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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.

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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

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.

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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,…

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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

Closing time in People vs. Trump

A former federal prosecutor offers one nuts-and-bolts approach to the Manhattan DA’s closing argument

Salon

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?

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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

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

The Independent UK

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.

International Business Times

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

The Independent UK

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.

Reason

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…

Evening Standard

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"

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The Independent UK

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

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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

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

Evening Standard

Donald Trump defence rests without former president taking stand in New York hush money trial

Payments to porn actress Stormy Daniels were made to silence her claim she had sex with Donald Trump, the court heard

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Al Jazeera

Trump will not testify in New York hush-money trial as defence rests

Weeks of witness testimony have ended, with closing statements scheduled for next week before jury deliberates.

International Business Times

Trump Doesn't Testify, Defense Rests Case In Trial

Donald Trump's defense lawyers rested their case Tuesday -- without the former president following through on a vow to testify -- as the judge planned jury deliberations in the historic criminal trial for early next week.

The Independent UK

Watch: Donald Trump hush money trial continues as defense witness Robert Costello returns to stand

Watch as Donald Trump’s hush money trial continues in New York as defense witness Robert Costello returns to the witness stand on Tuesday (21 May).

The Guardian - US

Trump insists defense ‘had a great case’ as court resumes for jury instructions – as it happened

Ex-president back in court with entourage as hush-money trial moves closer to conclusion

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Biden attacks request by ICC prosecutor for Netanyahu arrest warrant

The US president said there was ‘no equivalence’ between Israel and Hamas, for which arrest warrants were also requested. Plus, how big oil firms’ climate pledges are failing

The Guardian - US

Michael Cohen learned that membership in Trump’s inner circle has a harsh cost

Mike Johnson and other Republicans vying for Trump’s approval haven’t realized that they, too, will one day pay a price

The Guardian - US

Defense rests without Donald Trump testifying in criminal hush-money trial

Judge Juan Merchan adjourns trial until next Tuesday, when the court will reconvene to hear closing arguments

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