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Apr
20
2024
By JACK QUEEN and LUC COHEN
Lawyers select 12 jurors to serve in Trump hush-money case

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

WORLD
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…
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Apr
16
2024
By LUC COHEN and JACK QUEEN
Trump faces criminal trial, a historic first for a former president

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

WORLD
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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Apr
05
2023
By The African Mirror
Stormy Daniels: Woman at center of Trump indictment is porn star turned ghostbuster

Stormy Daniels: Woman at center of Trump indictment is porn star turned ghostbuster

WORLD
JULIA HARTE ADULT film star Stormy Daniels has built a lucrative business empire around her alleged 2006 sexual encounter with former President Donald Trump and earned legions of fans for her breezy retorts to those who cast her as an immoral woman. Her popularity and profits appeared to get a boost with the news of Trump's indictment on Thursday in a case involving a $130,000 hush payment she received in the waning days of his 2016 election campaign. "Thank you to everyone for your support and love!" she posted on Twitter after news of the criminal charges broke. "#Teamstormy merch/autograph orders are…
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Mar
25
2023
By GRAM SLATTERY and NATHAN LAYNE
Trump warns of ‘death & destruction’ if charged with a crime

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

WORLD
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,…
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Mar
22
2023
By The African Mirror
New York City braces for Trump indictment after ex-president urges protests

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

WORLD
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,…
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Mar
20
2023
By The African Mirror
Donald Trump could be charged any day – what happens next?

Donald Trump could be charged any day – what happens next?

WORLD
JOSEPH AX DONALD Trump could be charged in New York as soon as this week for allegedly covering up hush money payments to a porn star during his 2016 presidential campaign, nearly seven years after the money changed hands. But any trial of the former U.S. president would still be more than a year away, legal experts said and could coincide with the final months of the 2024 presidential campaign as Trump seeks a return to the White House. In a social media post on Saturday, Trump said he expected to be arrested on Tuesday and called on his followers to protest,…
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Mar
19
2023
By The African Mirror
Trump says he expects to be arrested on Tuesday, calls for protests

Trump says he expects to be arrested on Tuesday, calls for protests

WORLD
LUC COHEN and KAREN FREIFELD FORMER U.S. President Donald Trump said he expects to be arrested on Tuesday as prosecutors consider charges over a hush money payment to a porn star, and called on his supporters to protest. "Illegal leaks from a corrupt & highly political Manhattan district attorney's office ... indicate that with no crime being able to be proven ... the far & away leading Republican candidate & former president of the United States of America, will be arrested on Tuesday of next week," Trump wrote on Truth Social. A spokesman for Trump said the former president had…
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Feb
01
2023
By The African Mirror
N.Y. case against Trump over hush money to porn star goes to grand jury Monday

N.Y. case against Trump over hush money to porn star goes to grand jury Monday

WORLD
KAREN FREIFELD A grand jury is hearing evidence in New York over former President Donald Trump's role in hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels during his 2016 presidential campaign, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. A grand jury could lay the groundwork for possible criminal charges against the former president by the Manhattan district attorney's office. Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker testified before the grand jury, one source told Reuters. Pecker was seen entering the lower Manhattan building where the grand jury is empaneled, according to the New York Times, which first reported on…
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