NEW YORK (AP) — Judge Juan M. Merchan looked across his high-ceilinged courtroom, facing the defendant in a complicated case. Not the one everyone knows about. Yes, Merchan could become the first judge ever to oversee a former U.S. president’s criminal trial: Donald Trump’s hush money case. But on a recent morning, the judge was … Read more
Updated Feb 18, 2024, 11:22am EST Topline Former President Trump raged against Judge Arthur Engoron, Fani Willis and others in a speech in Michigan on Saturday, a day after Engoron ruled that Trump owes more than $350 million in a civil fraud case—which Trump has repeatedly called a “total sham.” case against him “a complete … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump won’t face the corporate death penalty after all. A New York judge on Friday spared the ex-president that worst case punishment as he ruled in a civil case alleging Trump fraudulently misrepresented financial figures to get cheaper loans and other benefits. Still, Trump got slammed hard, facing big cash … Read more
Updated Jan 31, 2024, 04:45pm EST Topline Former President Donald Trump suggested on Truth Social Tuesday night he could replace his legal team as he appeals writer E. Jean Carroll’s defamation case against him, after a jury ordered him to pay her $83.3 million—and his current attorney Alina Habba was repeatedly chided by the judge … Read more
Breaking down Donald Trump’s ongoing, pending legal cases – CBS News Watch CBS News While Donald Trump awaits a decision from the jury in the E. Jean Carroll civil defamation case against him, the former president is also facing dozens of counts in several other cases. CBS News campaign reporter Katrina Kaufman is following the … Read more
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Dan Steele knows what a long day in court is like. So he was extra appreciative on Wednesday that former President Donald Trump journeyed to New Hampshire after spending the day in a New York courtroom, where he sat defiantly during his trial to determine damages for defaming a magazine writer … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — After hearing from 40 witnesses over 2½ months, Judge Arthur Engoron sounded almost wistful as he presided over the last day of testimony in former President Donald Trump’s civil business fraud trial. “In a strange way, I’m gonna miss this trial,” he said Wednesday. Things aren’t over yet in the case, … Read more