NEW YORK — For the first time in history, prosecutors will present a criminal case against a former American president to a jury Monday as they accuse Donald Trump of a hush money scheme aimed at preventing damaging stories about his personal life from becoming public. A 12-person jury in Manhattan is set to hear […]
The man who set himself on fire on Friday outside of the Manhattan courthouse where former President Donald Trump is on trial has died, leaving behind a manifesto explaining his actions. Max Azzarello, 37, died Friday night about nine hours after he doused himself and then set himself ablaze in a small park across the […]
Law enforcement officials have identified the man who lit himself on fire outside the New York City courthouse where former President Donald Trump is on trial as Max Azzarello, 37, from St. Augustine, Fla. In online posts, Mr. Azzarello described himself as an “investigative researcher” who believed the government and wealthy individuals were behind a […]
NEW YORK — A New York appeals court judge on Friday rejected a last-minute bid by Donald Trump to halt his hush money criminal trial over defense complaints that jury selection was unfairly rushed. Justice Marsha Michael issued the ruling just minutes after a brief hearing. The arguments in the mid-level appeals court came hours […]
A man set himself on fire Friday across from the New York courtroom in which former President Donald Trump’s “hush money” trial is taking place. The incident took place in a small barricaded park in Manhattan at about 1:30 p.m. according to the New York Post. In a video posted to X, CNN legal analyst […]
A person set himself on fire near the courthouse where former President Donald Trump‘s trial is underway. The scene played out live outside the courthouse on CNN and Fox News on Friday shortly after 1:30 p.m. Laura Coates, CNN’s chief legal analyst, provided a play-by-play of the gruesome scene as members of law enforcement, who […]
A full jury of 12 people and one alternate was empaneled Thursday in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial, putting the New York court on track to begin hearing testimony next week. State Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan said the court needed to pick five more alternates on Friday so it could aim for […]
The fondest wish of Judge Juan Merchan is coming true. By the end of Friday, he should have the jury that will meet his deadline and begin hearing testimony on Monday in the bookkeeping trial of former President Donald Trump. But will the trial be fair? That’s not a […]
The trial of Alexander Smirnov, the former FBI informant facing charges for alleged false statements concerning the business connections of Joe Biden and Hunter Biden in Ukraine, has been postponed until early December—weeks after the 2024 presidential election. The trial was initially set to begin in Los Angeles on […]
A New York judge on Thursday dismissed two jurors who’d been sworn to sit on former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial, underscoring the difficulty of selecting a panel for one of the most high-profile trials in American history. The court started the day with seven jurors and shrank to five. State Supreme Court Judge […]
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