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New York (AFP) - In the 1990s, Donald Trump famously gossiped to the tabloids about -- who else -- himself, a headline-chaser who loved none other than to see his name in lights, or at least in the supermarket checkout line. But those were Trump's good old days, an era of clubs and models, long before he launched a bid for the US presidency and found himself needing to squash the lewd, party boy stories he once boasted about. Cue David Pecker, the former publishing executive whose titles included the National Enquirer, and who on Tuesday in a Manhattan courtroom laid out the "catch and kill" s...
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New York (AFP) - A colorful former tabloid publisher took the witness stand Tuesday at Donald Trump's "hush money" trial and described how he suppressed negative stories about the real estate tycoon, a practice known as "catch and kill." Trump, 77, the first former US president to face criminal charges, is accused of falsifying business records to buy the silence of porn star Stormy Daniels over a 2006 sexual encounter that could have damaged his 2016 presidential bid. Prosecutors allege that Trump engaged in "election fraud" by having his then personal lawyer Michael Cohen make a $130,000 pay...
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A climate protester who faced up to two years in prison for holding a sign outside a courthouse reminding jurors of their right to acquit defendants cannot be charged with contempt of court, a London judge has ruled. Trudi Warner (63) had been arrested last March and accused of “deliberately targeting” jurors before a trial of climate activists from the group Insulate Britain. She held a sign in front of Inner London Crown Court that said: “Jurors you have an absolute right to acquit a defendant according to your conscience.” High Court Justice Pushpinder Saini said yesterday (22 April) her ac...
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New York (AFP) - Donald Trump engaged in "election fraud" by paying hush money to a porn star just days before the 2016 White House vote, prosecutors said Monday at the first ever criminal trial of a former US president. "This case is about a criminal conspiracy and a cover-up," Assistant District Attorney Matthew Colangelo said. "He orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt the 2016 presidential election." Laying out the prosecution's case for the jury, Colangelo said Trump falsified business records to buy the silence of porn star Stormy Daniels over a 2006 sexual encounter that could have i...
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New York (AFP) - Donald Trump sat in a New York courtroom Monday watching history unfold, a glum witness to his own turn as the first US president to face criminal prosecution. Most court proceedings are deliberate, scripted and glacial -- tedious for any observer to sit through, let alone a brash real estate mogul used to getting what he wants, when he wants. But the 45th president vying for another go in the nation's highest office is set to spend the next month or two forced to sit in a drafty 15th-floor courtroom with peeling paint and fluorescent lights, speaking only when spoken to. In t...
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New York (AFP) - At the opening day of arguments in former president Donald Trump's criminal trial, prosecutors and defense lawyers sparred in front of a jury over hush money allegations, his business records and election fraud. Trump is alleged to have arranged for his then-fixer Michael Cohen to pay porn star Stormy Daniels, who was ready to speak to the press ahead of the 2016 election about an alleged sexual encounter with Trump. Judge instructs jury"Remember, you have promised to be a fair juror." Prosecution lays out its case"(Trump) orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt the 2016 pre...
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New York (AFP) - Donald Trump is the first former US president to face criminal trial, and on Monday his defense as well as New York prosecutors presented their opening arguments in the closely-watched case. The trial is a watershed moment for the country, coming in the run up to November's election -- and it could feature several high-profile witnesses and explosive, salacious testimony. Here are the key characters linked to the trial, which focuses on an alleged hush money payment to a porn star and Trump's alleged business fraud as part of a plan to cover up those payments. Donald TrumpTru...
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New York (AFP) - Terrorists, mafia bosses -- and Donald Trump. The common thread? When they go on trial, the jurors have such a tough task that they have to be kept anonymous for their own safety. Being one of the 12 New Yorkers sitting in judgment on arguably the most controversial politician in modern US history -- a past president and strong contender to regain the White House this November -- was never going to be straightforward. This is a case "that could well be important to who wins the presidency," University of Richmond law professor Carl Tobias said. Aside from the pressure of being...
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New York (AFP) - Donald Trump's $175 million bond to cover a possible civil penalty for fraud is inadequate because the company underwriting it is too small and opaque, New York's attorney general said in a filing Friday. The 77-year-old real estate magnate, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, is facing unprecedented legal headwinds in New York where he is also on criminal trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments to a porn star on the eve of his 2016 election victory. Trump was ordered to pay $355 million, rising to $454 million with interest, after being found liable ...
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New York (AFP) - Donald Trump's unprecedented criminal trial is set for opening statements next week after final jury selection ended Friday, leaving the Republican presidential candidate facing weeks of hostile testimony that will overshadow his White House campaign. The milestone on Friday in the first criminal trial of a former or sitting US president coincided with a man setting himself on fire outside the Manhattan courthouse. The self-immolation did not appear to have anything to do with Trump's case. Authorities said the man was in hospital in critical condition and had been carrying pa...
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