Former President Trump's criminal trial in New York includes the cross-examination of Stormy Daniels, a key witness for the prosecution, following the denial of a mistrial. Trump faces 34 counts of falsifying business records related to hush money payments before the 2016 election. The charges allege efforts to silence Daniels about an extramarital affair. Manhattan District Attorney aims to prove Trump's involvement in a conspiracy to influence the election.
Former President Trump's criminal trial in New York, focusing on 34 counts of falsifying business records, has resumed with key witnesses testifying about hush money payments made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. The charges stem from an investigation by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office related to alleged payments to silence Daniels about an extramarital affair with Trump before the 2016 election. Prosecutors are aiming to prove that Trump falsified business records in connection with hush money payments to further a conspiracy related to the election.
Former President Donald Trump is on trial in Manhattan for allegedly falsifying business records to cover up hush money payments to Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal during his 2016 campaign for president. Manhattan District Attorney charged Trump with 34 counts of falsifying business records. Former American Media CEO David Pecker will testify for the defense, explaining the catch and kill scheme related to Karen McDougal's story about an alleged affair with Trump.
Former adult film actress Stormy Daniels testified in former President Trump's New York trial regarding alleged falsifying of business records related to payments made to silence Daniels about an extramarital affair before the 2016 election. Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts. The charges come from a Manhattan DA investigation, involving a $130,000 hush money payment by Trump's attorney Michael Cohen to Daniels. Trump, Cohen, and Daniels initially denied the arrangement when it was first revealed in January 2018.
Former President Donald Trump reiterates his frustration with his criminal trial in New York, stating that media reports indicate there is no smoking gun to prove his intent in the unprecedented Manhattan trial. The case revolves around his former attorney, Michael Cohen, paying Stormy Daniels to quiet her claims of an extramarital affair. Trump denies the affair, and prosecutors allege that the Trump Organization reimbursed Cohen and falsely recorded the payments as legal expenses.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L Bragg announced a 34-count criminal indictment against former President Donald J Trump, accusing him of falsifying invoices and business ledgers to conceal a payment to adult actress Stormy Daniels. The trial, starting with opening statements, aims to prove Trump's fraudulent actions were related to the 2016 election, which could lead to a felony charge carrying a maximum sentence of four years in jail.
The People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump is a pending criminal case against Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States. On March 30, 2023, Trump was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury for his alleged role in a scandal relating to hush money payments made to the pornographic film actress Stormy Daniels before the 2016 U.S. presidential election, making him the first U.S. president to be indicted. Trump faces 34 felony charges of falsifying business records in the first degree, carrying a maximum sentence of 136 years if Trump is convicted on all counts.Trump traveled from his residence in Florida to New York City on April 3, 2023 where he surrendered to the Manhattan District Attorney's office on the afternoon of April 4. After his arraignment, he immediately returned to Florida. The trial was set for March 25, 2024.Throughout the investigation that led to the indictment, Trump accused district attorney Alvin Bragg—the case's prosecutor—of having political motivations. Months before he was indicted, Trump declared that he would run in the 2024 presidential election; neither the indictment nor any resulting conviction would disqualify his candidacy.
Former President Trump's Manhattan trial will resume Friday. On Thursday, witnesses testified about an alleged "catch and kill" scheme with former National Inquirer publisher David Pecker to bury a story about Trump's alleged affair with Playboy model Karen McDougal. Covered by: Chris Pandolfo Former President Trump returns to court for day 11 of his New York criminal trial Friday. Trump is charged with 34 felony counts filed by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg involving the falsification of business records. The charges are related to $130,000 in payments of hush money to former porn star Stormy Daniels.
During former President Trump's hush money criminal case trial in New York, reporter Ella Lee highlighted moments from Stormy Daniels' testimony that could potentially harm or help Trump's defense. Daniels linked the hush money plot to Trump's 2016 election bid, painting him in a negative light. The jury's perception of Daniels' credibility as a witness will play a crucial role in the trial outcome.
Jurors in Donald Trump's hush money trial learned the details of Michael Cohen's reimbursement for the Stormy Daniels payment, which was disguised as a legal expense. Trump now faces potential jail time for violating additional gag orders in the trial. Stormy Daniels and Michael Cohen are expected to testify in the upcoming weeks, with prosecutors preparing to call them as witnesses. The trial includes revelations about how Trump Organization reimbursed payments to suppress damaging stories, presenting legal challenges for the former president.
Former President Trump's trial in New York hears testimony from David Pecker, confirming catch-and-kill payments to aid Trump's campaign. Pecker also disclosed hush money payments for false stories and silencing Karen McDougal. The trial involves allegations by Stormy Daniels as well. Pecker stated he viewed it as his duty to help Trump's campaign by suppressing damaging stories. Prosecutors highlight another potential crime related to the case, showcasing Pecker's collaboration with Michael Cohen in media strategies for the campaign.
Stormy Daniels took the witness stand in Donald Trump's criminal trial, describing her alleged 2006 sexual encounter with the former U.S. president. Trump is facing charges of falsifying business records to cover up a $130,000 payment to Daniels for her silence before the 2016 election. Daniels testified confidently and described the encounter as consensual but uncomfortable, stating that she did not decline Trump's advances but blacked out before finding herself on a bed with no clothes on.
Former President Trump's attorneys have filed a motion to adjourn the trial related to hush money payments until after the Supreme Court rules on presidential immunity in the case Trump v United States. The trial is set to begin on March 25 in New York City, with Judge Juan Merchan scheduling six weeks for the proceedings. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg had indicted Trump on 34 counts of falsifying business records in connection to hush money payments to Stormy Daniels.
During the trial, Stormy Daniels described her consensual encounter with Trump, highlighted the non-disclosure agreement she signed in exchange for a payment, and faced credibility issues. Meanwhile, Joe Biden maintained a bystander role in border and campus protests. Prosecutors emphasized salacious details, and Daniels' quick speech and failed jokes created uncertainty in the courtroom.
CNN legal analyst Elie Honig criticized Stormy Daniels' responses under cross-examination after testifying against former President Trump as damaging to her credibility. Trump faces 34 counts of falsifying business records related to payments to silence Daniels about an alleged affair in 2006. Daniels claimed she would go to jail before paying Trump $500,000. Honig highlighted the significance of a witness disliking the defendant in a trial involving their liberty. The cross-examination occurred following Daniels' testimony about a 2006 sexual encounter with Trump in a hotel room, deemed "plausible" by Honig.
Former President Trump's defense team challenges the jury selection process in his criminal hush money trial, expressing concerns over the dismissal of potential jurors self-identifying as unable to serve. They propose a hybrid method to differentiate between biased jurors and those unable to serve. The trial, scheduled by Judge Juan Merchan to begin on April 15, marks the first criminal prosecution of a former American president. Trump faces 34 counts of falsifying business records related to a sex scandal before and after the 2016 election.
On January 12, 2018, The Wall Street Journal reported that in October 2016, just before the 2016 United States presidential election, Michael Cohen, lawyer for then-presidential candidate Donald Trump, arranged a payment of US$130,000 to pornographic film actress Stormy Daniels to stop her disclosing an affair she and Trump allegedly had in 2006. Daniels had signed a non-disclosure agreement (NDA). At first, Cohen denied Trump had the alleged affair and sought to suppress the allegation based on the NDA, but a month later publicly acknowledged making the payment.Besides allegations surrounding the details of the affair itself, the acknowledged payment raised legal and ethical questions as to whether the payment violated federal campaign finance laws, either because the payment was not duly disclosed as a campaign contribution or because campaign funds may have been used towards the payment. On February 13, Cohen said he paid the money out of his own pocket, not as a campaign contribution; and that neither The Trump Organization nor the Trump campaign reimbursed him for making it. On April 5, Trump said he had no knowledge of Cohen's payment; but on April 26 admitted for the first time that Cohen represented him in "the Stormy Daniels deal". On May 2, Trump's new lawyer Rudy Giuliani said that Trump had reimbursed Cohen for the payment.In August 2018, Cohen pleaded guilty to eight criminal charges, including a campaign finance violation for Daniels's payment. He stated under oath that he paid her "in coordination with and at the direction of a candidate for federal office". Cohen was sentenced to three years in federal prison on various charges, and was disbarred.Daniels filed three lawsuits against Trump and/or Cohen. In the first lawsuit she argued that the NDA was invalid. She won the lawsuit, though it was dismissed after Trump and Cohen agreed not to enforce the NDA. A California court subsequently ordered Trump pay $44,100 to reimburse her legal fees. She lost the second lawsuit, in which she argued she was defamed, and was ordered to pay almost $300,000 in legal fees and court sanctions. In the third lawsuit she claimed that Cohen colluded with her previous attorney Keith Davidson against her interests when he negotiated the payment. The lawsuit did not name Trump as a defendant, and settled in May 2019.Trump's accounting firm, Mazars, provided his tax returns and related documents to the Manhattan District Attorney, Cyrus Vance Jr., following the outcome of the Supreme Court's Trump v. Vance ruling in February 2021. Although an internal report said there was "reason to believe" Trump's campaign had knowingly violated campaign finance law, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) abandoned an inquiry into the payment to Daniels. The FEC's vote on May 6, 2021, split 2–2 along party lines.On March 30, 2023, a Manhattan grand jury indicted Trump for his alleged role in the scandal. Trump was arraigned in the Manhattan district court on April 4.
Former President Donald Trump expressed frustration with accusations in the hush money trial and the potential of facing jail time if he defends his free speech. This comes after ex-porn star Stormy Daniels testified about their alleged affair, leading to Trump's campaign criticizing the judge and claiming a hit job against him. Trump vowed to defend his constitutional right to free speech despite the consequences, including possible imprisonment, amid a gag order in the ongoing criminal trial.
Former President Trump's legal team filed a motion requesting Judge Juan Merchan's recusal from the hush money trial due to his daughter's Democrat-affiliated political work and alleged hostility towards Trump. Merchan's daughter is involved in a company that services exclusively Democrat clients and is ranked #21 in connection with the 2024 election. The trial is related to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's investigation into alleged hush money payments before the 2016 election, with Bragg examining payments made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels.
In 2022, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) began a criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump's handling of classified and national defense-related government documents, looking for possible violations of the Espionage Act and obstruction of justice.In November 2022, a special counsel investigation was launched to take over the FBI investigation, under the direction of Jack Smith, a special counsel appointed by United States Attorney General Merrick Garland.On June 8, 2023, Trump was indicted on charges related to the documents in the Federal District Court in Miami. It was the first time a former U.S. president had faced federal charges. Trump was arraigned at the federal courthouse in Miami on June 13, 2023, on 37 criminal charges, pleading not guilty to all charges.
Harvey Weinstein is set to appear in a New York courtroom for a preliminary hearing following the overturning of his 2020 rape conviction, with discussions expected on evidence and scheduling. Manhattan District Attorney's office plans to retry the case, which may hinge on the willingness of the accusers to testify again. Weinstein, previously convicted in Los Angeles, faces a potential new trial for rape in the third degree and forced sexual activity. The 2020 conviction was overturned due to jurors seeing irrelevant evidence. The decision has disappointed supporters of the #MeToo movement.
US District Judge Aileen Cannon in Florida has indefinitely delayed former President Donald Trump's trial on charges of illegally keeping classified documents after leaving office. The trial, originally set for May 20, has raised doubts about starting before the November 5 US election. Trump faces multiple charges related to retaining classified information and obstructing FBI efforts. The trial delay is due to unresolved case issues and ongoing proceedings in a New York trial involving hush money payments. Judge Cannon, appointed by Trump, has not set a new trial date citing uncertainties.
During the first day of testimony in his New York 'hush money' trial, Donald Trump violated his gag order by criticizing the predominantly Democratic jury. Judge Juan Merchan has scheduled a hearing to determine if Trump should face contempt charges for breaching the order which prohibits him from publicly commenting on jurors. This order does not restrict Trump from criticizing the judge or Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. New York prosecutors have accused Trump of attempting to intimidate potential witnesses by disregarding the gag order.
Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced film producer, appeared in a Manhattan courtroom for a hearing on potential retrial after his 2020 rape conviction was overturned. The Manhattan District Attorney plans to retry Weinstein, with a trial expected after Labor Day. Weinstein, in a wheelchair, was present along with accuser Jessica Mann. Weinstein, convicted in Los Angeles in 2022, plans to appeal. More than 100 women have accused him of sexual misconduct. Weinstein has denied allegations, maintaining the encounters were consensual.
Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee overseeing the Florida prosecution against former President Donald Trump, has been accused of bias and incompetence. Trump's attorney, Ty Cobb, criticized Cannon for postponing the criminal trial indefinitely, making decisions to Trump's advantage, and slow-walking the case. Cobb expressed concerns about Cannon's ability to rule fairly on motions and predicted her eventual removal. The case is unlikely to go to trial until mid-to-late 2025, and the outcome may be affected if Trump is elected. The 2024 election between Trump and Joe Biden is emphasized in the article.
Michael John Avenatti (born February 16, 1971) is an American former attorney and convicted felon, currently incarcerated in federal prison at FCI Terminal Island. He is best known for his legal representation of adult film actress Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against then U.S. President Donald Trump, and his multiple convictions for attempting to extort sports apparel company Nike and defrauding and embezzling settlement money from a series of other clients. Avenatti has appeared extensively on television and in print as a legal and political commentator, and as a representative for prominent clients.In March 2019, Avenatti was indicted in California and New York on various criminal counts including extortion, tax evasion, fraud, and embezzlement. On February 14, 2020, Avenatti was convicted of extorting Nike in New York court, and on July 8, 2021, he was sentenced to 30 months in prison. Additionally, on another date, he received another 30 months (technically 4 years with half concurrent) for a financial crime against Stormy Daniels. He has been imprisoned since February 7, 2022. On December 5, 2022, he was sentenced to an additional 14 years for stealing millions from clients, bringing his total sentence to 19 years without the possibility of parole.
Georgia's appeals court has agreed to hear former President Donald Trump's appeal to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the election fraud case. The legal battle involves a former romance between Willis and a top deputy. Trump and his co-defendants seek to overturn a ruling allowing Willis to continue supervising the prosecution, causing potential delays. Amid sensational testimony of a romantic relationship between Willis and a special prosecutor, the court must decide on potential conflicts of interest before the trial.
President Biden plans to announce a new data center and meet with Black voters in Wisconsin, his fourth trip to the key state this year. Testimony in former President Trump's trial related to a hush money payment to Stormy Daniels resumes in New York.
Former President Trump's lawyers stated that he has been unable to secure a $464 million appeal bond required in his New York civil fraud case. Despite this, a former federal prosecutor mentioned that Trump may have a sound legal case to reduce or eliminate the bond, citing a potential Eighth Amendment defense. The New York State Attorney General plans to enforce the bond if not secured, potentially leading to the seizure of Trump's assets in New York, including The Trump Building and Trump Tower.
The second impeachment trial of Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States (in office from 2017 to 2021), began on February 9, 2021, and concluded with his acquittal on February 13. Donald Trump had been impeached for the second time by the House of Representatives on January 13, 2021. The House adopted one article of impeachment against Trump: incitement of insurrection. He is the only U.S. president and only federal official to be impeached twice. He was impeached by the House seven days prior to the expiration of his term and the inauguration of Joe Biden. Because he left office before the trial, this was the first impeachment trial of a former president. The article of impeachment addressed Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results (including his claims of election fraud and his efforts to pressure election officials in Georgia) and stated that Trump incited the attack on the Capitol in Washington, D.C., while Congress was convened to count the electoral votes and certify the victory of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.At the beginning of the trial, Senator Rand Paul forced a vote to dismiss the impeachment charge on the basis that it was unconstitutional to try a former president, arguing that impeachment only applies to current federal officers and that the punishment of removal from office was moot under the circumstances. Supporters of proceeding with the trial argued that the Constitution also permits disqualification from holding future office, which the House had requested in its article of impeachment. The motion was defeated in a 55–45 vote, with all Democrats, both independents, and five Republicans (Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Mitt Romney of Utah, Ben Sasse of Nebraska, and Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania) voting against the motion. This was the first time that a former president had been tried, and only the second time the Senate tried someone who had already left office, after Secretary of War William W. Belknap in 1876. Jamie Raskin was the lead impeachment manager and the primary author – along with Representative David Cicilline and Representative Ted Lieu – of the impeachment article, which charged Trump with inciting an insurrection by sparking the Capitol attack. Joaquin Castro, Eric Swalwell, Madeleine Dean, and Stacey Plaskett also assisted in delivering the oral arguments for conviction.Trump's defense was led by Michael van der Veen, a personal injury lawyer from Philadelphia, along with David Schoen and Bruce Castor. Van der Veen's style and substance during the trial drew ridicule and criticism from many, with gasps and laughter in the Senate when he stated that he would seek to depose at least 100 people at his Philadelphia office, including Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi and Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump had originally hired Butch Bowers and Deborah Barbier to represent him, but they quit along with three other lawyers after "the former president wanted the lawyers representing him to focus on his allegations of mass election fraud" and his false claim that "the election was stolen from him."At the conclusion of the trial, the Senate voted 57–43 to convict Trump of inciting insurrection, falling 10 votes short of the two-thirds majority required by the Constitution, and Trump was therefore acquitted. Seven Republican senators joined all Democratic and independent senators in voting to convict Trump, the largest bipartisan vote for an impeachment conviction of a U.S. president or former U.S. president. After the vote on the acquittal, Mitch McConnell said there is no doubt that Trump is practically and morally responsible for inciting the events at the Capitol but he voted against conviction due to his interpretation of the United States Constitution.
Overnight Editor, HuffPost Jimmy Kimmel was disappointed when the judge in Donald Trump s hush money trial on Tuesday told Stormy Daniels to skip the graphic details of their alleged sexual affair. Now thats where I have to object, Kimmel objected. Yes we do need to know the details. Some of us are trying to host a show here, OK? Kimmel noted that they ultimately did get some very unnecessary details from Daniels. Stormy said their encounter was brief and that Trump did not wear a condom, which is not surprising.
The Georgia Court of Appeals granted oral arguments for former President Donald Trump's appeal against Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis being allowed to stay on the criminal case involving Trump. This decision diminishes the likelihood of the Georgia election interference case going to trial this year. Fulton Judge Scott McAfee permitted Willis to continue if the special prosecutor she had a relationship with resigned, which occurred. Pretrial hearings are ongoing, but it is unlikely for the case to reach trial before the November election.
Harvey Weinstein, whose sex crimes conviction was overturned, was transferred to Rikers Island after receiving special amenities like a private phone and bathroom at a New York City hospital. Weinstein's lawyers cited his health issues and dissatisfaction with the transfer. The Manhattan District Attorney plans to retry Weinstein following the reversal of his rape conviction. Weinstein remains in prison due to a separate conviction in Los Angeles. While at Bellevue hospital, Weinstein had a private room with a phone, bathroom, and TV, receiving treatment for pneumonia and other health conditions.
Stephanie A. Gregory Clifford (born Stephanie A. Gregory; March 17, 1979), known professionally as Stormy Daniels, is an American pornographic film actress, director and former stripper. She has won many industry awards and is a member of the NightMoves Hall of Fame, AVN Hall of Fame and XRCO Hall of Fame. In 2009 a recruitment effort led her to consider challenging incumbent David Vitter in the 2010 Senate election in her native Louisiana.In 2018, Daniels became involved in a legal dispute with U.S. president Donald Trump. Trump's attorney Michael Cohen paid $130,000 to silence her about an affair she says she had with Trump in 2006. Trump has denied the affair and accused her of lying.
Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021, announced his campaign for a non-consecutive second presidential term in the 2024 U.S. presidential election on November 15, 2022.Trump has campaigned on vastly expanding the authority of the federal government, particularly the executive branch, which calls for a reimposition of the Jacksonian spoils system, immediately invoking the Insurrection Act of 1807 to deploy the military onto American streets, and directing the Department of Justice to go after domestic political enemies. Other campaign issues include: implementing anti-immigrant policies and a massive deportation operation; pursuing an isolationist "America First" foreign policy agenda; repealing the Affordable Care Act; pursuing a climate change denial and anti-clean energy platform; terminating the Department of Education; implementing anti-LGBT policies; and pursuing what has been described as a neomercantilist trade agenda. Trump has been leaning into violent and authoritarian rhetoric throughout the campaign. Trump has increasingly used dehumanizing and violent rhetoric against his political enemies. His 2024 campaign has been noted for leaning into nativist and anti-LGBT rhetoric.The campaign is unfolding as Trump faces the legal aftermath of four criminal indictments filed against him in 2023, as well as a civil investigation of the Trump Organization in New York. The campaign has continued to promote false claims that the former 2020 election was stolen, and comes in the wake of Trump's unprecedented attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election and its culmination in the January 6 United States Capitol attack, which has been widely described as an attempted coup d'état or self-coup.National primary polling shows Trump leading by 50 points over other candidates. After he won a landslide victory in the 2024 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses, Trump was generally described as being the Republican Party's presumptive nominee for president, with a process of consolidation now underway.
Former President Trump's campaign and the Republican National Committee raised over $76 million in April, with half from small donors, aiming to close the fundraising deficit to President Biden for the 2024 election rematch. The RNC's spring donor retreat in Palm Beach, Florida highlighted Trump's momentum in key battleground states. Trump's team, emphasizing support in states Biden won in 2020, aims to expand the map. The fundraising figures were revealed during a closed-door retreat, providing a financial boost amidst Trump's ongoing criminal trial in New York City.
The Democratic National Committee paid Trump prosecutor Matthew Colangelo $12,000 for political consulting in 2018. Colangelo is involved in the criminal trial of former President Trump, which has raised concerns about the politicization of the case. House Republicans are investigating Colangelo's past work as he prosecutes Trump. Colangelo left a senior role at the Biden Justice Department to join Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's team, who brought charges against Trump in April 2023. The case has sparked GOP concerns about alleged politicization.
The New York County District Attorney, also known as the Manhattan District Attorney, is the elected district attorney for New York County (Manhattan), New York. The office is responsible for the prosecution of violations of New York state laws (federal law violations in Manhattan are prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York). The current district attorney is Alvin Bragg. He was elected in 2021 to succeed Cyrus Vance Jr.District attorneys are legally permitted to delegate the prosecution of petty crimes or offenses. Prosecutors do not normally handle New York City Criminal Court summons court cases, and the Manhattan district attorney has a memorandum of understanding with the New York City Police Department allowing their legal bureau to selectively prosecute them.
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021. Trump received a Bachelor of Science in economics from the University of Pennsylvania in 1968, and his father named him president of his real estate business in 1971. Trump renamed it the Trump Organization and reoriented the company toward building and renovating skyscrapers, hotels, casinos, and golf courses. After a series of business failures in the late twentieth century, he successfully launched side ventures that required little capital, mostly by licensing the Trump name. From 2004 to 2015, he co-produced and hosted the reality television series The Apprentice. He and his businesses have been plaintiff or defendant in more than 4,000 state and federal legal actions, including six business bankruptcies.Trump won the 2016 presidential election as the Republican Party nominee against Democratic Party nominee Hillary Clinton while losing the popular vote. During the campaign, his political positions were described as populist, protectionist, isolationist, and nationalist. His election and policies sparked numerous protests. He was the first U.S. president with no prior military or government experience. A special counsel investigation established that Russia had interfered in the 2016 election to favor Trump's campaign. Trump promoted conspiracy theories and made many false and misleading statements during his campaigns and presidency, to a degree unprecedented in American politics. Many of his comments and actions have been characterized as racially charged or racist and many as misogynistic.As president, Trump ordered a travel ban on citizens from several Muslim-majority countries, diverted military funding toward building a wall on the U.S.–Mexico border, and implemented a policy of family separations for migrants detained at the U.S. border. He weakened environmental protections, rolling back more than 100 environmental policies and regulations. He signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which cut taxes for individuals and businesses and rescinded the individual health insurance mandate penalty of the Affordable Care Act. He appointed Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court. He reacted slowly to the COVID-19 pandemic, ignored or contradicted many recommendations from health officials, used political pressure to interfere with testing efforts, and spread misinformation about unproven treatments. Trump initiated a trade war with China and withdrew the U.S. from the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement, the Paris Agreement on climate change, and the Iran nuclear deal. He met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un three times but made no progress on denuclearization.Trump refused to concede after losing the 2020 presidential election to Joe Biden, falsely claiming widespread electoral fraud, and attempted to overturn the results by pressuring government officials, mounting scores of unsuccessful legal challenges, and obstructing the presidential transition. On January 6, 2021, he urged his supporters to march to the U.S. Capitol, which many of them then attacked, resulting in multiple deaths and interrupting the electoral vote count.Trump is the only American president to have been impeached twice. After he tried to pressure Ukraine in 2019 to investigate Biden, he was impeached by the House of Representatives for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress; he was acquitted by the Senate in February 2020. The House impeached him again in January 2021, for incitement of insurrection, and the Senate acquitted him in February. Scholars and historians rank Trump as one of the worst presidents in American history.Since leaving office, Trump has continued to dominate the Republican Party and is a candidate in the 2024 Republican presidential primaries. In 2023, a civil trial jury found that Trump sexually abused E. Jean Carroll. In 2024, a New York state court found Trump liable for financial fraud. Trump is appealing both judgments. He was also indicted in New York on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, in Florida on 40 felony counts related to his mishandling of classified documents, in Washington, D.C., on four felony counts of conspiracy and obstruction for efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, and in Georgia on 13 charges of racketeering and other alleged felonies committed in an effort to overturn the state's 2020 election results. Trump pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Donald Trump's defense team utilized a jury consultant to vet potential alternate jurors in real time, with researchers conducting online searches to assess possible bias. The firm, Magna Legal Services, assisted Trump previously in a defamation case. The Manhattan District Attorney's office's use of a jury consultant is unclear. Jury consultants are commonly used for vetting, with consultants assisting lawyers during jury selection.
Former President Trump's son Barron Trump, aged 18, has been selected as one of the at-large delegates for the Republican National Convention in Florida. This marks Barron's first foray into the political arena, previously staying out of the public spotlight to focus on his studies. Concerns arose about his father's trial potentially conflicting with Barron's graduation, but the judge adjusted the trial schedule to accommodate Trump's attendance. Barron attends a private high school near the family's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
President Joe Biden shared a false story about a teacher at his high school being drafted by the Green Bay Packers, which was disproven by NFL records. During a visit to Wisconsin, he also criticized Donald Trump's failed $10 billion Foxconn factory project, mocking it as a 'con'. Biden's embellished stories have sparked concerns about his mental fitness for a second term, as polls show skepticism towards his credibility.
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