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Donald Trump returned to court for the latest installment of his New York hush money trial Thursday, where the jury heard further testimony from a former tabloid magnate who laid out the details “catch-and-kill” scheme.
Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker testified regarding his agreement with his “mentor” Mr Trump and former lawyer Michael Cohen to “kill” stories regarding the accused’s alleged affairs.
The cross-examination of Mr Pecker by lawyer Emil Bove is likely to end on Friday.
Justice Juan Merchan has yet to decide whether Mr Trump should be held in contempt and fined $10,000 for allegedly breach of a hearing order by putting over witnesses and jurors on Truth Social.
Elsewhere, in Washington DC, lawyers for the former president made oral arguments before the high Court in support of his “presidential immunity” defense once morest prosecution in a landmark trial and was apparently ready to at least part of mr. accept Trump’s argument, but it might take several weeks to make a decision.
In other legal news, the Republican presidential candidate had his latest attempts to overturn the E Jean Carroll judgment once morest him discharge.
Alex Woodward provides live updates from the courthouse in Manhattan.
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Key takeaways from Trump’s immunity arguments at the Supreme Court
On the final day of arguments for this term, the nine justices questioned lawyers for Trump and special counsel for Justice Jack Smith for three hours as they toyed with the question of whether US presidents should have broad, some or no immunity from criminal prosecution should be awarded or not.
Here is Ariana Baiotakeaways from the trial.
Joe SommerladApril 26, 2024 09:45
Supreme Court justices appear poised to offer Trump some immunity
Trump is right that it was a “BIG DAY IN COURT(E)” yesterday, with the Supreme Court hearing oral arguments on his questionable “presidential immunity” defense and his hush money hearing picking up in New York.
In DC, the justices were poised to offer Trump and future US presidents some form of protection from criminal prosecution over actions taken while in the White House, while rejecting broad absolute immunity, acknowledging the “huge implications” of their ultimate decision.
Ariana Baio has this report on a monumental day, one that might have major ramifications for this year’s presidential race, let alone the future of American democracy.
Joe SommerladApril 26, 2024 09:15
Truth Social: Trump claims hush money hearing ‘completely fell apart’, dismisses media opponents
Good morning! Let’s take a look at Trump’s latest social media output, shall we?
He still absolutely refused to learn his lesson regarding the oral order in the hush money hearing, once more referring to Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg as “Soros-backed” and claiming, ridiculously, that the case had “completely fallen apart” and that “Virtually every Jurist and expert has declared that there is no crime, it never was.”
Did they? You’d think we’d have heard regarding it by now.
Meanwhile, he continued to push his lie that New York City authorities were suppressing (non-existent) mass MAGA protests outside the courthouse and posted further Fox News clips attacking the “sham” trial.
Elsewhere he is back to trash Tomorrow Joe and The New York Times once more like 2017 never ended, but is curiously silent on the subject of the Supreme Court, perhaps indicating that he realizes just how crucial the justices’ eventual ruling will be to his fate.
Joe SommerladApril 26, 2024 08:45
To reverse Trump repeal, FCC restores net neutrality
The FCC Thursday reinstated “net neutrality” rules that broadband Internet providers such as Comcast and AT&T to favor some sites and applications over others.
The move effectively restores a net neutrality order that the commission first issued in 2015 during the Obama administration; under then president Donald Trumpthe FCC subsequently repealed those rules in 2017.
Net neutrality is the principle that internet service providers must treat all traffic equally. For example, the rules prohibit practices that throttle or block certain sites or applications, or that offer higher speeds to customers willing to pay extra.
Trump claims campus protests are worse than deadly white supremacy rally in Charlottesville
Donald Trump claimed that the anti-Semitic, white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017 was “peanuts” compared to the current pro-Palestine demonstrations on American college campuses.
“Joe Biden would keep saying he ran because of Charlottesville,” he wrote, referring to the 2020 election.
“Well, if that’s the case, he really did a terrible job because Charlottesville is like a ‘peanut’ compared to the riots and anti-Israel protests that are currently taking place all over our country.”
Graig Graziosi has the story:
Oliver O’ConnellApril 26, 2024 06:15
Trump vows to beat Biden in New York
Donald Trump vowed to beat President Joe Biden in the 2024 election New York when he made a surprise campaign stop at a construction site in Manhattan early Thursday morning – on a day when testimony resumes in his hush money trial and the USA high Court hear arguments in his “presidential immunity” case.
“We’re going to make a play for New York,” Mr Trump told reporters at the event.
Martha McHardy has the story:
Oliver O’ConnellApril 26, 2024 04:15
Trump meets with New Yorkers ahead of resumption of hush money hearing
Donald Trump met with New Yorkers on Thursday, April 25, ahead of the resumption of his criminal hush money trial. The former president is accused of falsifying business records documenting a $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels to keep her quiet regarding a 2006 affair she had with Mr. Trump had. He pleaded not guilty to 34 offenses and denied having an affair with. Ms Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford. The trial is the first of a former or current US president and carries political risks for Mr. Trump as he prepares for a November rematch with Joe Biden.
Oliver O’ConnellApril 26, 2024 03:15
The National Enquirer was the popular American tabloid for many years. Donald Trump helped change that
Capture and kill. Checkbook journalism. Secret deals. Friends helping friends.
Even through National Enquirer standards, testimony by his former publisher David Pecker at Donald Trump‘s hush-hush trial this week revealed a stunning level of corruption at America’s most famous tabloid and may one day be seen as the moment it effectively died.
“It just has no credibility,” said Lachlan Cartwright, executive editor of the Enquirer from 2014 to 2017. “Whatever kind of credibility it had has been totally damaged by what happened in court this week.”
Pecker was back on the witness stand Thursday to talk more regarding the arrangement he made to boost Trump’s 2016 presidential bid, tear down his rivals and silence any revelations that might have damaged him.
Watch: Former Trump White House lawyer says former president needs to be sharp when talking to the press
Oliver O’Connell26 April 2024 00:15
E Jean Carroll defamation: Trump loses latest bid for new trial
The US District Court for the Southern District of New York gave the denial on Thursday following Mr. Trump requested a new trial.
Oliver O’ConnellApril 25, 2024 11:45 p.m
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