Judge Alvin Hellerstein said the Supreme Court’s finding that presidents enjoy immunity does not apply in the hush-money case in which Donald Trump was already convicted. Related Posts In Israel, Christie Says Trump Ducked Mideast Progress and Fueled Bigotry Chris Christie, the former governor of New Jersey who is challenging Donald J. Trump for the…
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News Trump Tries to Move Hush-Money Case to Federal Court Before Sentencing
The long-shot request, which the former president made Thursday night, is an attempt to avoid sentencing in his criminal case, scheduled for Sept. 18. Related Posts In Israel, Christie Says Trump Ducked Mideast Progress and Fueled Bigotry Chris Christie, the former governor of New Jersey who is challenging Donald J. Trump for the Republican presidential…
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News Bragg defers to Merchan, won’t block Trump’s request to push hush-money sentencing until after election
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office said they would not oppose former President Donald Trump’s request to push his sentencing date for his hush-money conviction until after the November election, leaving the decision up to New York Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan. “The People defer to the Court on the appropriate post-trial schedule that allows…
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News Prosecutors in Trump Hush-Money Trial Leave Decision on Delaying Sentencing to Judge
Lawyers for Donald J. Trump had asked to move the sentencing in his Manhattan criminal case to after the election. In a letter, prosecutors disputed many of their arguments. Related Posts In Israel, Christie Says Trump Ducked Mideast Progress and Fueled Bigotry Chris Christie, the former governor of New Jersey who is challenging Donald J….
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News Trump Seeks to Delay Sentencing in Hush-Money Case Until After 2024 Election
Donald J. Trump, who has routinely sought delays in his four criminal cases, wants to use the extra time to fight his conviction on 34 felony counts in Manhattan. Related Posts In Israel, Christie Says Trump Ducked Mideast Progress and Fueled Bigotry Chris Christie, the former governor of New Jersey who is challenging Donald J….
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News D.A. in Trump’s Hush-Money Case to Make Sentencing Recommendation
The Manhattan district attorney’s office on Monday is expected to make its recommendation to a judge on whether to imprison Donald J. Trump for his recent felony conviction, a crucial step in the first criminal sentencing of an American president. The sentence is likely to be the only moment of criminal accountability the four-times indicted…
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News Jim Jordan threatens to subpoena NY AG Letitia James over ex-DOJ official on Trump hush-money case
House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, penned another letter to New York Attorney General Letitia James on Tuesday, threatening a subpoena if she does not provide information on a former Justice Department official who helped prosecute former President Trump in the Manhattan hush-money trial. Tuesday’s letter reiterated how Jordan first wrote James on May…
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News Takeaways From Trump’s Conviction in Hush-Money Trial
It was an end like no other for a trial like no other: a former American president found guilty of 34 felonies. The conviction of Donald Trump, read aloud shortly after 5 p.m. by the jury foreman as the former president sat just feet away, ended months of legal maneuvering, weeks of testimony, days of…
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News Jury in Trump’s Hush-Money Trial to Begin Deliberations on Wednesday
Jurors in Donald J. Trump’s criminal trial will begin deliberations on Wednesday after hearing hours of closing arguments that portrayed the case in stark and irreconcilable terms. It could take hours, days or even weeks for the 12 New Yorkers to reach a verdict in the first criminal trial of an American president. And before…
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News Trump’s Hush-Money Case Heads to the Jury: Takeaways From Closing Arguments
As the criminal trial of Donald J. Trump began its seventh week, the prosecution and the defense made their final pitches to jurors, sending the landmark case into deliberations on Wednesday. A defense lawyer, Todd Blanche, spent three hours Tuesday hammering Michael D. Cohen, the prosecution’s star witness, including accusing him of perjury. He attacked…
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