Trump News for Thursday, May 16, 2024
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Michael Cohen pressed on his crimes and lies as defense attacks key Trump hush money trial witness
Yahoo Canada Finance
Donald Trump's lawyers accused the star prosecution witness in his hush money trial of lying to jurors, portraying Trump fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen on Thursday as a serial fabulist who is bent on seeing the presumptive Republican presidential nominee behind bars. (AP video by John Minchello) (AP produced by Javier Arciga)
May 16, 2024, 11:30 PM
Donald Trump trial star witness Michael Cohen accused of lying about hush money phone call
Sky News
Michael Cohen tells a court he believes he spoke to Trump about former porn star Stormy Daniels in October 2016 but Trump's lawyer fires back: "We are not asking for your belief."
May 16, 2024, 9:55 PM
‘That is a lie’: Trump’s lawyer attacks Cohen’s credibility
The Australian Financial Review
The former president’s lawyers have attempted to destroy Michael Cohen’s credibility, grilling the prosecution’s star witness at the “hush-money” trial.
May 16, 2024, 9:54 PM
America's trade wars will intensify under Biden or Trump
Yahoo Canada Finance
Biden's new China tariffs are only the beginning. Giant loopholes still allow Chinese manufacturers to enter the US market and undercut domestic competitors.
May 16, 2024, 9:41 PM
Michael Cohen receives a grilling: Trump trial key takeaways, day 18
The Guardian
Trump lawyer Todd Blanche yelled at witness as he attempted to paint the former fixer as a serial fabricator
May 16, 2024, 9:20 PM
Gaetz invokes Trump’s call to far-right Proud Boys at hush-money trial
The Guardian
Republican congressman travels to New York to support former president and says he is ‘standing back, and standing by’
May 16, 2024, 8:13 PM
Trump's lawyer accuses star witness Michael Cohen of lying at hush-money trial
7NEWS.com.au
Michael Cohen has been questioned on his criminal history as Donald Trump's lawyers argue his testimony in a hush money trial cannot be trusted.
May 16, 2024, 7:31 PM
Trump trial latest: 'That was a lie': Doubt cast over Michael Cohen's crucial phone call
Sky News
Michael Cohen, the ex-lawyer who paid hush money to the porn star Stormy Daniels for Donald Trump, has returned to court in New York to continue testifying against his old boss.
May 16, 2024, 7:16 PM
Matt Gaetz evokes language adopted by Proud Boys at Trump’s hush-money trial
The Globe and Mail
‘Standing back, and standing by, Mr. President,’ Gaetz wrote as he posted a photo on social media of him with other congressional Republicans
May 16, 2024, 7:05 PM
Inside the weird, deluded world of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago
The Australian Financial Review
The former president exists in a parallel universe inside the walls of his beloved Florida estate.
May 16, 2024, 7:00 PM
Harris accepts debate invite to face off with Trump's VP pick, which may come at convention
The Associated Press
The Biden campaign says Vice President Kamala Harris has accepted an invitation from CBS News to debate former President Donald Trump’s vice presidential pick this summer.
May 16, 2024, 6:42 PM
Defense attorneys try to undercut Michael Cohen on the witness stand Thursday
Yahoo Canada Finance
Prosecutors' star witness in the hush money case against Donald Trump was back in the hot seat Thursday as defense lawyers tried to chip away at Michael Cohen’s crucial testimony implicating the former president.
May 16, 2024, 6:39 PM
Harris accepts CBS News' vice presidential debate invitation
CBS News
President Biden and former President Donald Trump agreed Thursday to presidential debates on June 27 and Sept. 3.
May 16, 2024, 6:36 PM
A Trump presidency would risk $1 trillion in clean energy investment, WoodMac says
Livemint
USA-ELECTION/ENERGY:A Trump presidency would risk $1 trillion in clean energy investment, WoodMac says
May 16, 2024, 6:30 PM
Mint Quick Edit | US elections: Brace for Biden vs Trump debates
Livemint
Ahead of the US presidential election, Democrat Joe Biden and his Republican rival Donald Trump have agreed to two debates on 27 June and 10 September. The clash may be pivotal if the race tightens. Will ageism play a role?
May 16, 2024, 6:30 PM
Key Conservative Group Advises Trump: More Tax Cuts, No Tariffs
Livemint
An anti-tax advocacy group with ties to billionaire Jeff Yass and shipping magnate Richard Uihlein is jockeying for a fresh round of corporate levy cuts should Donald Trump win a second term in the White House.
May 16, 2024, 6:30 PM
Trump lawyer yells at Michael Cohen in cross-examination
CNBC
Donald Trump is charged in the case with falsifying business records related to a hush money payment Michael Cohen made to porn star Stormy Daniels.
May 16, 2024, 6:22 PM
President Biden's Debate Gambit: Big Risk, Big Reward | Opinion
Newsweek
After Trump claimed for months that he would debate Biden "anytime, anywhere, anyplace," Biden called Trump's bluff.
May 16, 2024, 6:20 PM
Defence accuses Michael Cohen of lying on the stand at Trump’s hush-money trial
The Globe and Mail
In confrontational cross-examination of prosecution’s star witness, Trump’s lawyer claims inconsistency over nature of phone call
May 16, 2024, 6:16 PM
The Biden-Trump Debates Won't Move the Needle. Here's Why | Opinion
Newsweek
The reality is that almost no one other than die-hard political junkies and people who get paid to write hot takes afterwards wants to see these two elderly, unpopular politicians bicker for two
May 16, 2024, 6:12 PM
Trump’s dumbest move yet was agreeing to debate Biden
Toronto Star
A debate with no audience exposes the essential Trump. Biden will detail his achievements. Trump will be reduced to an unhinged mime.
May 16, 2024, 5:57 PM
Michael Cohen felt 'giddy with hope and laughter' imagining Trump in prison, hush money trial hears
Evening Standard
Donald Trump’s defence lawyers attempt to undermine the prosecution’s star witness
May 16, 2024, 5:29 PM
One person not frequently seen at Trump's trial: Alvin Bragg, the D.A. who brought the case
CBS News
Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg has attended portions of about a third of Trump's trial days.
May 16, 2024, 5:26 PM
NBC 'Meet the Press' host Kristen Welker objected to Donald Trump interview
New York Post
Kristen Welker resisted her boss's suggestion that she interview former President Donald Trump in her debut episode last fall, according to a report.
May 16, 2024, 5:23 PM