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On Thursday, May 30, 2024, history was made as the jury in Donald Trump's hush-money trial came back with a guilty verdict on all 34 counts.
As The Blast previously reported, the former President of the United States was on trial after being accused of falsifying business records related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels.
One day after the verdict was read, Donald Trump spoke at a press conference, where he claimed that migrants live in “luxury hotels in cities” run by Democrats.
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Donald Trump, former President and now a convicted felon, addressed his conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business records shortly after the verdict was read on Thursday, claiming the "whole country is being rigged right now."
"This was done by the Biden administration in order to wound, to hurt an opponent," he said outside of the courthouse.
On Thursday, May 30, 2024, history was made as the jury in Donald Trump's hush-money trial came back with a guilty verdict on all 34 counts.
As The Blast previously reported, the former President of the United States was on trial after being accused of falsifying business records related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels.
One day after the verdict was read, Donald Trump spoke at a press conference, where he claimed that migrants live in “luxury hotels in cities” run by Democrats.
Jury Finds Donald Trump Guilty On All 34 Counts Mega
Donald Trump, former President and now a convicted felon, addressed his conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business records shortly after the verdict was read on Thursday, claiming the "whole country is being rigged right now."
"This was done by the Biden administration in order to wound, to hurt an opponent," he said outside of the courthouse.
- 5/31/2024
- by Kelly Coffey-Behrens
- The Blast
A lot has happened in the nearly eight years since Donald Trump descended the golden escalator at Trump Tower and announced that he was running for president. He won, he lost, he tried to overthrow the government, and on Thursday, he became — for the first time in the history of the presidency — a felon convicted by a jury of his peers.
On Friday, Trump once again called the media to the lobby of Trump Tower, where he responded to the conviction by railing against President Joe Biden, Judge Juan Merchan,...
On Friday, Trump once again called the media to the lobby of Trump Tower, where he responded to the conviction by railing against President Joe Biden, Judge Juan Merchan,...
- 5/31/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez and Catherina Gioino
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump Blasts Judge As A “Devil” And Justice System As “Rigged” In Speech After Guilty Verdict
Updated: Donald Trump seized on coverage of the historic guilty verdicts in his hush money trial to blast the judge as a “devil” and claim that the proceedings were rigged.
“If they can do this to me, they can do this to anyone,” Trump said at the outset of his speech, carried across cable news networks.
As he has done throughout the proceedings, he used superlatives to describe what has happened, this time calling it “fascist.”
From the same Trump Tower lobby where he first announced his presidential bid nine years ago, Trump alternated between his campaign talking points and many of the lines that he often recited in his many appearances during breaks in the Manhattan court proceedings.
“This is a scam. It’s a rigged trial. It shouldn’t have been at that venue. We shouldn’t have had that judge,” Trump said, against the backdrop of American flags.
“If they can do this to me, they can do this to anyone,” Trump said at the outset of his speech, carried across cable news networks.
As he has done throughout the proceedings, he used superlatives to describe what has happened, this time calling it “fascist.”
From the same Trump Tower lobby where he first announced his presidential bid nine years ago, Trump alternated between his campaign talking points and many of the lines that he often recited in his many appearances during breaks in the Manhattan court proceedings.
“This is a scam. It’s a rigged trial. It shouldn’t have been at that venue. We shouldn’t have had that judge,” Trump said, against the backdrop of American flags.
- 5/31/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
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Former President Donald Trump held a press conference on Friday, May 31, only one day after he was found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records connected to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels.
On Thursday, a New York jury of seven men and six women returned the historic verdict after two days of deliberation.
Following the verdict, Donald Trump is now claiming "sick people" for his conviction.
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As The Blast reported on Thursday, the former President was found guilty on all counts in his New York criminal hush money trial, which centered on allegations that he falsified business records to hide a hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 presidential election.
They concluded that Trump falsified the records to conceal unlawful interference in the 2016 presidential election through the $130,000 hush money payment,...
Former President Donald Trump held a press conference on Friday, May 31, only one day after he was found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records connected to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels.
On Thursday, a New York jury of seven men and six women returned the historic verdict after two days of deliberation.
Following the verdict, Donald Trump is now claiming "sick people" for his conviction.
Jury Delivers Guilty Verdict In Trump's Hush-Money Trial Mega
As The Blast reported on Thursday, the former President was found guilty on all counts in his New York criminal hush money trial, which centered on allegations that he falsified business records to hide a hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 presidential election.
They concluded that Trump falsified the records to conceal unlawful interference in the 2016 presidential election through the $130,000 hush money payment,...
- 5/31/2024
- by Kelly Coffey-Behrens
- The Blast
With Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers and Jon Stewart’s respective late-night programs in reruns, all eyes were on Jimmy “Isn’t It Past Your Jail Time?” Kimmel for his reaction to Donald Trump’s conviction.
On Thursday afternoon, Trump was found guilty on all 34 felony counts in the criminal trial related to hush money payment made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, with whom he allegedly had sexual encounters in 2006. (The felony conviction of a onetime Potus — and presumptive GOP nominee in this November’s presidential election — is unprecedented.)
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On Thursday afternoon, Trump was found guilty on all 34 felony counts in the criminal trial related to hush money payment made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, with whom he allegedly had sexual encounters in 2006. (The felony conviction of a onetime Potus — and presumptive GOP nominee in this November’s presidential election — is unprecedented.)
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- 5/31/2024
- by Ryan Schwartz and Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
For the first time in history, a former president and current presidential candidate has been convicted of a felony. But will he still win the election?
How very 2024: Donald Trump shatters all precedents, breaks all boundaries for what a president can do or say, and yet here we are wondering whether it will even matter.
The good news is that according to every survey that’s been done this year, it will.
First, a quick refresher: In July 2006, Donald Trump met adult film actress and director Stormy Daniels (real...
How very 2024: Donald Trump shatters all precedents, breaks all boundaries for what a president can do or say, and yet here we are wondering whether it will even matter.
The good news is that according to every survey that’s been done this year, it will.
First, a quick refresher: In July 2006, Donald Trump met adult film actress and director Stormy Daniels (real...
- 5/31/2024
- by Jay Michaelson
- Rollingstone.com
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Former President Donald Trump has been found guilty on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels.
Following Donald Trump's guilty verdict, the President of the United States, Joe Biden, has broken his silence.
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"This was done by the Biden administration in order to wound or hurt an opponent, a political opponent," Trump told the press shortly after the verdict was read. "And I think it’s just a disgrace, and we’ll keep fighting and fighting till the end and we’ll win because our country has gone to hell."
"We don’t have the same country anymore. We have a divided mess," he continued. "We’re a nation in decline, serious decline, millions and millions of people pouring into our country right...
Former President Donald Trump has been found guilty on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels.
Following Donald Trump's guilty verdict, the President of the United States, Joe Biden, has broken his silence.
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"This was done by the Biden administration in order to wound or hurt an opponent, a political opponent," Trump told the press shortly after the verdict was read. "And I think it’s just a disgrace, and we’ll keep fighting and fighting till the end and we’ll win because our country has gone to hell."
"We don’t have the same country anymore. We have a divided mess," he continued. "We’re a nation in decline, serious decline, millions and millions of people pouring into our country right...
- 5/30/2024
- by Kelly Coffey-Behrens
- The Blast
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On Thursday, May 30, 2024, history was made as former President Donald Trump is the first president to be convicted of a crime after a jury found him guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels.
Following the verdict, many are asking if Donald Trump, now a convicted felon, can still run for President of the United States.
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Former President Donald Trump was found guilty on all counts in his New York criminal hush money trial, which focused on allegations that he falsified business records to conceal a hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 presidential election.
Those records include 11 invoices from Michael Cohen, 11 checks paid to former lawyer Michael Cohen, and 12 entries in Trump's ledgers.
A jury consisting of 7 men and...
On Thursday, May 30, 2024, history was made as former President Donald Trump is the first president to be convicted of a crime after a jury found him guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels.
Following the verdict, many are asking if Donald Trump, now a convicted felon, can still run for President of the United States.
Former President Donald Found Guilty On All 34 Counts Of Falsifying Business Records Mega
Former President Donald Trump was found guilty on all counts in his New York criminal hush money trial, which focused on allegations that he falsified business records to conceal a hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 presidential election.
Those records include 11 invoices from Michael Cohen, 11 checks paid to former lawyer Michael Cohen, and 12 entries in Trump's ledgers.
A jury consisting of 7 men and...
- 5/30/2024
- by Kelly Coffey-Behrens
- The Blast
Mega
The historic guilty verdict in former President Donald Trump's criminal case has sent a shockwave across the world, as he is the first U.S. president to ever be convicted of a crime.
Trump has since condemned the outcome of the trial, which spanned five weeks and included testimonies from various individuals, including the ex-president's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, and former adult film star, Stormy Daniels.
Now, Maga fans have taken to social media to slam the verdict, echoing Trump's claims that it was rigged and that the judge presiding over the case was "biased" and "conflicted."
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Taking to social media, Trump's Maga supporters expressed their anger at the verdict, with several individuals condemning the justice system and proclaiming their intention to still vote for the ex-president come November.
One furious Maga fan wrote on Instagram, "Import the Third World,...
The historic guilty verdict in former President Donald Trump's criminal case has sent a shockwave across the world, as he is the first U.S. president to ever be convicted of a crime.
Trump has since condemned the outcome of the trial, which spanned five weeks and included testimonies from various individuals, including the ex-president's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, and former adult film star, Stormy Daniels.
Now, Maga fans have taken to social media to slam the verdict, echoing Trump's claims that it was rigged and that the judge presiding over the case was "biased" and "conflicted."
Donald Trump's Maga Supporters Slam Verdict Mega
Taking to social media, Trump's Maga supporters expressed their anger at the verdict, with several individuals condemning the justice system and proclaiming their intention to still vote for the ex-president come November.
One furious Maga fan wrote on Instagram, "Import the Third World,...
- 5/30/2024
- by Favour Adegoke
- The Blast
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A verdict has finally been reached in former President Donald Trump's historic criminal trial. The jury, comprised of seven men and six women from New York, surprisingly reached a verdict within just two days of deliberations.
The jury was tasked with determining if Trump was guilty or not of 34 counts of falsifying business records. The hush money trial spanned five hectic weeks and Trump was present for all days.
Over the course of the trial, several people took to the witness stand, including Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, and former adult film star, Stormy Daniels.
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The jury in Trump's hush money trial has found the former president guilty of all 34 counts of falsifying business records in payments made to former adult film star Stormy Daniels.
On Thursday, the jury pronounced the verdict in the historic trial after deliberating for only two days.
A verdict has finally been reached in former President Donald Trump's historic criminal trial. The jury, comprised of seven men and six women from New York, surprisingly reached a verdict within just two days of deliberations.
The jury was tasked with determining if Trump was guilty or not of 34 counts of falsifying business records. The hush money trial spanned five hectic weeks and Trump was present for all days.
Over the course of the trial, several people took to the witness stand, including Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, and former adult film star, Stormy Daniels.
Donald Trump Found Guilty Of All 34 Charges Mega
The jury in Trump's hush money trial has found the former president guilty of all 34 counts of falsifying business records in payments made to former adult film star Stormy Daniels.
On Thursday, the jury pronounced the verdict in the historic trial after deliberating for only two days.
- 5/30/2024
- by Favour Adegoke
- The Blast
Donald Trump has been found guilty in his Manhattan criminal hush money trial. After five weeks of testimony, a jury has found the former president guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records.
After the verdict was read, Trump called it a “rigged trial” and a “disgrace,” and said that the “real” verdict will be delivered in November when voters pick the next president. Sentencing for Trump will be on July 11.
Over the past five weeks of testimony, the jury heard from a former tabloid publisher, a Hollywood fixer, the former president’s lawyer and a porn star. The former publisher of The National Enquirer, David Pecker, was the first witness and detailed a “catch and kill” scheme to influence the 2016 election that was hatched at a meeting at Trump Tower in August 2015.
Pecker testified that just months after Trump announced he was running for president, he met with Trump...
After the verdict was read, Trump called it a “rigged trial” and a “disgrace,” and said that the “real” verdict will be delivered in November when voters pick the next president. Sentencing for Trump will be on July 11.
Over the past five weeks of testimony, the jury heard from a former tabloid publisher, a Hollywood fixer, the former president’s lawyer and a porn star. The former publisher of The National Enquirer, David Pecker, was the first witness and detailed a “catch and kill” scheme to influence the 2016 election that was hatched at a meeting at Trump Tower in August 2015.
Pecker testified that just months after Trump announced he was running for president, he met with Trump...
- 5/30/2024
- by Lachlan Cartwright
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The verdict is in for Donald Trump and he’s been found guilty on all 34 state felony counts of falsifying records, making him the first former U.S. President to be found guilty of a crime. The verdict follows nine hours and 44 minutes of deliberations, per MSNBC.
Below is a list of each count, with an explanation from the charging document and the jury’s verdict on each.
Count 1: Falsifying business records in the first degree Guilty
“The defendant, in the County of New York and elsewhere, on or about February 14, 2017, with intent to defraud and intent to commit another crime and aid and conceal the commission thereof, made and caused a false entry in the business records of an enterprise, to wit, an invoice from Michael Cohen dated February 14, 2017, marked as a record of the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust, and kept and maintained by the Trump Organization.
Below is a list of each count, with an explanation from the charging document and the jury’s verdict on each.
Count 1: Falsifying business records in the first degree Guilty
“The defendant, in the County of New York and elsewhere, on or about February 14, 2017, with intent to defraud and intent to commit another crime and aid and conceal the commission thereof, made and caused a false entry in the business records of an enterprise, to wit, an invoice from Michael Cohen dated February 14, 2017, marked as a record of the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust, and kept and maintained by the Trump Organization.
- 5/30/2024
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
A jury in New York City found Donald Trump guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records stemming from a payment to keep adult film actress Stormy Daniels quiet about an alleged affair out of fear that it would hurt his chances of winning the 2016 election.
The jury began deliberating on Tuesday before returning the verdict Thursday afternoon. They were unanimous in their decision — which took them about 7.5 hours to reach — that Trump is guilty on all 34 counts on which he was charged.
The conviction comes in the heat of Trump’s third presidential campaign,...
The jury began deliberating on Tuesday before returning the verdict Thursday afternoon. They were unanimous in their decision — which took them about 7.5 hours to reach — that Trump is guilty on all 34 counts on which he was charged.
The conviction comes in the heat of Trump’s third presidential campaign,...
- 5/30/2024
- by Catherina Gioino and Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
A jury in New York City today found former president Donald Trump guilty of all 34 counts of falsifying business records as part of a conspiracy to keep a potential sex scandal from derailing his first presidential campaign.
He is scheduled to be sentenced on July 11, just days before the start of the Republican National Convention.
The verdict, in the only one of four criminal cases against Trump to go to trial to date, could have far-reaching effects on his bid to recapture the White House in November. The first impact is likely to be a tidal wave of reaction across broadcast and social media to the outcome of a trial with no precedent in U.S. history.
As the verdicts were read, Trump sat motionless between his attorneys, Todd Blanche and Emil Bove. Blanche asked for all of the jurors to be polled, and they all affirmed their guilty verdicts.
He is scheduled to be sentenced on July 11, just days before the start of the Republican National Convention.
The verdict, in the only one of four criminal cases against Trump to go to trial to date, could have far-reaching effects on his bid to recapture the White House in November. The first impact is likely to be a tidal wave of reaction across broadcast and social media to the outcome of a trial with no precedent in U.S. history.
As the verdicts were read, Trump sat motionless between his attorneys, Todd Blanche and Emil Bove. Blanche asked for all of the jurors to be polled, and they all affirmed their guilty verdicts.
- 5/30/2024
- by Sean Piccoli and Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
A verdict has been reached in Donald Trump’s hush money trial, the first criminal trial of a former president of the United States.
Watch the livestream above for updates, as the verdict is announced. (Update: Guilty, on all 34 counts.)
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The verdict was arrived at 29 hours after the New York jury of 12 first began...
Watch the livestream above for updates, as the verdict is announced. (Update: Guilty, on all 34 counts.)
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The verdict was arrived at 29 hours after the New York jury of 12 first began...
- 5/30/2024
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Updated, 2:10 Pm: Donald Trump has been found guilty on all 34 felony counts in his criminal hush money trial.
Updated, 1:39 Pm: Jurors deliberating in Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial have reached a verdict.
Judge Juan Merchan announced that the jurors had sent a note informing them of their decision. The verdict is expected to be read in about 30 minutes.
The verdict follows nine hours and 44 minutes of deliberations, per CNN.
Previously: Jurors deliberating in Donald Trump’s New York criminal hush-money trial are slated to return to court this morning to have a batch of trial transcripts read back to them, and to re-hear the jury instructions the judge spent more than an hour delivering on Wednesday.
The requests arrived in a pair of notes the jury sent to the presiding judge, state Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan, a few hours into their first day weighing 34 felony charges against the former president.
Updated, 1:39 Pm: Jurors deliberating in Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial have reached a verdict.
Judge Juan Merchan announced that the jurors had sent a note informing them of their decision. The verdict is expected to be read in about 30 minutes.
The verdict follows nine hours and 44 minutes of deliberations, per CNN.
Previously: Jurors deliberating in Donald Trump’s New York criminal hush-money trial are slated to return to court this morning to have a batch of trial transcripts read back to them, and to re-hear the jury instructions the judge spent more than an hour delivering on Wednesday.
The requests arrived in a pair of notes the jury sent to the presiding judge, state Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan, a few hours into their first day weighing 34 felony charges against the former president.
- 5/30/2024
- by Sean Piccoli
- Deadline Film + TV
Twelve jurors in New York are preparing to hand down one of the most-anticipated criminal trial verdicts in American history. The decision will be historic, but will it be consequential?
According to an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll released Thursday, more than two-thirds of registered voters say the jury finding Donald Trump guilty of falsifying business records in his hush-money trial won’t make much difference when they cast their ballots for president.
Trump currently faces 34 counts of falsifying business records to allegedly conceal his efforts to influence the 2016 election...
According to an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll released Thursday, more than two-thirds of registered voters say the jury finding Donald Trump guilty of falsifying business records in his hush-money trial won’t make much difference when they cast their ballots for president.
Trump currently faces 34 counts of falsifying business records to allegedly conceal his efforts to influence the 2016 election...
- 5/30/2024
- by Catherina Gioino
- Rollingstone.com
A producer on The Apprentice whose decades-long nondisclosure agreement recently expired claims that Donald Trump used a racial slur to refer to a player on the reality competition.
Bill Pruitt, a producer who was involved in the first two seasons of the NBC series, says that he was present at a conversation in which Apprentice host/future United States president Trump used the N-word to describe Season 1 runner-up Kwame Jackson.
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Bill Pruitt, a producer who was involved in the first two seasons of the NBC series, says that he was present at a conversation in which Apprentice host/future United States president Trump used the N-word to describe Season 1 runner-up Kwame Jackson.
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- 5/30/2024
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
Update: Jurors in Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial went home early today after they asked Judge Juan Merchan to re-read them some or possibly all of the 53 pages of instructions that he delivered to them this morning ahead of deliberations. It was the second jury note in the space of an hour from the anonymous 12-person panel.
Jurors are deciding the former president’s guilt or innocence on charges of falsifying business records to keep a hush money payment to a porn star secret and keep a potential sexual scandal from derailing his first presidential campaign.
The second jury note, at 3:51 p.m., arrived with Merchan, the lawyers and court personnel working to identify and assemble of the trial testimony the jury requested in its first note at 2:56 p.m. Merchan called the jury in at around 4 p.m. and told them they’d do...
Jurors are deciding the former president’s guilt or innocence on charges of falsifying business records to keep a hush money payment to a porn star secret and keep a potential sexual scandal from derailing his first presidential campaign.
The second jury note, at 3:51 p.m., arrived with Merchan, the lawyers and court personnel working to identify and assemble of the trial testimony the jury requested in its first note at 2:56 p.m. Merchan called the jury in at around 4 p.m. and told them they’d do...
- 5/29/2024
- by Sean Piccoli
- Deadline Film + TV
The 12 jurors in Donald Trump’s hush-money trial are set to begin deliberating Wednesday whether to convict the former president of a criminal offense.
After Tuesday’s marathon day of closing arguments, Trump took to Truth Social to post a series of all-caps rants on the eve of a day that could end with him becoming a convicted felon.
“Can You Imagine That I, As A Defendant, Am Not Allowed To Rebut Or Correct The Many Lies Told Durung The 5 Hour Filibuster Just Put On By The Soros Backed D.
After Tuesday’s marathon day of closing arguments, Trump took to Truth Social to post a series of all-caps rants on the eve of a day that could end with him becoming a convicted felon.
“Can You Imagine That I, As A Defendant, Am Not Allowed To Rebut Or Correct The Many Lies Told Durung The 5 Hour Filibuster Just Put On By The Soros Backed D.
- 5/29/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Protesters Shouted Down Maga Lawmakers Outside Trump Trial Courthouse: ‘Go Home Carpetbagging Fools’
A crowd of anti-Donald Trump protesters repeatedly shouted down a group of Maga lawmakers outside of a lower Manhattan courthouse while a press briefing was taking place.
Last week, several of the former president’s allies made an appearance to rail against Trump’s prosecution in his New York hush money trial and emphasized their devotion to him.
The group included South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, former New York police commissioner Bernie Kerik, ex-Trump administration official Kash Patel, Trump senior adviser Jason Miller and Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-Georgia).
When Trump’s supporters gathered to talk with the press and deliver their statements of support for the former president, protesters in the crowd jeered at and heckled them.
The police tried to keep the protesters at bay, but their sounds drowned out the Maga lawmakers from declaring support for Trump.
“I wanted this country to understand that prosecutors around...
Last week, several of the former president’s allies made an appearance to rail against Trump’s prosecution in his New York hush money trial and emphasized their devotion to him.
The group included South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, former New York police commissioner Bernie Kerik, ex-Trump administration official Kash Patel, Trump senior adviser Jason Miller and Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-Georgia).
When Trump’s supporters gathered to talk with the press and deliver their statements of support for the former president, protesters in the crowd jeered at and heckled them.
The police tried to keep the protesters at bay, but their sounds drowned out the Maga lawmakers from declaring support for Trump.
“I wanted this country to understand that prosecutors around...
- 5/29/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Update: Closing arguments in Donald Trump’s hush money trial ended tonight almost 11 hours after they began, with a prosecutor telling jurors that the former president’s “intent to defraud … could not be any clearer,” according to multiple news outlets.
Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Joshua Steinglass, wrapping just ahead of an 8 p.m. deadline set by Judge Juan Merchan, also ran into one last objection from the defense when he invoked a statement that Trump famously made a year before his inauguration as president: “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn’t lose voters.”
Merchan upheld the defense objection and Steinglass later moved on to thanking the jury for their time and attention. Six weeks after the first jury candidates walked into the lower Manhattan courtroom, they are expected to begin their deliberations on Wednesday after receiving Merchan’s instructions on the law.
Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Joshua Steinglass, wrapping just ahead of an 8 p.m. deadline set by Judge Juan Merchan, also ran into one last objection from the defense when he invoked a statement that Trump famously made a year before his inauguration as president: “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn’t lose voters.”
Merchan upheld the defense objection and Steinglass later moved on to thanking the jury for their time and attention. Six weeks after the first jury candidates walked into the lower Manhattan courtroom, they are expected to begin their deliberations on Wednesday after receiving Merchan’s instructions on the law.
- 5/29/2024
- by Sean Piccoli
- Deadline Film + TV
New York prosecutors and Donald Trump’s defense team engaged in a verbal tug-of-war over Michael Cohen’s testimony during their closing arguments on Tuesday.
The former president’s former fixer was the subject of the majority of both summations, with both sides freely taking jabs at the other as the defense attempted to paint Cohen as an unreliable witness, while prosecutors reminded jurors it was Trump, not Cohen, on trial.
“The question is not whether you like Cohen,” Assistant District Attorney Joshua Steinglass said during his closing arguments. “It...
The former president’s former fixer was the subject of the majority of both summations, with both sides freely taking jabs at the other as the defense attempted to paint Cohen as an unreliable witness, while prosecutors reminded jurors it was Trump, not Cohen, on trial.
“The question is not whether you like Cohen,” Assistant District Attorney Joshua Steinglass said during his closing arguments. “It...
- 5/28/2024
- by Catherina Gioino
- Rollingstone.com
Former First Lady Melania Trump received criticism on social media for promoting Memorial Day-themed jewelry. On Instagram and X, Trump reposted USA Memorabilia’s Fortitude Collection. The collection features a pair of necklaces with patriotic images engraved in the pendant.
The Bravery necklace features a soldier and the United States flag. The Liberty necklace features an eagle flying in front of a flag above the word “liberty.” Both necklaces are available in stainless steel or gold-plated versions and are priced at $125 and $175, respectively.
According to USA Memorabilia’s website, “The Fortitude Collection celebrates our service members, our Nation, and our freedom.”
After Trump shared the jewelry on her social media pages, the former First Lady faced criticism from users who claimed the jewelry was “cheap” and “tacky.” However, Trump also received praise from fans who thanked her for honoring service members.
“Very cheap items sold at very high prices to...
The Bravery necklace features a soldier and the United States flag. The Liberty necklace features an eagle flying in front of a flag above the word “liberty.” Both necklaces are available in stainless steel or gold-plated versions and are priced at $125 and $175, respectively.
According to USA Memorabilia’s website, “The Fortitude Collection celebrates our service members, our Nation, and our freedom.”
After Trump shared the jewelry on her social media pages, the former First Lady faced criticism from users who claimed the jewelry was “cheap” and “tacky.” However, Trump also received praise from fans who thanked her for honoring service members.
“Very cheap items sold at very high prices to...
- 5/26/2024
- by Ann Hoang
- Uinterview
Judge Juan Merchan scolded lawyer Robert Costello for his behavior during former President Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial.
On Monday afternoon, Merchan cleared out his Manhattan courtroom of jurors, spectators and the press so that he could dress down at Costello, who was there as a key defense witness for Trump, after he made a frustrated comment about the judge’s rulings, according to a court transcript.
The transcript also mentioned that the lawyer commented under his breath and rolled his eyes.
The judge told Costello that his behavior during testimony was “contemptuous.” Costello frequently angered the judge, in part by speaking after objections were sustained.
“Geez,” the lawyer muttered after Merchan sustained several prosecution objections to his testimony.
He also called the whole exercise “ridiculous.”
When the judge had addressed Costello for not adhering to basic courtroom decorum, the witness told the court stenographer to “strike...
On Monday afternoon, Merchan cleared out his Manhattan courtroom of jurors, spectators and the press so that he could dress down at Costello, who was there as a key defense witness for Trump, after he made a frustrated comment about the judge’s rulings, according to a court transcript.
The transcript also mentioned that the lawyer commented under his breath and rolled his eyes.
The judge told Costello that his behavior during testimony was “contemptuous.” Costello frequently angered the judge, in part by speaking after objections were sustained.
“Geez,” the lawyer muttered after Merchan sustained several prosecution objections to his testimony.
He also called the whole exercise “ridiculous.”
When the judge had addressed Costello for not adhering to basic courtroom decorum, the witness told the court stenographer to “strike...
- 5/22/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
As the Television Academy continues to review submissions, NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” will see at least 17 of its 20 guest hosts of Season 49 listed on the Emmy ballot in the guest acting race, the highest number of the past five seasons.
The most recent season of the iconic sketch comedy show, which heads into its 50th year, featured an impressive lineup of emcees. Those confirmed to be submitted include comedians Nate Bargatze, Shane Gillis and Ramy Youssef; former “SNL” cast members Pete Davidson, Kate McKinnon, Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph; and Hollywood A-listers Timothée Chalamet, Emma Stone, Adam Driver, Jacob Elordi, Ayo Edebiri, Sydney Sweeney, Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Jake Gyllenhaal and Jason Momoa.
Musical stars Bad Bunny and Dua Lipa, along with actor Dakota Johnson, have not yet been confirmed to be submitted for consideration.
Multiple sources and representatives confirmed to Variety exclusively that all submissions were made by the network or talent representatives,...
The most recent season of the iconic sketch comedy show, which heads into its 50th year, featured an impressive lineup of emcees. Those confirmed to be submitted include comedians Nate Bargatze, Shane Gillis and Ramy Youssef; former “SNL” cast members Pete Davidson, Kate McKinnon, Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph; and Hollywood A-listers Timothée Chalamet, Emma Stone, Adam Driver, Jacob Elordi, Ayo Edebiri, Sydney Sweeney, Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Jake Gyllenhaal and Jason Momoa.
Musical stars Bad Bunny and Dua Lipa, along with actor Dakota Johnson, have not yet been confirmed to be submitted for consideration.
Multiple sources and representatives confirmed to Variety exclusively that all submissions were made by the network or talent representatives,...
- 5/21/2024
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Update: The testimony is done in Donald Trump’s hush money trial, and the jurors are off until next Tuesday, but Judge Juan Merchan still found cause this afternoon to call out one of Trump’s lawyers.
Merchan scolded lawyer Emil Bove during a conference on jury instructions for trying to resurrect a defense that the judge rejected during pre-trial motions. Merchan said it was “disingenuous” of Bove to bring the matter up again. It was a moment reminiscent of the judge warning defense lawyer Todd Blanche that he was “losing all credibility” during a gag order hearing in April.
The subject today was “advice of counsel,” in which defendants can lessen or eliminate their guilt by providing evidence that they relied on what their lawyers told them. More than two hours into the negotiation, Bove raised the subject — but apparently under a different name, “involvement of counsel.” The language...
Merchan scolded lawyer Emil Bove during a conference on jury instructions for trying to resurrect a defense that the judge rejected during pre-trial motions. Merchan said it was “disingenuous” of Bove to bring the matter up again. It was a moment reminiscent of the judge warning defense lawyer Todd Blanche that he was “losing all credibility” during a gag order hearing in April.
The subject today was “advice of counsel,” in which defendants can lessen or eliminate their guilt by providing evidence that they relied on what their lawyers told them. More than two hours into the negotiation, Bove raised the subject — but apparently under a different name, “involvement of counsel.” The language...
- 5/21/2024
- by Sean Piccoli
- Deadline Film + TV
Michael Cohen may have directly transferred the funds, but he says it was at the behest and benefit of Donald Trump that he made the hush money payment to Stormy Daniels.
After four days on the witness stand, the prosecution’s key witness stepped down on Monday following a barrage of fast-paced questions and quick-shifting topics from Trump’s defense team. Cohen’s testimony covered his various consulting gigs and legal work he did for the Trump family, as well as his actions leading up to the Daniels hush-money payment and how,...
After four days on the witness stand, the prosecution’s key witness stepped down on Monday following a barrage of fast-paced questions and quick-shifting topics from Trump’s defense team. Cohen’s testimony covered his various consulting gigs and legal work he did for the Trump family, as well as his actions leading up to the Daniels hush-money payment and how,...
- 5/21/2024
- by Catherina Gioino
- Rollingstone.com
Jon Stewart was back on The Daily Show and compared Donald Trump to Mr. Magoo as the hush money trial continues.
Michael Cohen wrapped up his testimony and admitted he had stolen from the Trump Organization, which prompted Stewart to compare the former Potus to the animated character.
“How lucky is Donald Trump?” Stewart said. “Donald Trump is like a corruption Mr. Magoo. He’s just stumbling around, quid pro quo-ing, metal beams falling all around him [and] gets out completely unscathed.”
Mr. Magoo is a fictional character who appeared in the Upa animated series Mister Magoo, voiced by Jim Backus. The character is an elderly, wealthy retiree who gets into comical situations and, through sheer luck, always finds himself unharmed.
Trump is on trial and faces 34 felony charges of falsifying business records to conceal other crimes. All of this was to payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels to silence her amid the 2016 U.
Michael Cohen wrapped up his testimony and admitted he had stolen from the Trump Organization, which prompted Stewart to compare the former Potus to the animated character.
“How lucky is Donald Trump?” Stewart said. “Donald Trump is like a corruption Mr. Magoo. He’s just stumbling around, quid pro quo-ing, metal beams falling all around him [and] gets out completely unscathed.”
Mr. Magoo is a fictional character who appeared in the Upa animated series Mister Magoo, voiced by Jim Backus. The character is an elderly, wealthy retiree who gets into comical situations and, through sheer luck, always finds himself unharmed.
Trump is on trial and faces 34 felony charges of falsifying business records to conceal other crimes. All of this was to payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels to silence her amid the 2016 U.
- 5/21/2024
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
The big news from Donald Trump’s Manhattan criminal hush money trial Monday was Judge Juan Merchan clearing the courtroom so he could reprimand the Trump legal team’s combative witness, Robert Costello — who had spent the last several days publicly attacking the judge and the proceedings.
Costello, a lawyer, previously advised Michael Cohen, the longtime Trump fixer who is now prosecutors’ key witness in their case against the former president. During his testimony, Merchan admonished Costello for audibly and visibly reacting — including apparently rolling his eyes — in response to...
Costello, a lawyer, previously advised Michael Cohen, the longtime Trump fixer who is now prosecutors’ key witness in their case against the former president. During his testimony, Merchan admonished Costello for audibly and visibly reacting — including apparently rolling his eyes — in response to...
- 5/21/2024
- by Andrew Perez
- Rollingstone.com
Update: A “suicidal” Michael Cohen said he almost threw himself off a 21-story building on Park Avenue in Manhattan because he saw no other way out after an FBI raid turned him into a federal criminal target, a lawyer testified this afternoon in the hush money trial of Cohen’s former boss, Donald Trump.
Shortly after prosecutors for the Manhattan District Attorney rested their case against the former president, the lawyer, Robert Costello, was called by Trump’s defense team to discuss a meeting with Cohen. The meeting took place a week after an April 2018 raid by the FBI on Cohen’s hotel room, home, office and safety deposit box.
“He was putting on quite a show,” criminal defense lawyer Costello said, referring to the sit-down at the Loews Regency New York hotel, where Cohen was also staying with his family when the raid occurred.
Costello was introduced to Cohen...
Shortly after prosecutors for the Manhattan District Attorney rested their case against the former president, the lawyer, Robert Costello, was called by Trump’s defense team to discuss a meeting with Cohen. The meeting took place a week after an April 2018 raid by the FBI on Cohen’s hotel room, home, office and safety deposit box.
“He was putting on quite a show,” criminal defense lawyer Costello said, referring to the sit-down at the Loews Regency New York hotel, where Cohen was also staying with his family when the raid occurred.
Costello was introduced to Cohen...
- 5/20/2024
- by Sean Piccoli
- Deadline Film + TV
Donald Trump’s Manhattan criminal hush money trial was briefly thrown into chaos on Monday when Judge Juan Juan Merchan ordered the courtroom cleared in order to dress down a combative witness.
Robert Costello, a lawyer and former adviser to Michael Cohen, testified on behalf of Trump’s defense in a tense interrogation and cross-examination by the former president’s attorneys and state prosecutors. Throughout his testimony, Costello was visibly annoyed by the prosecution’s objections to lines of questioning leveled by Trump’s attorneys. At one point, Costello was...
Robert Costello, a lawyer and former adviser to Michael Cohen, testified on behalf of Trump’s defense in a tense interrogation and cross-examination by the former president’s attorneys and state prosecutors. Throughout his testimony, Costello was visibly annoyed by the prosecution’s objections to lines of questioning leveled by Trump’s attorneys. At one point, Costello was...
- 5/20/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez and Catherina Gioino
- Rollingstone.com
Former Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Clark attended Donald Trump‘s trial in Manhattan on Thursday. Clark, a member of the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the U.S. Justice Department, was indicted for his attempts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia.
During Trump’s Thursday trial, Clark sat at the back of the courtroom during the cross-examination of former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen. On the stand, Cohen called Trump a “Cheeto-dusted cartoon villain” on his podcast. Several other Trump allies joined Clark, though they did not come with Trump’s entourage.
Last week, House Speaker Mike Johnson was among those who made the pilgrimage to the Manhattan courtroom.
After President Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election, Clark falsely claimed the Justice Department was investigating errors and irregularities in the election results. In April, a D.C. Bar panel found Clark responsible for ethical violations by promoting conspiracy theories about the 2020 election.
During Trump’s Thursday trial, Clark sat at the back of the courtroom during the cross-examination of former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen. On the stand, Cohen called Trump a “Cheeto-dusted cartoon villain” on his podcast. Several other Trump allies joined Clark, though they did not come with Trump’s entourage.
Last week, House Speaker Mike Johnson was among those who made the pilgrimage to the Manhattan courtroom.
After President Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election, Clark falsely claimed the Justice Department was investigating errors and irregularities in the election results. In April, a D.C. Bar panel found Clark responsible for ethical violations by promoting conspiracy theories about the 2020 election.
- 5/20/2024
- by Ann Hoang
- Uinterview
“I’m not afraid to testify at all, I’m just not going to out of fear,” said James Austin Johnson ‘s Donald Trump from the hall of a Manhattan courthouse in the cold open tonight of the final show of SNL’s 49th season.
Set to pick up with the defense’s case on May 20, Trump’s hush money trial is never short of providing laughs as much as it is tears. However, while the courthouse was the backdrop, the focus of the beginning of tonight’s show was a potential Vice President. Sen, Tim Scott, played by Devon Walker, and dog-killing South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, portrayed by Heidi Gardner, both got a cameo, but there was only one true contender – at least according to Trump.
“And finally, my last and favorite choice is a man I can’t stop talking about in my rallies, It’s the late great Hannibal Lector,...
Set to pick up with the defense’s case on May 20, Trump’s hush money trial is never short of providing laughs as much as it is tears. However, while the courthouse was the backdrop, the focus of the beginning of tonight’s show was a potential Vice President. Sen, Tim Scott, played by Devon Walker, and dog-killing South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, portrayed by Heidi Gardner, both got a cameo, but there was only one true contender – at least according to Trump.
“And finally, my last and favorite choice is a man I can’t stop talking about in my rallies, It’s the late great Hannibal Lector,...
- 5/19/2024
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
While testifying at Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial, Michael Cohen, his former lawyer, admitted that he ridiculed the former president repeatedly and explained why he stopped admiring him.
On Thursday, Trump’s attorney, Todd Blanche, continued his cross-examination in an attempt to discredit Cohen’s testimony against Trump.
The attorney asked Cohen about the many compliments he gave the former president when he was still his lawyer and the money Cohen had made from books and podcasts since he turned against him.
Cohen wasn’t flustered when his statements were read back to him, and Trump barely reacted to his lawyer’s interrogation.
Regarding the ex-Trump lawyer’s first podcast in 2020, Blanche asked him if he called his former client a “Did you call Trump a ‘boorish cartoon misogynist’ and a ‘Cheeto-dusted cartoon villain’ on your podcast?” Blanche asked.
“Sounds like something I would say,” Cohen stated.
On Thursday, Trump’s attorney, Todd Blanche, continued his cross-examination in an attempt to discredit Cohen’s testimony against Trump.
The attorney asked Cohen about the many compliments he gave the former president when he was still his lawyer and the money Cohen had made from books and podcasts since he turned against him.
Cohen wasn’t flustered when his statements were read back to him, and Trump barely reacted to his lawyer’s interrogation.
Regarding the ex-Trump lawyer’s first podcast in 2020, Blanche asked him if he called his former client a “Did you call Trump a ‘boorish cartoon misogynist’ and a ‘Cheeto-dusted cartoon villain’ on your podcast?” Blanche asked.
“Sounds like something I would say,” Cohen stated.
- 5/17/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Update: Michael Cohen appeared to win a battle this afternoon over how reliable his memory is of eight-year-old phone calls with Donald Trump, after faltering in an earlier round of cross-examination questioning today in the former president’s hush money trial in New York.
Before a lunch break, Trump lawyer Todd Blanche got Cohen to admit that his memory of a key call with Trump in late October 2016 — to discuss paying off porn star Stormy Daniels — was largely a product of reviewing phone logs provided by prosecutors.
Blanche showed Cohen texts from the same exact time frame that suggested another matter — a 14-year-old prank caller — was the reason Cohen rang Trump’s bodyguard.
Cohen said he still believed that the bodyguard, Keith Schiller, handed the phone to Trump so he could report to the presidential candidate that a deal with Daniels was close. Cohen was getting ready to pay her...
Before a lunch break, Trump lawyer Todd Blanche got Cohen to admit that his memory of a key call with Trump in late October 2016 — to discuss paying off porn star Stormy Daniels — was largely a product of reviewing phone logs provided by prosecutors.
Blanche showed Cohen texts from the same exact time frame that suggested another matter — a 14-year-old prank caller — was the reason Cohen rang Trump’s bodyguard.
Cohen said he still believed that the bodyguard, Keith Schiller, handed the phone to Trump so he could report to the presidential candidate that a deal with Daniels was close. Cohen was getting ready to pay her...
- 5/16/2024
- by Sean Piccoli
- Deadline Film + TV
Michael Cohen sat for a third day of testimony in Donald Trump’s ongoing criminal hush-money trial on Thursday. The attorney and former fixer sat for rigorous cross-examination by Trump’s lawyers, who attempted to poke holes in Cohen’s previous testimony and cast doubt on his credibility given his past conviction on charges of perjury.
Trump’s attorneys pressed Cohen on his personal feelings regarding the trial, and the possibility that Trump might be convicted. At one point, the jury heard a recording of Cohen discussing the news of...
Trump’s attorneys pressed Cohen on his personal feelings regarding the trial, and the possibility that Trump might be convicted. At one point, the jury heard a recording of Cohen discussing the news of...
- 5/16/2024
- by Catherina Gioino and Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump’s former attorney, Michael Cohen, revealed that his ex-client was highly confident that he could replace Melania Trump if she discovered he had an affair with adult film star Stormy Daniels.
During court testimony on Tuesday, Cohen made this claim as he testified on the witness stand during Trump’s New York hush money trial.
During his testimony, Cohen was asked about how the former president reacted when he found out Daniels was shopping around her story about him less than a month before Election Day in 2016.
Cohen recounted that when they had been dealing with the possibility that the former adult star could go public, he asked his ex-client how things had been going “upstairs” with Melania, to which Trump implied that he would not be single long after.
“‘Don’t worry,’ he goes, ‘how long do you think I’ll be on the market for,'” Trump allegedly said to Cohen.
During court testimony on Tuesday, Cohen made this claim as he testified on the witness stand during Trump’s New York hush money trial.
During his testimony, Cohen was asked about how the former president reacted when he found out Daniels was shopping around her story about him less than a month before Election Day in 2016.
Cohen recounted that when they had been dealing with the possibility that the former adult star could go public, he asked his ex-client how things had been going “upstairs” with Melania, to which Trump implied that he would not be single long after.
“‘Don’t worry,’ he goes, ‘how long do you think I’ll be on the market for,'” Trump allegedly said to Cohen.
- 5/15/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Missed Tuesday’s late-night monologues? We’ve got you covered with our round-up of the night’s best laughs from across the dial.
When the Cohen Gets Rough
Former Donald Trump pal and legal “fixer” Michael Cohen continued to undergo cross examination in a New York courtroom on Tuesday, as Trump’s current lawyers attempted to paint the former lawyer/henchman as a crude, self-promoting narcissist—apparently after forgetting who they’re representing. Cohen persisted in delivering the damning goods in Trump’s business/election fraud hush money trial, providing a fetid trove of incriminating texts, recollections, and documents that paint his former best buddy as, well, a crude, self-promoting narcissist.
For late-night hosts, these daily court rundowns are likewise a mixed blessing of sordid insider details and present-day GOP monkeyshines. Or, as Stephen Colbert put it, “It’s been a real case of déjà ewwww.”
“Former President Trump appeared...
When the Cohen Gets Rough
Former Donald Trump pal and legal “fixer” Michael Cohen continued to undergo cross examination in a New York courtroom on Tuesday, as Trump’s current lawyers attempted to paint the former lawyer/henchman as a crude, self-promoting narcissist—apparently after forgetting who they’re representing. Cohen persisted in delivering the damning goods in Trump’s business/election fraud hush money trial, providing a fetid trove of incriminating texts, recollections, and documents that paint his former best buddy as, well, a crude, self-promoting narcissist.
For late-night hosts, these daily court rundowns are likewise a mixed blessing of sordid insider details and present-day GOP monkeyshines. Or, as Stephen Colbert put it, “It’s been a real case of déjà ewwww.”
“Former President Trump appeared...
- 5/15/2024
- by Dennis Perkins
- LateNighter
Updated: Donald Trump’s attorney in the former president’s hush money trial went straight at the prosecution’s star witness, Michael Cohen, kicking off a profanity-laced cross examination.
To start off, Todd Blanche introduced himself to Cohen, saying that although they’d never met “you went on TikTok and called me a crying little s—t” after the trial started.
“Sounds like something I would say,” Cohen deadpanned before a prosecutor could finish objecting to the question.
So it went for much of the next two hours in a Manhattan courtroom: Blanche confronting Cohen with insults he’s lobbed mainly at Trump on his podcasts and social media, including a TikTok account he signed up for about six weeks ago to live-stream chats, and Cohen allowing that he had probably said those things.
“Dictator d—bag,” “boorish cartoon misogynist” and “Cheetoh-dusted cartoon villain” were a few of the slurs that Cohen admitted to.
To start off, Todd Blanche introduced himself to Cohen, saying that although they’d never met “you went on TikTok and called me a crying little s—t” after the trial started.
“Sounds like something I would say,” Cohen deadpanned before a prosecutor could finish objecting to the question.
So it went for much of the next two hours in a Manhattan courtroom: Blanche confronting Cohen with insults he’s lobbed mainly at Trump on his podcasts and social media, including a TikTok account he signed up for about six weeks ago to live-stream chats, and Cohen allowing that he had probably said those things.
“Dictator d—bag,” “boorish cartoon misogynist” and “Cheetoh-dusted cartoon villain” were a few of the slurs that Cohen admitted to.
- 5/14/2024
- by Sean Piccoli
- Deadline Film + TV
In court testimony on Monday, Michael Cohen, the former attorney and key witness in the Manhattan trial against Donald Trump, claimed that Melania Trump, then-candidate Trump’s wife in 2016, referred to his controversial comments on the infamous Access Hollywood tape as “locker room talk” after it leaked before the election.
Cohen, who played a pivotal role in Trump’s alleged hush money scheme, stated that he became aware of the tape, which features Trump making inappropriate remarks about touching women without their consent, when he received a call from the campaign’s press secretary, Hope Hicks, during the 2016 campaign.
The former president’s ex-fixer expressed concern about the tape and promptly sent emails to the campaign manager at the time, Steve Bannon, to safeguard Trump’s interests.
After multiple conversations with Trump and other campaign staff members, Cohen revealed that there was a concerted effort to “spin” the narrative around the tape.
Cohen, who played a pivotal role in Trump’s alleged hush money scheme, stated that he became aware of the tape, which features Trump making inappropriate remarks about touching women without their consent, when he received a call from the campaign’s press secretary, Hope Hicks, during the 2016 campaign.
The former president’s ex-fixer expressed concern about the tape and promptly sent emails to the campaign manager at the time, Steve Bannon, to safeguard Trump’s interests.
After multiple conversations with Trump and other campaign staff members, Cohen revealed that there was a concerted effort to “spin” the narrative around the tape.
- 5/14/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Donald Trump has repeatedly referred to his criminal hush-money trial as a “witch hunt” and a “show trial,” and if the former president wanted to make a spectacle of the court’s proceeding, he now has quite the supporting cast.
In the last several days of courtroom drama, Trump has been accompanied by an entourage of prominent Republican lawmakers eager to be seen offering their public support to the indicted former president. Not only is their presence an act of theatrical solidarity, they have been acting as mouthpieces for Trump,...
In the last several days of courtroom drama, Trump has been accompanied by an entourage of prominent Republican lawmakers eager to be seen offering their public support to the indicted former president. Not only is their presence an act of theatrical solidarity, they have been acting as mouthpieces for Trump,...
- 5/14/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Michael Cohen is back in court Tuesday for a second day of testimony in Donald Trump’s criminal trial, detailing to the jury how he repeatedly lied about his role in orchestrating hush money payments to “protect” the former president.
In 2018, when the public learned that Cohen had arranged a $130,000 payment in 2016 to porn star Stormy Daniels in order to buy her silence about an alleged affair with the former president, the lawyer denied that Trump’s campaign or company had anything to do with the arrangement.
Cohen said that “while crafting the statement,...
In 2018, when the public learned that Cohen had arranged a $130,000 payment in 2016 to porn star Stormy Daniels in order to buy her silence about an alleged affair with the former president, the lawyer denied that Trump’s campaign or company had anything to do with the arrangement.
Cohen said that “while crafting the statement,...
- 5/14/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Updated: House Speaker Mike Johnson is the latest figure to lend his support to Donald Trump and his claim that the New York hush money trial is a “sham.”
Johnson was in the background as Trump made his regular morning statement to the press in the hallway just outside the courtroom, and the speaker nodded at the former president as he made his way in.
Also joining Trump were other supporters, including Vivek Ramaswamy, Rep. Byron Donalds (R-fl) and North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum. Ramaswamy and Burgum are among a number of vice presidential contenders to visit the courthouse to show their fealty to Trump, on trial for allegedly falsifying business records to cover up a hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels.
In sharp contrast to the start of the proceedings, when it was just Trump and his legal team, he has lately been joined by a gallery of political backers and aides,...
Johnson was in the background as Trump made his regular morning statement to the press in the hallway just outside the courtroom, and the speaker nodded at the former president as he made his way in.
Also joining Trump were other supporters, including Vivek Ramaswamy, Rep. Byron Donalds (R-fl) and North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum. Ramaswamy and Burgum are among a number of vice presidential contenders to visit the courthouse to show their fealty to Trump, on trial for allegedly falsifying business records to cover up a hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels.
In sharp contrast to the start of the proceedings, when it was just Trump and his legal team, he has lately been joined by a gallery of political backers and aides,...
- 5/14/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
If you’re a Republican politician looking to score points with Donald Trump, there’s a decent chance you’ve been spotted recently in or outside Manhattan Criminal Court. U.S. senators, House members, state attorneys general, and former GOP presidential primary opponents have all traveled to New York to support the former president during his criminal trial.
Trump has publicly complained that the Maga faithful haven’t descended on the court in droves, blaming law enforcement for restricting access to the area for blocks, which is false. Privately, he...
Trump has publicly complained that the Maga faithful haven’t descended on the court in droves, blaming law enforcement for restricting access to the area for blocks, which is false. Privately, he...
- 5/14/2024
- by Catherina Gioino, Asawin Suebsaeng and Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Update: Donald Trump approved a plan to repay hush money for Stormy Daniels to his lawyer Michael Cohen in a meeting at Trump Tower days before his inauguration as president, Cohen told jurors today.
As part of the package, Trump raised Cohen’s holiday bonus after Cohen complained bitterly that he’d been shorted, the lawyer testified.
Trump then said, “This is going to be one heck of a ride in D.C.,” Cohen recalled. The so-called “fixer” for Trump took the stand this morning as the prosecution’s key witness in their case against the former president.
The meeting was also attended by Allen Weisselberg, the Trump Organization’s chief financial officer, who brought with him a bank statement that had the financial arrangement scrawled on it in Weisselberg’s handwriting, Cohen testified, saying, “He showed the document to Mr. Trump.”
Cohen couldn’t give an exact date for the meeting,...
As part of the package, Trump raised Cohen’s holiday bonus after Cohen complained bitterly that he’d been shorted, the lawyer testified.
Trump then said, “This is going to be one heck of a ride in D.C.,” Cohen recalled. The so-called “fixer” for Trump took the stand this morning as the prosecution’s key witness in their case against the former president.
The meeting was also attended by Allen Weisselberg, the Trump Organization’s chief financial officer, who brought with him a bank statement that had the financial arrangement scrawled on it in Weisselberg’s handwriting, Cohen testified, saying, “He showed the document to Mr. Trump.”
Cohen couldn’t give an exact date for the meeting,...
- 5/13/2024
- by Sean Piccoli
- Deadline Film + TV
The most anticipated showdown of Donald Trump’s hush money trial began Monday as Michael Cohen — the former president’s ex-fixer and lawyer —- took the stand to detail his close relationship with Trump, and how he craved his validation by consistently updating Trump on his efforts to stifle Karen McDougal’s and Stormy Daniels’ stories.
Cohen testified that when he got wind of Daniels’ story potentially going public, he felt it would have been “catastrophic” for Trump’s campaign. “I immediately went to Mr. Trump’s office, knocked on the door.
Cohen testified that when he got wind of Daniels’ story potentially going public, he felt it would have been “catastrophic” for Trump’s campaign. “I immediately went to Mr. Trump’s office, knocked on the door.
- 5/13/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez and Catherina Gioino
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump’s former executive assistant, Madeleine Westerhout, broke down crying on the witness stand while she was testifying in his New York hush money trial. On Thursday, Westerhout, a Trump loyalist, was called to the stand.
Westerhout was forced out of the Trump administration for revealing personal information about Trump’s family to the press.
Westerhout was fired from the White House after allegedly bragged to journalists at an off-the-record dinner that she had a better relationship with Trump than his daughters, Ivanka Trump and Tiffany Trump Boulos.
She told journalists that the former president disliked being photographed with Tiffany because he viewed her as overweight. On August 30, 2019, she formally resigned as the former president’s executive assistant.
When the prosecution had asked the former executive assistant about the dinner with reporters, she began crying while talking about her “youthful indiscretion.”
Westerhout said that she had learned a great...
Westerhout was forced out of the Trump administration for revealing personal information about Trump’s family to the press.
Westerhout was fired from the White House after allegedly bragged to journalists at an off-the-record dinner that she had a better relationship with Trump than his daughters, Ivanka Trump and Tiffany Trump Boulos.
She told journalists that the former president disliked being photographed with Tiffany because he viewed her as overweight. On August 30, 2019, she formally resigned as the former president’s executive assistant.
When the prosecution had asked the former executive assistant about the dinner with reporters, she began crying while talking about her “youthful indiscretion.”
Westerhout said that she had learned a great...
- 5/12/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Update: Judge Juan Merchan told the prosecutors in Donald Trump’s hush money trial to pass along a message to one of their likely witnesses, lawyer Michael Cohen: Please stop talking or posting on social media about the case.
Moments before the day in court ended early around lunchtime, Judge Merchan took up a request from defense lawyer Todd Blanche, who said, “Mr. Cohen continues to speak publicly about this trial.”
Blanche cited a TikTok post this week by Cohen wearing a white t-shirt with a picture of Trump behind bars. He asked that Cohen — the lawyer whose $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels in 2016 triggered the Manhattan District Attorney’s investigation — be ordered to not talk about Trump or the criminal proceedings against him.
Assistant District Attorney Joshua Steinglass replied, “We have repeatedly asked the witnesses not to do that. And not just Mr. Cohen. All the witnesses.”
“We have no remedy,...
Moments before the day in court ended early around lunchtime, Judge Merchan took up a request from defense lawyer Todd Blanche, who said, “Mr. Cohen continues to speak publicly about this trial.”
Blanche cited a TikTok post this week by Cohen wearing a white t-shirt with a picture of Trump behind bars. He asked that Cohen — the lawyer whose $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels in 2016 triggered the Manhattan District Attorney’s investigation — be ordered to not talk about Trump or the criminal proceedings against him.
Assistant District Attorney Joshua Steinglass replied, “We have repeatedly asked the witnesses not to do that. And not just Mr. Cohen. All the witnesses.”
“We have no remedy,...
- 5/10/2024
- by Sean Piccoli
- Deadline Film + TV
Donald Trump’s hush money trial once again veered into uncharted waters on Thursday, this time in the form of a debate over who’s an “orange turd.” The answer, according to Stormy Daniels is Trump, which may partially explain why at the end of the day Trump’s team requested Judge Juan Merchan amend his gag order to allow the former president to comment on the adult film actress as the center of the trial.
Merchan denied the request.
Trump’s team also requested, for the second time, a mistrial,...
Merchan denied the request.
Trump’s team also requested, for the second time, a mistrial,...
- 5/9/2024
- by Catherina Gioino and Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
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