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Trump faces criminal trial, a historic first for a former president

Trump faces criminal trial, a historic first for a former president

DONALD Trump became the first former U.S. president to stand criminal trial when he appeared in a Manhattan court to face charges stemming from a hush-money payment to a porn star that could complicate his bid to win back the White House. Wearing his signature blue suit and red tie, Trump, 77, sat expressionless at the defence table with his attorneys while photographers snapped his picture. Justice Juan Merchan, who is overseeing the trial, entered about half an hour later. Trump is required to attend the trial, which is expected to last through May. The selection of 12 jurors and six…
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Trump repeats attack on ex-lawyer on eve of trial despite gag order

Trump repeats attack on ex-lawyer on eve of trial despite gag order

DONALD Trump once again attacked his former lawyer Michael Cohen, potentially testing the limits of a gag order that bars him from making public statements about witnesses concerning their testimony in his upcoming criminal trial in New York. In a post on his Truth Social platform, the former president wrote, "Has disgraced attorney and felon Michael Cohen been prosecuted for LYING? Only TRUMP people get prosecuted by this Judge and these thugs!" Cohen is expected to be a key witness for the prosecution at the trial, which is scheduled to begin with jury selection on Monday and will be the first criminal trial ever of…
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Accuser says Ghislaine Maxwell watched her have sexual contact with Jeffrey Epstein

Accuser says Ghislaine Maxwell watched her have sexual contact with Jeffrey Epstein

LUC COHEN A woman testified at Ghislaine Maxwell's criminal trial on Tuesday that she had sexual contact with Jeffrey Epstein multiple times when she was 14 years old, sometimes with Maxwell in the room looking on after helping to bring her into the late financier's orbit. The testimony from the woman, known by the pseudonym Jane, came on the second day of Maxwell's sex abuse trial in Manhattan federal court. Maxwell, 59, faces sex trafficking and other charges for allegedly recruiting and grooming Jane and three other underage girls for deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein to abuse between 1994 and 2004.…
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