Trump Faces Tough Day at Trial for Conspiracy to Hide Hush Money

2024-04-23 21:05:04

NEW YORK — Attorney arguments before a New York judge Tuesday indicated a likelihood former President Donald Trump will face sanctions for violating a court order to stop his public criticisms of the judge, witnesses and prosecutors in his criminal... Read More

Law

Jury Selected for Trump’s Trial Over Hush Money to Adult Film Star

2024-04-18 21:44:36

by Tom Ramstack

NEW YORK — Jury selection at former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial in a New York court ended Thursday with only a few alternates needed to pass judgment on the first former president to face criminal proceedings. By the... Read More

Criminal Justice

Attorney Who Arranged Hush Money From Trump Sentenced to Prison

2021-07-09 21:10:48

by Tom Ramstack

Michael Avenatti, the lawyer who pressured former President Donald Trump to pay a settlement to a stripper, was sentenced to 30 months in prison yesterday for trying to extort millions of dollars from sportswear company Nike Inc. He is scheduled... Read More

Political News

FEC Won’t Review Trump Hush-Money Payments to Women

2021-05-07 16:03:42

by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - The FEC has formally dropped a case looking into whether former President Donald Trump violated election law when he directed his personal lawyer to pay women, including a pornographic film actress, to buy their silence about alleged affairs... Read More