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Timeline of Donald Trump-Stormy Daniels hush money case

Timeline of Donald Trump-Stormy Daniels hush money case

DONALD Trump was indicted by the Manhattan District Attorney's office following an investigation related to hush money payments to a porn star who has said she had a sexual relationship with him, a law enforcement source said, becoming the first former U.S. president to face criminal charges. Below is a timeline of events leading up to the charges: JANUARY 2018The Wall Street Journal reports that Trump arranged a $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels in October 2016 to prevent her from discussing a sexual encounter she said she had with Trump in 2006. Trump has consistently denied having an affair with…
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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

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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Trump pleads not guilty to 34 criminal charges in New York

Trump pleads not guilty to 34 criminal charges in New York

"Not guilty," Trump, 76, said when asked how he pleaded. He said nothing as he entered the courtroom or when he left roughly an hour later. Trump previously called the charges politically motivated. He was due to return to Florida and deliver remarks from his Mar-a-Lago resort at 8:15 p.m. on Tuesday (0015 GMT on Wednesday), his office said. Taken together, the charges carry a maximum sentence of more than 100 years in prison under New York law but an actual prison sentence, if he is convicted at a trial, would almost certainly be far less than that. While falsifying…
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What does Trump’s indictment mean for his political future – and the strength of US democracy?

What does Trump’s indictment mean for his political future – and the strength of US democracy?

EVENTS often seem inevitable in hindsight. The indictment of former US President Donald Trump on criminal charges has been a possibility since the start of his presidency – arguably, since close to the beginning of his career in New York real estate. But until now, the potential consequences of such a cataclysmic development in American politics have been purely theoretical. EMMA SHORTIS, Lecturer, RMIT University Today, after much build-up in the media, The New York Times reported that a Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict Trump and the Manhattan district attorney will now likely attempt to negotiate Trump’s surrender.…
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Who is Stormy Daniels and how is she involved in Donald Trump indictment?

Who is Stormy Daniels and how is she involved in Donald Trump indictment?

FORMER President Donald Trump was indicted in New York City on criminal charges arising from alleged hush money paid to adult film actress Stormy Daniels to avoid a scandal ahead of the 2016 U.S. election. Daniels has said she had a sexual encounter with Trump in 2006, the year after he married his third wife Melania and more than a decade before the businessman-turned-politician - at the time known for a popular reality TV show - became president. Trump has denied the relationship and has said the payment was made to stop her "false and extortionist accusations." ...very common among…
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In watershed moment, Trump indictment sets US on uncertain course

In watershed moment, Trump indictment sets US on uncertain course

KAREN FREIFELD, LUC COHEN and TYLER CLIFFORD DONALD Trump, the ex-president and frontrunner to be the Republican nominee in 2024, is set to face a mug shot, finger-printing and a court appearance next week after being indicted over a probe into hush money paid to a porn star in a historic U.S. first. The possible spectacle of Trump's appearance in Manhattan before a judge as the first sitting or former President to face criminal charges, with international media camped outside, could further divide the world's most powerful country. The specific charges against Trump are not yet known as the indictment…
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Trump warns of ‘death & destruction’ if charged with a crime

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

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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Charges unlikely Wednesday in Trump hush-money probe as grand jury stays home

Charges unlikely Wednesday in Trump hush-money probe as grand jury stays home

KAREN FREIFELD FORMER President Donald Trump appeared unlikely to face criminal charges after a law enforcement source said a grand jury investigating alleged illegal hush-money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels would not meet again before Thursday. The grand jury, a panel of U.S. citizens residing in Manhattan, has been considering the evidence in one of many legal probes swirling around Trump as he mounts a comeback bid for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. The grand jury was told to stay home on Wednesday, said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the secret proceedings. It was unclear how…
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New York City braces for Trump indictment after ex-president urges protests

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

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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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

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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