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Donald Trump was "firmly scolded" by the judge in his criminal hush money case, and he was also warned that he might go to prison if he doesn't show up at the next hearing date, according to an investigative journalist.

During an appearance on MSNBC's "The Alex Witt Show," Guardian reporter Hugo Lowell emphasized how angry Judge Juan Merchan was when Donald Trump made comments that could be overheard by prospective jurors and in the audio feed to the overflow room where reporters were gathered.

Speaking with the host, Lowell said he was in that overflow room due to the volume of reporters covering the Manhattan hush money trial, and that Merchan lost his patience with Trump to an extreme degree.

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Donald Trump's defiance of Judge Juan Mershan's gag order will be severely tested next week at a contempt hearing that has become part of the former president's 34-count hush money trial.

According to several legal scholars, the former president appears to seeing how far he can push the boundaries of the gag order by reposting attacks on the jurors and witnesses made by others which will be central to the hearing which, in turn, could lead to financial sanctions including possible jail... Читать дальше...

Donald Trump's continuing attempts to recruit Black voters are getting a thumbs down from some Black conservatives as being cursory. "trite" and larded with photo-ops that are not convincing anyone.

According to a new report from Politico, the former president's 2024 campaign is working on a dubious assumption that his legal problems make him more relatable to Black Americans and they are combining that with some staged appearances in the Black community.

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Former President Donald Trump has indicated that he will take the witness stand during his first criminal trial in Manhattan, and one former DOJ official said that the prosecution is likely hoping he won't change his mind about that.

Donald Trump kicked off his Saturday morning by going on an all-caps tirade aimed at Judge Juan Merchan as his attorneys prepare to defend him in a contempt hearing set for early next week over his other attacks on Truth Social.

On Monday, the former president's trial on 34 felony counts related to paying hush money to adult film star Stormy Daniels will proceed after a jury was sworn in on Friday.

Rep. Tom Cole (R-Oklahoma) has been in the House of Representatives for more than 20 years. In a recent interview with Politico, he unleashed on newer members of the House Republican Conference over behavior he views as counterproductive.

During an MSNBC panel discussion about Donald Trump's upcoming hearing on contempt charges related to attacks made on jurors and witnesses in his hush money trial, a former prosecutor predicted the former president is headed for a major meltdown

Speaking with the hosts of "The Weekend," Charles Coleman Jr. suggested the trial that will commence next week in the Manhattan courtroom of Judge Juan Merchan will be long and intense and that Trump's age and ability to deal with the stress could be a major factor. Читать дальше...

Donald Trump's inability to be out on the campaign trail due to his legal entanglements is not only hurting him in the polls, but also destroying the myth that he is the master of his own fate.

The Fox News host who targeted a juror serving on Donald Trump's criminal New York trial is now suggesting the ex-president should violate his gag order and "force" the court to throw him in jail, by quoting the Fox News host.

Attempts by Donald Trump to derail and create chaos at his Manhattan hush money trial have been promptly shut down by Judge Juan Merchan who is earning praise from legal experts.

With jury selection wrapped up and opening arguments scheduled for Monday, the trial is progressing at a speed that was unexpected and credited is being given to Merchan who has brought the former president to heel by quickly admonishing him as demonstrated when he was warned about addressing prospective jurors. Читать дальше...

The cash-strapped Republican National Committee (RNC) continues to trail its Democratic counterpart in campaign fundraising. But a new rule recently passed by GOP-friendly officials on the Federal Election Commission (FEC) may end up being a critical lifeline for Republicans this election cycle.

Twenty-three Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned substance ahead of the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 but were allowed to compete after world governing bodies secretly accepted China's findings that they had ingested it unknowingly, The New York Times said Saturday.

"Yeah, I would testify," Donald Trump said days before his criminal hush money case began. "That's not a trial, that's a scam."

(EDITOR’S NOTE: Former President Donald J. Trump sat down this month for an interview with New York Times political reporters and best-selling fiction writers, Maggie Haberman and Peter Baker, for an interview that covered a wide range of topics. Haberman and Baker were exceedingly careful not to push back too much on Trump’s insane and dangerous claims, but also did what little they could to make sure they didn't completely surrender to the racist who attacked our country, watched it burn for three hours... Читать дальше...

Evangelist Franklin Graham was criticized by political experts and onlookers on Friday after he explicitly sided with Donald Trump in the former president's ongoing criminal trial in New York.

It took four days to seat 12 jurors and six alternates to serve on the historic first criminal trial of a former U.S. president. But if New York Judge Juan Merchan decides it necessary to sequester them to protect them and also limit the exposure to the rabid interest on the hush money case — it could be a very involved process.

On Thursday, former President Donald Trump approached a gaggle of reporters with a wad of news clippings and proceeded to thumb through them to suggest they prove he's being persecuted (not prosecuted) in his historic criminal hush money trial.

Former President Donald Trump has drawn a difficult jury to defend against, former prosecutor Kristy Greenberg argued to MSNBC's Chris Hayes on Friday evening.

Defendant Donald Trump's trial demeanor has him being sketched or photographed looking cross, sleeping, slouching, and bored, and this is likely vexing his trial attorney Todd Blanche.

Former President Donald Trump's trial antics are already starting to hurt him, former federal prosecutor Harry Litman explained to MSNBC's Joy Reid on Friday — and make life hell for his attorneys.

Former President Donald Trump has a number of defenses planned at his criminal hush money trial in Manhattan, and one of the biggest is trying to discredit his former attorney Michael Cohen, who arranged the alleged payments and will be testifying about them at trial.

Four days into the historic trial of Donald Trump's criminal hush money case was enough. So his attorneys are desperately lobbing "Hail Mary" legal filings in an attempt to put the whole thing on ice.

As the 45th president of the United States, Donald Trump isn't used to being reminded that he's now a criminal defendant. He got one stark reminder from Judge Juan Merchan on Friday, according to a new report.

Former President Donald Trump's one-time attorney Tim Parlatore clashed with MSNBC's Ari Melber on Friday over the issue of how the former president could effectively impeach the testimony of Michael Cohen, another former Trump attorney planning to give evidence against him in the Manhattan hush payment trial.