Live coverage: Trump's first criminal trial continues with testimony and gag order hearing
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Live coverage: Testimony resumes in Trump's first criminal trial
On Tuesday, Judge Juan Merchan ruled that Donald Trump had repeatedly violated the gag order in his trial for 34 counts of falsifying business records to conceal payments made as part of a “catch-and-kill” scheme during the 2016 presidential election. Merchan found Trump in contempt for nine social media posts that prosecutors identified and fined Trump $1,000 for each violation. He also warned that since he was unable to levy fines high enough to be significant to Trump, incarceration is a...
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Live coverage: Donald Trump's first criminal trial kicks off third week
Donald Trump’s trial on 34 counts of falsifying business records to disguise payments made to adult film actor Stormy Daniels kicks off its third week on Tuesday. Prosecutors are expected to resume questioning former managing director of First Republic Bank Gary Farro. Farro served as a banker for Trump attorney Michael Cohen. His testimony so far has largely focused on laying out the sequence of actions by which Cohen created a shell company to pay Daniels, opened bank accounts for that shell...
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First Day of Testimony in Trump Criminal Trial Ends After Opening Statements and First Witness
The first day of testimony wrapped up Donald Trump’s history in New York’s hush money criminal trial. This is the first time a former President has been tried in criminal court, so here’s what you need to know. Open statements were laid out. Prosecutors said this case is about a “criminal conspiracy and a cover-up.” […] The post First Day of Testimony in Trump Criminal Trial Ends After Opening Statements and First Witness first appeared on The Source.