Trump News for Monday, April 15, 2024
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Trump blasts judge who warns he may miss Barron's graduation
The Mercury News
Judge Juan M. Merchan told an angry Trump it's too soon to say whether he can adjourn court on May 17 so that he can attend his youngest son's graduation in Florida.
Apr 15, 2024, 11:51 PM

Trump's "hush money" trial is getting underway. Here's what to know.
CBS News
The historic criminal trial involving former President Donald Trump kicked off Monday, as he becomes the first former president in U.S. history to stand trial.
Apr 15, 2024, 11:44 PM

The key players to know in the Trump "hush money" trial
CBS News
Trump's trial will feature a unique cast of characters, some of whom are already household names, while others are stepping into the spotlight for the first time.
Apr 15, 2024, 11:38 PM
Inside Trump’s first day on trial in Manhattan criminal court
Cable News Network
Donald Trump has been inside a half-dozen courthouses over the past year, but he had a new experience walking into a downtown Manhattan courtroom Monday morning: a half-empty room.
Apr 15, 2024, 11:26 PM

Trump fumes that judge in hush money trial could force him to skip son Barron's graduation
New York Post
Donald Trump fumed Monday that his Manhattan hush money trial may force him to miss his son Barron’s high school graduation – and flashed a tight-lipped smirk as he stood to face the first pool of potential jurors who may decide his fate in the historic case.
Apr 15, 2024, 11:08 PM
First day of Trump's hush money trial adjourns with no jurors selected
Yahoo Canada Finance
The first day of Donald Trump's historic hush money trial ended Monday after hours of pretrial motions and an initial jury selection process that saw dozens of prospective jurors excused after they said they could not be fair or impartial.
Apr 15, 2024, 11:04 PM

First jurors sworn in as Trump warned over intimidation
RTE.ie
The judge in Donald Trump's historic criminal trial has warned the Republican presidential hopeful against intimidating jurors as six panelists were chosen with unexpected speed following questioning by both sides.
Apr 15, 2024, 11:00 PM

First six jurors chosen for Donald Trump’s hush money criminal trial
BreakingNews.ie
It is the first of Trump’s four criminal cases to go to trial and may be the only one to reach a verdict before November’s US presidential election.
Apr 15, 2024, 11:00 PM

Trump returns to court in New York for second day of criminal trial
BreakingNews.ie
The first day of the trial in Manhattan on Monday ended with no one yet chosen to be on the panel of 12 jurors and six alternates.
Apr 15, 2024, 11:00 PM

More potential jurors dismissed as Trump’s hush money trial enters second day
BreakingNews.ie
It is the first of Donald Trump’s four criminal cases to go to trial and may be the only one that could reach a verdict before November’s election.
Apr 15, 2024, 11:00 PM

Trump to return to court after first day of trial ends with no jurors picked
BreakingNews.ie
It is the first of Mr Trump’s four criminal cases to go to trial.
Apr 15, 2024, 11:00 PM

Trump trial: Why can’t Americans see or hear what is going on inside courtroom?
BreakingNews.ie
New York state law regarding media coverage of court proceedings is one of the most restrictive in the US.
Apr 15, 2024, 11:00 PM

Lee Zeldin would consider serving in Trump White House
New York Post
New York's 2022 Republican gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin said he would consider serving in a Trump White House if the former president wins back the oval office.
Apr 15, 2024, 10:54 PM

5 takeaways from first day of Trump’s criminal trial
The Hill
The first criminal trial of an American president got underway in downtown Manhattan on Monday. Former President Trump is charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records. The underlying events revolve around a $130,000 payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels in the last stages of the 2016 presidential election campaign. The payment was made…
Apr 15, 2024, 10:52 PM

Trump’s criminal trial for hush-money payments crawls to a start
The Guardian
Everything you need to know about the ex-president’s 34 felony charges for falsifying business records for his 2016 campaign
Apr 15, 2024, 10:41 PM

Legal expert reveals why Trump’s lawyers are fighting to keep certain tweets out of court
Raw Story
MSNBC legal analyst Lisa Rubin Monday revealed one major reason that Donald Trump's lawyers are fighting so hard to keep certain tweets he sent as president out of his criminal hush money trial.Rubin stood outside the Manhattan court where Trump stands accused of covering up money paid to adult film...
Apr 15, 2024, 10:41 PM

Trump hush money trial gets off to sluggish start
The Hill
NEW YORK — Former President Trump became the first former commander in chief to stand trial on criminal charges Monday, but it got off to a sluggish start with even Trump himself appearing to nod off at times. For hours, the parties battled over a series of pending legal issues, keeping the hundreds of prospective…
Apr 15, 2024, 10:40 PM

DA Bragg re-elex campaign collects $850,00 following Trump indictment
New York Post
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has collected a cool $850,000 in donations for his re-election campaign after indicting former President Donald Trump in the Stormy Daniels hush money case last March -- with powerful Democrats and left-leaning labor unions cheering on the prosecution with their wallets, records show.
Apr 15, 2024, 10:38 PM

Trump’s hush-money trial: key takeaways from the first day
The Guardian
Monday’s day in court indicated that jury selection could take weeks – and that Trump could yet be held in contempt
Apr 15, 2024, 10:35 PM
Donald Trump's 'hush money' trial begins in a New York court as lawyers start assembling a jury
ABC News
For the next six weeks or so, a courtroom on the 15th floor of the New York County Supreme Court will be the setting for a trial that made history before it even started. And once again, Donald Trump is at the centre of unprecedented events.
Apr 15, 2024, 10:32 PM

Trump's N.Y. hush money trial begins. Here's what you missed the first day.
NBC News
Donald Trump has sought to turn his legal peril into a boost for his presidential campaign, animating his supporters and attempting to sow doubt about the motives of his opponents.
Apr 15, 2024, 10:30 PM

Why Trump's 1st criminal trial could be his most politically significant
CBC.ca
When it comes to the seriousness of the criminal cases against Donald Trump, the Stormy Daniels hush money trial is the bottom of the barrel, says a former federal prosecutor. But it’s also likely to be the only of the four ongoing criminal cases against Trump to make it to trial before the election.
Apr 15, 2024, 10:30 PM

Trial of Trump's hush-money case begins with no jurors selected on the first day
Devdiscourse
The historic hush-money trial of Donald Trump got underway Monday with the arduous process of selecting a jury to hear the case charging the former president with falsifying business records in order to stifle stories about his sex life.The day ended without any jurors being chosen.
Apr 15, 2024, 10:23 PM

Instead of fighting crime, Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg launches a Trump show trial
New York Post
Instead of leading with courage to defend New Yorkers by enacting the necessary changes to make life safer, freer and more affordable, our elected officials are trying to imprison and bankrupt Donald Trump.
Apr 15, 2024, 10:23 PM