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Washington (AFP) - Donald Trump has suggested that sending him to prison could prove a "breaking point" for his supporters -- a warning that will fuel concerns of political violence around the US presidential election on November 5. In an interview aired Sunday on Fox News, the former president and current Republican White House hopeful acknowledged the possibility of jail time or house arrest following his historic criminal conviction in a hush money trial. "I'm ok with it," Trump said, but added he was "not sure the public would stand for it." "I think it would be tough for the public to tak...
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Washington (AFP) - Donald Trump has warned that it could prove to be a "breaking point" for his supporters if he is sentenced to prison or house arrest following his historic criminal conviction. In an interview aired Sunday on Fox News, the former president and current Republican White House hopeful acknowledged the possibility that he could be handed jail time or a period of home detention at his sentencing on July 11. "I'm ok with it," Trump said, but added he was "not sure the public would stand for it." "I think it would be tough for the public to take. You know at a certain point there's...
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Former US President Donald Trump has been found guilty on all 34 counts lobbied against him for falsifying records in an attempt to cover up hush money payments to porn star Stormi Daniels in the lead up to the 2016 presidential elections. The guilty verdict now makes Trump the first-ever President of the United States to be convicted of a crime. Trump is due to return to Manhattan court on July 11 for his sentencing. Some came to Trump’s defense, including his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., who took to social media to write: “The Democrats have succeeded in their years long attempt to turn Ame...
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Closing arguments in Donald Trump's historic hush money trial concluded on Tuesday in a Manhattan courtroom, marking the final opportunity for prosecutors and defence lawyers to convince the jury of their respective cases before deliberations began. Jurors will undertake the unprecedented task of deciding whether to convict the former US president of felony criminal charges stemming from hush money payments tied to an alleged scheme to buy and bury stories that might have threatened Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. At the heart of the charges are reimbursements paid to Trump fixer-turned-fo...
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The trial of Ilaria Salis continued on Friday in Budapest. The 39-year-old activist is accused of deliberately travelling to Budapest to attack neo-Nazis after being arrested in February 2023 following a counter-demonstration for a rally by far-right extremists. During the court session, neither the victims of the masked attackers nor the present witnesses could identify her as the perpetrator. The case has made headlines in Italy after Salis previously appeared in court with handcuffs and her feet chained. Italy's Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, has made several official complaints on behalf ...
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Alleged leaders of an extremist plot to overthrow Germany's government went on trial on Tuesday, amid massive media and political interest. The case - which shocked the country in late 2022 - involves more than two dozen suspects, 260 witnesses and is expected to extend long into 2025. Facing judges at the Frankfurt court are the self-styled Prince Heinrich XIII, an aristocratic estate agent whom the group allegedly planned to install as Germany's new leader, and his Russian girlfriend. Birgit Malsack-Winkemann, a judge and former lawmaker with the far-right Alternative for Germany party, and ...
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New York (AFP) - Donald Trump's lawyer took cracks at key witness Michael Cohen during wide-ranging cross-examination Thursday, questioning his memory and poking at his credibility during the first criminal trial of a former US president. Trump is accused of falsifying business records as he reimbursed Cohen for a $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election, when her story of a sexual encounter with Trump could have doomed his campaign. The defense team has sought to instill doubt by casting Cohen as a disgruntled ex-employee who habitually lies and is out for blood a...
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The defendants will stand trial anew, as if they were never acquitted or convicted, after a decision by the Athens Appeals Prosecutor’s Office. Τhe appeal was made after a controversial verdict in late April convicting only five of the 20 defendants – former officials with responsibility for rescuing citizens and extinguishing the fire – was deemed incorrect. Five officials, including the former fire chief, received suspended sentences of between 15 and 111 years for multiple counts of criminal negligence resulting in injury and loss of life for their role in the response to the fire. For thos...
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Prosecutors have asked for a September retrial for disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein during a hearing yesterday (Wednesday 1 May) in Manhattan. Weinstein’s first court appearance since his 2020 rape conviction was overturned by an appeals court last week – a ruling which shocked and disappointed women who celebrated historic gains during the era of #MeToo, a movement that ushered in a wave of sexual-misconduct claims in Hollywood and beyond. One of Weinstein’s accusers, Jessica Mann, was in the courtroom on Wednesday and is prepared to testify again, Assistant District Attorney Nicole Blu...
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Prosecutors in the United States on Tuesday are asking a judge to hand Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, a three-year prison sentence for allowing rampant money laundering on the platform. Zhao pleaded guilty and stepped down as Binance CEO in November as the company agreed to pay $4.3 billion (€4 million) to settle related allegations. US officials said Zhao deliberately looked the other way as illicit actors conducted transactions that supported child sex abuse, the illegal drug trade, and terrorism. Binance CEO 'CZ' Changpeng Zhao steps dow...
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