Trump defamation case articles
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NY vs. Trump: Bragg's own witness, Hope Hicks, implodes case against Trump
In an epic miscalculation that backfired spectacularly, prosecutors in the Manhattan hush money trial of Donald Trump called Hope Hicks to the witness stand. The moment cross-examination began, their misbegotten case against the former president began to collapse. Hicks, who served as press secretary during the 2016 presidential campaign, explained that Trump’s motive for suppressing salacious stories was to protect his wife, Melania. "Absolutely I don’t think he wanted anyone in his family...
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Trump judge postpones documents case 'indefinitely' but new legal calendar could backfire on Trump
Alex Wagner reports breaking news that Trump-appointed judge, Aileen Cannon, has postponed Trump's classified documents case "indefinitely" citing "substantive pretrial motions" and "critical classified documents issues." Neal Katyal, former U.S. acting solicitor general, discusses how the delay contributes to the sense that Cannon is slow-walking the trial and explains how it could actually help Jack Smith's election subversion case by freeing up space in the legal calendar.
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Trump campaign says he will pardon Jan. 6 prisoners on 'case-by-case basis' if re-elected
Trump ‘will pardon January 6th protestors who are wrongfully imprisoned by Crooked Joe Biden’s Justice Department,’ with pardons decided on a ‘case-by-case basis,’ Trump campaign press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.