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National Enquirer made up the story about Ted Cruz's father and Lee Harvey Oswald, former publisher says
David Pecker, the former publisher of the National Enquirer, testified at Donald Trump’s trial Tuesday that the tabloid completely manufactured a negative story in 2016 about the father of Sen. Ted Cruz.
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Judge weighs whether to hold Donald Trump in contempt of court
Judge Juan Merchan, presiding over the first criminal trial involving a sitting or former president in U.S. history, reserved his decision Tuesday as he weighs whether to hold Donald Trump in contempt of court over alleged gag order violations at his hush money trial. It wasn’t immediately clear when Merchan might issue a decision. Judges “reserve a decision” typically...
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David Pecker describes arrangement to use National Enquirer to help Trump during 2016 race
The publisher recounted Tuesday at Trump’s hush money trial how he promised then-candidate Trump that he would help suppress stories that had the potential to harm the Republican’s election bid.
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First witness testifies in criminal trial of former President Donald Trump
Short opening statements were made in the hush money trial of former president Donald Trump — Passover being one reason, along with a juror having a dental appointment. But the first prosecution witness did take the stand: the former publisher of The National Enquirer, David Pecker. NBC New York’s Chris Glorioso reports.
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Key takeaways from the opening statements in Donald Trump's hush money trial
Lawyers presented dueling narratives Monday as jurors got their first glimpse into the prosecution accusing Trump of falsifying business records as part of a scheme to squelch negative stories about him during his 2016 presidential campaign.
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Trump's $175 million bond in NY civil fraud judgment case is settled with cash promise
New York state lawyers and an attorney for former President Donald Trump settled their differences Monday over a $175 million bond that Trump posted to block a large civil fraud judgment while he pursues appeals.
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Opening statements get underway in Trump Hush money trial
Tracie Strahan reports.
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Trump trial: Prosecutors, defense present their case as first witness takes the stand
The commencement of opening statements in Donald Trump’s hush money trial sets the stage for weeks of testimony about the former president’s personal life and places his legal troubles at the center of his closely contested campaign against President Joe Biden
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Opening statements and first witness on tap for Trump hush money trial
Opening statements are set to begin Monday morning in the case of the People of the State of New York versus Donald Trump, the first criminal trial of a former president.
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Key players: Who's who at Donald Trump's hush money criminal trial
Donald Trump’s hush money criminal trial shifts to opening statements Monday, followed by the start of witness testimony. A jury of seven men and five women, plus six alternates, was picked last week.
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Donald Trump's hush money criminal trial shifts to opening statements Monday
Here’s a look at the key players in the historic first criminal trial of a former U.S. president.
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Trump was forced to listen silently as potential jurors offered their unvarnished assessments of him
Over the past week, Donald Trump has been forced to sit inside a frigid New York courtroom and listen to a parade of potential jurors in his criminal hush money trial share their unvarnished assessments of him.
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Man sets himself on fire outside Trump trial courthouse
The fire was ultimately put out minutes later after police and FDNY brought a larger extinguisher, leaving a smoky scene outside court as a gaggle of reporters and horrified witnesses looked on. News 4’s Chris Glorioso and Marc Santia report.
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NYPD updates after man sets himself on fire outside courthouse
A man sets himself on fire in protest area outside Trump hush money trial in Manhattan.
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Man dies after setting himself on fire outside Manhattan courthouse where Trump faces hush money case
A man who set himself on fire outside the courtroom where former President Donald Trump is facing charges in a hush money case has died, police said.
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Man sets himself on fire outside Trump trial
NBC News special report.
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Final jurors seated for Trump's hush money case, with opening statements set for Monday
A full jury of 12 people and six alternates was seated on Friday in Donald Trump’s hush money case, drawing the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president a step closer to opening statements.
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Full jury seated in Trump hush money trial, now alternates must be selected
The day started with the judge in the Trump hush money trial dismissing two of the seven jurors previously selected, but hours later, eight more made the cut. Now six alternates must be chosen as well before the trial can begin. NBC New York’s Chris Glorioso reports.
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12 jurors, six alternates selected for Donald Trump's hush money trial
This brings the case closer to opening statements.
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Stormy Daniels refused subpoena at a Brooklyn bar, papers left ‘at her feet,' Trump lawyers say
Donald Trump’s legal team says it tried serving a subpoena on Stormy Daniels as she arrived for a screening of her documentary at a gay bar in Brooklyn last month, but the porn actor and hush money trial figure refused to take it and walked away. Newly filed court documents show a process server working for the former president’s lawyers...