Jury selection in Trump’s hush money trial is complete after tense morning in court

More than 2,000 protesters arrested on school campuses nationwide...

03/05/2024

Opening statements are set to begin next week in Donald Trump's historic criminal trial after the final members of the jury were seated Friday, following a dramatic day in which two prospective jurors broke down in tears, an appeals court judge rejected Trump's request for a stay, and a man set himself on fire in front of the courthouse. [Read more]

'What have we done?': Lawyer recounts hush money deal struck before 2016 election...

03/05/2024

Donald Trump's hush money trial resumed Thursday in a Manhattan courtroom with a former lawyer for adult film star Stormy Daniels recounting the deal struck days before the 2016 election to suppress her claims that she had a sexual encounter with Donald Trump — and the role he suggested the deal may have played in his campaign victory. [Read more]

Sex tapes and Lindsay Lohan rehab records: Trump trial detours into tabloid scandals...

03/05/2024

Celebrity scandals became a focal point Thursday during a Trump attorney's cross-examination of Keith Davidson, the lawyer who represented adult film actress Stormy Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal during the "catch and kill" scheme. [Read more]

Trump team presses Stormy Daniels lawyer about his involvement in celebrity sex tape stories...

03/05/2024

The hearing will cover alleged violations of the order in remarks Trump made last week, including statements about his former lawyer Michael Cohen and the jury. [Read more]