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Apr

2024

Lawyers select 12 jurors to serve in Trump hush-money case

LAWYERS in Donald Trump's historic criminal trial selected 12 jurors who will assess his guilt or innocence over the coming weeks in a case stemming from a hush-money payment to a porn star. Lawyers for the defense and the prosecution still must select alternate jurors for the trial, the first ever in which a former U.S. president is the defendant. Opening statements could take place on Monday, said Justice Juan Merchan, the judge overseeing the trial. Earlier in the day, Merchan dismissed a juror who said she felt intimidated that some personal information was made public. The judge also excused…

Apr

2024

By LUC COHEN and JACK QUEEN

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

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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…

Jun

2023

By JACQUELINE THOMSEN and JACK QUEEN

Trump supporters gather outside Florida court where he faces charges

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Supporters of Donald Trump gathered outside a Miami courthouse where the former U.S. president faces criminal charges that he unlawfully kept national-security documents when he left office and lied to officials who sought to recover them. Trump was expected to be fingerprinted and to submit a plea during an arraignment scheduled for 3 p.m. EDT (1900 GMT). It will be the second courtroom visit for Trump since April when he pleaded not guilty to charges in New York stemming from a hush-money payment to a porn star. Several dozen protesters and journalists mingled outside the courthouse while helicopters hovered overhead. Security was tight, and…

Mar

2023

By GRAM SLATTERY and NATHAN LAYNE

Trump warns of ‘death & destruction’ if charged with a crime

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FORMER U.S. President Donald Trump warned of potential "death & destruction" if he faces criminal charges, hours after New York prosecutors probing his hush-money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels said they would not be intimidated. The early Friday post on Trump's Truth Social media site was the latest in a string of verbal attacks on Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg since last Saturday when Trump wrongly predicted he would be arrested three days later. Trump falsely claims his defeat in 2020 was the result of fraud - a claim that inspired his followers to launch a deadly Jan. 6,…

Mar

2023

By The African Mirror

New York City braces for Trump indictment after ex-president urges protests

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KAREN FREIFELD and LUC COHEN WORKERS erected barricades around a Manhattan courthouse as New York City braced for a possible indictment of Donald Trump over an alleged hush-money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels during his 2016 campaign. It would be the first-ever criminal case against any U.S. president. On Saturday, Trump urged followers on social media to protest what he said was his looming arrest. In his call for protests, Trump raised concerns for law enforcement that supporters might engage in violence similar to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Fearing a trap, however,…