Juan Merchan

Trump’s lawyers imply Daniels’ work in porn industry undermines her testimony

Politics
Amanda Smith

Adult film star Stormy Daniels returned to the stand in Donald Trump‘s criminal trial Thursday, pushing back during cross-examination against his defense ...

After Stormy Daniels wraps testimony, judge denies motions to declare mistrial and loosen Trump’s gag order

Politics
Amanda Smith

When asked by lawyers for former President Donald Trump whether she had made up her story about a sexual affair with the ...

Stormy Daniels expected to take the stand in Donald Trump’s hush money trial

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Amanda Smith

Adult film actress Stormy Daniels is expected to testify Tuesday in former President Donald Trump‘s New York criminal trial, two sources say. ...

Another gag order ruling and details on how Michael Cohen was paid

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Amanda Smith

Two new witnesses took the stand Monday on the 12th day of Donald Trump’s hush money trial, shortly after the judge overseeing ...

The courtroom for Trump’s trial becomes a test of power for an ex-president and a judge

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Amanda Smith

A striking aspect of Donald Trump’s criminal trial is Judge Juan Merchan’s no-nonsense approach and the degree to which he — and ...

Judge finds Trump further violated gag order and again threatens him with jail ‘if necessary’

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Amanda Smith

Judge Juan Merchan on Monday again cited former President Donald Trump for violating the gag order he imposed on the trial and ...

Trump trial resumes after tense week of testimony

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Amanda Smith

Testimony will resume Monday morning in former President Donald Trump‘s hush money trial, following sometimes heated and sometimes emotional testimony from major ...

Takeaways from the start of week 2 of testimony in Trump’s hush money trial

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Amanda Smith

NEW YORK (AP) — The first week of testimony in Donald Trump’s hush money trial was the scene-setter for jurors. This week, ...

Maddow Blog | As Judge Merchan finds Trump in contempt, what happens now?

U.S.
Amanda Smith

It was a few weeks ago when Judge Juan Merchan first imposed a gag order on Donald Trump in his hush-money/falsifying-business-records case. ...

Hush-money judge repeatedly bench-slaps Donald Trump’s lawyer over gag violations: ‘You’re losing all credibility!’

Politics
Amanda Smith

Trump’s hush money trial is in its second week in Manhattan. Attorney Todd Blanche struggled Tuesday to defend Trump’s online attacks on ...