Trump's hush money case isn't a mafia trial. Here's why it feels like one.
Related Articles
-
Column: Trump's hush-money criminal trial could be a cure for 'Trump amnesia'
Before Donald Trump's hush-money trial in New York got underway, pundits predicted that the proceedings could be a media bonanza for the former president. During this year’s Republican primaries, they noted, Trump’s popularity rose every time he was indicted. But so far, the trial, on charges that Trump covered up illicit payments to an adult filmmaker and actor to influence the 2016 election, hasn’t made him look like much of a hero. He’s appeared to fall asleep in the courtroom more than once....
-
Tears on the stand and Trump's hands in everything: Here's what you missed on Day 11 of Trump's hush money trial
In bombshell testimony Friday, Hope Hicks relayed cascading concerns inside Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign as a lewd tape and allegations that he had had affairs with a Playboy model and a porn star emerged in the waning days of the election. A close aide to Trump who spoke daily with him, Hicks said Trump’s campaign feared the potential ramifications of the Hollywood Access tape on the pending election. She also testified that Trump did not want the newspaper delivered to his home on...
-
Trump trial live updates: Trump told Michael Cohen ‘I hate the fact we did it’ over hush money plot, jury hears
Audio recording played in court appeared to show former president discussing catch-and-kill payment with fixer Michael Cohen