniels, has been monstrously unfair, he wailed repeatedly outside court. According to his own version of events, his prosecution was a horrible witch hunt, built on lies, because…
Salon · May 22, 2024 Trump's antics can't get MAGA to show up Don Jr. is getting so desperate he now claims people give him a "thumbs up hidden under their jacket"
The Independent UK · May 21, 2024 Trump's lawyers rested their case after calling just 2 witnesses. Experts say that's not unusual Donald Trump’s legal team has rested its case in his hush money trial after calling just two witnesses and opting not to have the former president take the stand in his own defense
Top News · May 21, 2024 Trump Trial: Defense Rests, Closing Arguments Next Week Former President Trump's hush money trial nears conclusion with defense wrapping up. Key testimony and jury charging instructions discussed in Manhattan co...
The Independent UK · May 21, 2024 What is Michael Cohen’s net worth? Cohen, the star witness in the hush-money trial, testified that he financially benefitted from his relationship with Trump