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Trump accused of groping a woman in 1993 while Jeffrey Epstein watched
Read full article: Trump accused of groping a woman in 1993 while Jeffrey Epstein watchedFormer model Stacey Williams is alleging that Donald Trump groped her at Trump Tower in early 1993 as disgraced hedge fund manager Jeffrey Epstein watched.
Trump assails women who accused him of misconduct, days before his debate with Harris
Read full article: Trump assails women who accused him of misconduct, days before his debate with HarrisDonald Trump stepped in front of television cameras and brought up a string of past allegations of acts of sexual misconduct.
Election 2024 Latest: Judge postpones sentencing in Trump's hush money case until after the election
Read full article: Election 2024 Latest: Judge postpones sentencing in Trump's hush money case until after the electionA judge has agreed to postpone Donald Trump’s sentencing in his New York hush money case until after the November election.
Trump in court as lawyers fight to overturn verdict in E. Jean Carroll sex abuse suit
Read full article: Trump in court as lawyers fight to overturn verdict in E. Jean Carroll sex abuse suitFormer President Donald Trump looked on as his lawyer pressed three federal appeals judges to overturn a verdict finding him liable for sexual abuse and defamation.
Judge reject's Trump's bid for a new trial in $83.3 million E. Jean Carroll defamation case
Read full article: Judge reject's Trump's bid for a new trial in $83.3 million E. Jean Carroll defamation caseA federal judge in New York has rejected Donald Trump’s request for a new trial after a jury awarded $83.3 million in damages to a longtime magazine columnist who sued the former president for defamation.
Donald Trump brings his campaign to the courthouse as his criminal hush money trial begins
Read full article: Donald Trump brings his campaign to the courthouse as his criminal hush money trial beginsFormer President Donald Trump spent his first day on trial as a criminal defendant lashing out at the judge and prosecutors, casting himself as a victim and angrily posting on social media.
Manhattan court must find a dozen jurors to hear first-ever criminal case against a former president
Read full article: Manhattan court must find a dozen jurors to hear first-ever criminal case against a former presidentA dozen Manhattan residents are soon to become the first Americans ever to sit in judgment of a former president charged with a crime.
Trump's lawyers say it is impossible for him to post bond covering $454 million civil fraud judgment
Read full article: Trump's lawyers say it is impossible for him to post bond covering $454 million civil fraud judgmentDonald Trump’s lawyers told a New York appellate court on Monday that it’s impossible for him to post a bond covering the full amount of his $454 million civil fraud judgment while he appeals.
'There's no agenda here': A look at the judge who is overseeing Trump's hush money trial
Read full article: 'There's no agenda here': A look at the judge who is overseeing Trump's hush money trialJudge Juan Merchan could become the first judge ever to oversee a former U.S. president’s criminal trial.
Judge approves Trump's $92 million bond to cover jury award in E. Jean Carroll defamation case
Read full article: Judge approves Trump's $92 million bond to cover jury award in E. Jean Carroll defamation caseA federal judge has approved the $92 million bond put up by former President Donald Trump to ensure that writer E.
New lawsuit possible, lawyer says, after Trump renews attack on writer who won $83.3 million award
Read full article: New lawsuit possible, lawyer says, after Trump renews attack on writer who won $83.3 million awardA lawyer for a writer who won an $83.3 million defamation award against Donald Trump suggests a new defamation lawsuit is possible against the ex-president after he resumed verbal attacks against her at a weekend rally.
Trump attorneys post $92 million bond to support jury award to E. Jean Carroll in defamation suit
Read full article: Trump attorneys post $92 million bond to support jury award to E. Jean Carroll in defamation suitA lawyer for Donald Trump says the former president has secured a bond sufficient to support an $83.3 million jury award granted to writer E.
Donald Trump will get juror names at New York criminal trial but they'll be anonymous to the public
Read full article: Donald Trump will get juror names at New York criminal trial but they'll be anonymous to the publicDonald Trump will be allowed to know the names of jurors at his upcoming New York hush-money criminal trial.
Judge denies Trump relief from $83.3 million defamation judgment
Read full article: Judge denies Trump relief from $83.3 million defamation judgmentThe federal judge who oversaw a defamation trial that resulted in an $83.3 million award to a longtime magazine columnist who says Donald Trump raped her in the 1990s is refusing to relieve the ex-president from the verdict's financial pinch.
Trump's lawyers seek to suspend $83M defamation verdict, citing 'strong probability' it won't stand
Read full article: Trump's lawyers seek to suspend $83M defamation verdict, citing 'strong probability' it won't standDonald Trump's lawyers have asked a New York judge to suspend an $83.3 million defamation verdict against the former president, saying there was a “strong probability” that it would be reduced on appeal, if not eliminated.
New York AG says she’ll seize Donald Trump’s property if he can’t pay $454 million civil fraud debt
Read full article: New York AG says she’ll seize Donald Trump’s property if he can’t pay $454 million civil fraud debtDonald Trump could be at risk of losing some of his prized properties if he can’t pay his staggering New York civil fraud penalty.
Trump hawks $399 branded shoes at 'Sneaker Con,' a day after a $355 million ruling against him
Read full article: Trump hawks $399 branded shoes at 'Sneaker Con,' a day after a $355 million ruling against himAs he closes in on the Republican presidential nomination, former President Donald Trump made a highly unusual stop.
Trump avoids 'corporate death penalty' in civil fraud case, but his business will still get slammed
Read full article: Trump avoids 'corporate death penalty' in civil fraud case, but his business will still get slammedA New York judge has spared Donald Trump a “corporate death penalty” ruling, but his business did get hit hard with bans and cash penalties.
Trump spent $76 million over last two years on attorneys as legal troubles mount ahead of election
Read full article: Trump spent $76 million over last two years on attorneys as legal troubles mount ahead of electionAn Associated Press analysis of new Federal Election Commission filings shows Trump's political fundraising machine spent more than $76 million on legal fees over the last two years as he faces multiple lawsuits and federal and state criminal charges.
New York expands the legal definition of rape to include many forms of nonconsensual sexual contact
Read full article: New York expands the legal definition of rape to include many forms of nonconsensual sexual contactNew York will expand its legal definition of rape to include various forms of nonconsensual sexual contact, under a bill signed into law by Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul.
Trump praises Texas governor as border state clashes with Biden administration over immigration
Read full article: Trump praises Texas governor as border state clashes with Biden administration over immigrationFormer President Donald Trump has praised Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for defying the Biden administration over immigration.
Donald Trump is on the hook for $88.3 million in defamation damages. What happens next?
Read full article: Donald Trump is on the hook for $88.3 million in defamation damages. What happens next?Will an $83 million-plus defamation judgment be enough to deter Donald Trump from continuing his attacks on E.
Donald Trump testifies for less than 3 minutes in defamation trial and is rebuked by judge
Read full article: Donald Trump testifies for less than 3 minutes in defamation trial and is rebuked by judgeFormer President Donald Trump has testified for a total of less than three minutes at a New York trial where an advice columnist seeks over $10 million in defamation damages against him.
Testy encounters between lawyers and judges a defining feature of Trump's court cases so far
Read full article: Testy encounters between lawyers and judges a defining feature of Trump's court cases so farTesty encounters between lawyers for former President Donald Trump and judges have come to be expected as the attorneys carry into the courtroom the bombastic, and often antagonistic, style that defines his campaign trail demeanor.
Trump and Haley hustle for last-minute votes a day before New Hampshire primary. Follow live updates
Read full article: Trump and Haley hustle for last-minute votes a day before New Hampshire primary. Follow live updatesThe race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination is down to two major candidates with just one day to go until New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation GOP primary.
Expected Trump testimony in sex abuse defamation trial postponed to Wednesday after juror falls ill
Read full article: Expected Trump testimony in sex abuse defamation trial postponed to Wednesday after juror falls illA juror’s illness has abruptly delayed former President Donald Trump's expected testimony until Wednesday in the defamation trial over his comments about E.
'Access Hollywood' tape of Trump won't be shown to jury at defamation trial, lawyer says
Read full article: 'Access Hollywood' tape of Trump won't be shown to jury at defamation trial, lawyer saysA lawyer for a writer who says Donald Trump sexually abused her in the 1990s and then defamed her while president in 2019 says the infamous “Access Hollywood” tape and two women who accused Trump of abuse will not be put before a New York jury.
Trump's attorney renews call for mistrial in defamation case brought by writer in sex-abuse case
Read full article: Trump's attorney renews call for mistrial in defamation case brought by writer in sex-abuse caseDonald Trump's lawyer has renewed a mistrial request in a New York defamation case against the former president.
Columnist accusing Trump of sex assault faces cross-examination in a New York courtroom
Read full article: Columnist accusing Trump of sex assault faces cross-examination in a New York courtroomThe writer who accused former President Donald Trump of sexually attacking her in a department store dressing room in the 1990s has concluded her testimony in a New York courtroom.
Trump, blending legal battles and campaign, tops long day in court with rambling New Hampshire rally
Read full article: Trump, blending legal battles and campaign, tops long day in court with rambling New Hampshire rallyFormer President Donald Trump is cramming campaigning and court into a single day.
Judge threatens to boot Donald Trump from courtroom over loud talking as E. Jean Carroll testifies
Read full article: Judge threatens to boot Donald Trump from courtroom over loud talking as E. Jean Carroll testifiesDonald Trump was threatened with expulsion from his Manhattan civil trial after he repeatedly ignored a warning to keep quiet while writer E.
Trump glowers and gestures in court, then leaves to campaign as sex abuse defamation trial opens
Read full article: Trump glowers and gestures in court, then leaves to campaign as sex abuse defamation trial opensFormer President Donald Trump left his defamation trial before a lawyer told jurors in an opening statement that Trump had used “the world's biggest microphone” to destroy a New York columnist's reputation after she said he had sexually abused her.
Judge says Trump can wait a week to testify at sex abuse victim's defamation trial
Read full article: Judge says Trump can wait a week to testify at sex abuse victim's defamation trialA New York federal judge says former President Donald Trump can wait a week to testify at a defamation trial where he could face millions of dollars in damages after a jury concluded that he sexually abused a columnist in the 1990s.
Columnist's lawyer warns judge that Trump hopes to 'sow chaos' as jury considers defamation damages
Read full article: Columnist's lawyer warns judge that Trump hopes to 'sow chaos' as jury considers defamation damagesA lawyer for a columnist who last year won a $5 million jury award against Donald Trump for sex abuse and defamation says the former president's recent behavior shows he'll try to “sow chaos” when a new jury considers if he owes even more in damages.
Notorious 'Access Hollywood' tape to be shown at Trump's defamation trial damages phase next week
Read full article: Notorious 'Access Hollywood' tape to be shown at Trump's defamation trial damages phase next weekA federal judge says the notorious 2005 “Access Hollywood” video in which Donald Trump was caught on a hot mic speaking disparagingly about women over a decade before he became president can be shown to jurors deciding what he owes a columnist he defamed.
Judge blocks Trump lawyers from arguing about columnist's rape claim at upcoming defamation trial
Read full article: Judge blocks Trump lawyers from arguing about columnist's rape claim at upcoming defamation trialA judge says former President Donald Trump's lawyers can't present legal arguments to a jury assessing damages at a defamation trial this month on a jury's conclusion that he didn't rape a columnist in the mid-1990s.
Prosecutors urge appeals court to reject Trump's immunity claims in election subversion case
Read full article: Prosecutors urge appeals court to reject Trump's immunity claims in election subversion caseSpecial counsel Jack Smith is urging a federal appeals court to reject former President Donald Trump’s claims that he is immune from prosecution.
Trump's lawyers say he may testify at January trial over defamation damages in sex abuse case
Read full article: Trump's lawyers say he may testify at January trial over defamation damages in sex abuse caseLawyers for former President Donald Trump say he may testify at a mid-January trial set to decide how much he owes a columnist for defaming her after she said he sexually abused her three decades ago in a Manhattan department store.
After 40 witnesses and 43 days of testimony, here's what we learned at Trump’s civil fraud trial
Read full article: After 40 witnesses and 43 days of testimony, here's what we learned at Trump’s civil fraud trialDonald Trump's civil business fraud trial has offered fresh insight into the former president's finances, his dealings with lenders and his aspiration to be an NFL owner, among other matters.
Appeals court denies Trump's 'presidential immunity' argument in defamation lawsuit
Read full article: Appeals court denies Trump's 'presidential immunity' argument in defamation lawsuitA federal appeals panel has denied former President Donald Trump’s bid to claim that presidential immunity protects him from being held liable for statements he made in 2019 when he denied that he sexually attacked a New York writer in the 1990s.
Celebrities, politicians among those named in sex abuse suits filed under NY's Adult Survivors Act
Read full article: Celebrities, politicians among those named in sex abuse suits filed under NY's Adult Survivors ActFor a year, New York’s Adult Survivors Act gave adults claiming they had been sexually assaulted a chance to file civil lawsuits, no matter how long ago the assaults occurred.
The Adult Survivors Act launched over 2,500 sex abuse suits. Now, it’s expiring
Read full article: The Adult Survivors Act launched over 2,500 sex abuse suits. Now, it’s expiringA year-long suspension of the legal time limit to sue over sexual assaults against adults in New York has led to a tidal wave of claims on behalf of women who were incarcerated.
Judge, citing Trump's 'repeated public statements,' orders anonymous jury in defamation suit trial
Read full article: Judge, citing Trump's 'repeated public statements,' orders anonymous jury in defamation suit trialA New York judge has cited former President Donald Trump's “repeated public statements” among reasons why a jury will be anonymous when it considers damages stemming from a defamation lawsuit by a writer who says Trump sexually abused her in the 1990s.
Appeals panel questions why 'presidential immunity' argument wasn't pursued years ago in Trump case
Read full article: Appeals panel questions why 'presidential immunity' argument wasn't pursued years ago in Trump caseA federal appeals panel wants to know why lawyers for former President Donald Trump didn't try years ago to deflect a defamation lawsuit from a woman who accused him of sexual assault with a presidential immunity claim.
Trump says before his New York trial in a lawsuit claiming he lied about his wealth that it’s a ‘scam’
Read full article: Trump says before his New York trial in a lawsuit claiming he lied about his wealth that it’s a ‘scam’Donald Trump has spent a day in court for the sometimes testy start of a trial in a fraud lawsuit that could cost him control of Trump Tower and other prized properties.
Who is Arthur Engoron? Judge weighing future of Donald Trump empire is Ivy League-educated ex-cabbie
Read full article: Who is Arthur Engoron? Judge weighing future of Donald Trump empire is Ivy League-educated ex-cabbieThe judge deciding the future of former President Donald Trump’s real estate empire has driven a taxi cab, played in a band and protested the Vietnam War.
Appeals court to quickly consider Trump's presidential immunity claim in sex abuse case
Read full article: Appeals court to quickly consider Trump's presidential immunity claim in sex abuse caseA federal appeals court plans to quickly consider former President Donald Trump's claim that presidential immunity protects him from a New York writer's assertion that he defamed her by saying she fabricated her claim that he sexually attacked her in the 1990s.
The writer who won a sex abuse and defamation lawsuit against Trump scores another victory
Read full article: The writer who won a sex abuse and defamation lawsuit against Trump scores another victoryFour months after a civil trial jury found Donald Trump sexually abused and defamed advice columnist E.
Judge won't delay Trump's defamation claims trial, calling the ex-president's appeal frivolous
Read full article: Judge won't delay Trump's defamation claims trial, calling the ex-president's appeal frivolousA New York federal judge has expressed growing impatience with what he calls ex-President Donald Trump's “repeated efforts to delay” a defamation lawsuit, saying he won't stop a January trial for the “frivolous appeal” of one of his rulings.
Judge tosses Trump's defamation suit against writer who won sexual abuse lawsuit against him
Read full article: Judge tosses Trump's defamation suit against writer who won sexual abuse lawsuit against himA federal judge has tossed out former President Donald Trump’s countersuit against the writer who won a sex abuse lawsuit against him.
Judge upholds the $5 million jury verdict against Trump in a writer's sex abuse and defamation case
Read full article: Judge upholds the $5 million jury verdict against Trump in a writer's sex abuse and defamation caseA federal judge has upheld a $5 million jury verdict against Donald Trump, rejecting the ex-president's claim the jury vindicated him by failing to conclude he raped a columnist in a New York department store in the 1990s.
Trump can be held liable in writer’s defamation lawsuit after Justice Department reverses course
Read full article: Trump can be held liable in writer’s defamation lawsuit after Justice Department reverses courseThe Justice Department has reversed its position that Donald Trump can't be held personally liable for remarks he made about a woman who accused him of rape because he was president when he made the comments.
A jury found Trump responsible for sexual abuse. Now he's suing his accuser for saying she was raped
Read full article: A jury found Trump responsible for sexual abuse. Now he's suing his accuser for saying she was rapedFormer President Donald Trump has countersued the advice columnist who accused him of rape, saying she defamed him by continuing to insist she was raped even after a jury declined to agree.
Writer's lawyers say Trump is wrong about $5 million sex abuse-defamation jury award
Read full article: Writer's lawyers say Trump is wrong about $5 million sex abuse-defamation jury awardLawyers for an advice columnist who won a $5 million sex abuse and defamation jury verdict against former President Donald Trump have urged a judge to reject Trump's efforts to reduce the award to under $1 million.
Judge lets columnist amend defamation claim with over $10 million demand for damages from Trump
Read full article: Judge lets columnist amend defamation claim with over $10 million demand for damages from TrumpA federal judge says a columnist who won a $5 million sexual abuse and defamation jury award against Donald Trump can update a similar lawsuit in a bid for over $10 million more in damages from the ex-president.
Donald Trump's lawyers seek to cut sex abuse jury award from $5M to under $1M
Read full article: Donald Trump's lawyers seek to cut sex abuse jury award from $5M to under $1MLawyers for former President Donald Trump say a $5 million jury award for his sexual abuse and defamation of a columnist in a department store dressing room in 1996 should be slashed to less than $1 million.
E. Jean Carroll adds Trump's post-verdict remarks to defamation case, seeks at least $10M
Read full article: E. Jean Carroll adds Trump's post-verdict remarks to defamation case, seeks at least $10MAn advice columnist who won a $5 million sexual abuse and defamation award against former President Donald Trump has filed an amendment to a second lawsuit against him, asking for another $10 million for remarks he made after the verdict.
CNN faces backlash over chaotic Trump town hall event
Read full article: CNN faces backlash over chaotic Trump town hall eventCNN is facing a backlash over its town hall featuring former President Donald Trump, an event that swiftly turned chaotic in a stark display of the tightrope facing journalists covering a leading 2024 Republican candidate who refuses to play by the rules.
Juror who listened to conservative podcaster Tim Pool joined verdict against Donald Trump
Read full article: Juror who listened to conservative podcaster Tim Pool joined verdict against Donald TrumpA juror who says he occasionally listens to conservative podcast host Tim Pool was on the jury that found former President Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing a magazine columnist in 1996 at a luxury Manhattan department store.
Jury hears final arguments in writer's claims against Trump
Read full article: Jury hears final arguments in writer's claims against TrumpDonald Trump's defense lawyer told jurors in New York City that they would have to believe the unbelievable to accept a columnist's claims that the former president sexually attacked her in a department store in 1996.
Trump rejects last chance to testify at New York civil trial
Read full article: Trump rejects last chance to testify at New York civil trialFormer President Donald Trump has rejected his last chance to testify at a civil trial where a longtime advice columnist has accused him of raping her in a luxury department store dressing room in 1996.
NY jury will have wide latitude to decide civil Trump claims
Read full article: NY jury will have wide latitude to decide civil Trump claimsThe jury hearing a columnist's claims that she was raped by Donald Trump in the 1990s is likely to have wide latitude in deciding the merits of the civil allegations against the former president when it begins deliberations as early as Tuesday.
Trump is accused in court of rape. Will it matter in 2024?
Read full article: Trump is accused in court of rape. Will it matter in 2024?Accounts of rape and assault shared by women at a civil trial against Donald Trump mark the first time that any of the numerous allegations of sexual misconduct against the former president have been heard in a court of law.
Trump accuser says many in her generation didn't report rape
Read full article: Trump accuser says many in her generation didn't report rapeA former magazine columnist who accuses former President Donald Trump of raping her in a department store testified that she didn't call police because she is a “member of the Silent Generation” who was taught not to complain.
Trump, in New Hampshire speech, turns focus to Biden rematch
Read full article: Trump, in New Hampshire speech, turns focus to Biden rematchFormer President Donald Trump is turning his attention to the general election in his first campaign appearance since President Joe Biden launched his own reelection bid.
Judge dismissive of Trump's reasons to skip NY rape trial
Read full article: Judge dismissive of Trump's reasons to skip NY rape trialA federal judge says he won't let former President Donald Trump's lawyers tell jurors next week that he wants to attend a rape trial but won't because he wants to spare New York City from the disruptions his visit would cause.
Judge: If news taints rape-trial jurors, Trump shares blame
Read full article: Judge: If news taints rape-trial jurors, Trump shares blameA federal judge has rejected Donald Trump's latest attempt to delay his rape trial, saying the former president cannot make public statements to promote pretrial publicity and then claim its prejudicial to him and reason to delay his trial.
Trump lawyer seeks monthlong delay in trial over rape claim
Read full article: Trump lawyer seeks monthlong delay in trial over rape claimAn attorney for Donald Trump is seeking a one-month delay in the trial regarding a columnist’s claims that Trump raped her in a department store dressing room in the 1990s.
Will Trump attend his rape trial? Judge wants to know
Read full article: Will Trump attend his rape trial? Judge wants to knowA federal judge wants to know if ex-President Donald Trump plans to attend a New York trial this month resulting from a columnist's claims that he raped her in a department store dressing room in the 1990s.
Trump lawyers try to ban 'Access Hollywood' tape from trial
Read full article: Trump lawyers try to ban 'Access Hollywood' tape from trialAttorneys for Donald Trump want to ban from his upcoming civil rape trial the “Access Hollywood” tape in which the former president boasts graphically about how celebrities can molest women.
Lawyer: Trump offers DNA to compare against accuser's dress
Read full article: Lawyer: Trump offers DNA to compare against accuser's dressDonald Trump's lawyer says the former president is willing to provide a DNA sample to be compared against stains on the dress of a woman who is accusing him of raping her over a quarter century ago.
Under oath, Trump hurled insults at woman who alleges rape
Read full article: Under oath, Trump hurled insults at woman who alleges rapeQuestioned for a lawsuit, former President Donald Trump hurled insults and threatened to sue the columnist who accused him of raping her in a department store in the 1990s.
Prince Andrew case cited by woman who accused Trump of rape
Read full article: Prince Andrew case cited by woman who accused Trump of rapeLawyers for a former advice columnist who says Donald Trump raped her in a department store in the 1990s are fighting his efforts to toss out a lawsuit by reminding a judge of his own ruling in a similar lawsuit against Prince Andrew.
Writer who accused Trump of 1990s rape files new lawsuit
Read full article: Writer who accused Trump of 1990s rape files new lawsuitA writer who accused former President Donald Trump of rape filed an upgraded lawsuit against him Thursday in New York, minutes after a new state law took effect allowing victims of sexual violence to sue over attacks that occurred decades ago.
Trump angrily lashes out after his deposition is ordered
Read full article: Trump angrily lashes out after his deposition is orderedFormer President Donald Trump angrily lashed out in a statement after a judge ordered him to answer questions under oath next week in a defamation lawsuit filed by a writer who says he raped her in the mid-1990s.
Judge: Trump delays on rape accuser's claims in 'bad faith'
Read full article: Judge: Trump delays on rape accuser's claims in 'bad faith'A judge says former President Donald Trump's legal moves aimed at delaying a rape accuser's defamation claims from reaching trial are in bad faith and so far succeeding.
Donald Trump's DNA, not deposition sought in defamation suit
Read full article: Donald Trump's DNA, not deposition sought in defamation suitA lawyer says she will not seek to depose ex-President Donald Trump in a defamation lawsuit brought by a woman who accused him of rape because she wants to speed the case toward trial.