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Former "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Lisa Rinna has slammed ex-President Donald Trump's statement that he is an "innocent man."
Trump, on Thursday, made history as the first U.S. president to be convicted of a crime after he was found guilty of 34 felony counts for falsifying business records.
Lisa Rinna joins many Hollywood celebrities who are celebrating the conviction of the Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump.
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Following the historic guilty verdict of Trump, Hollywood has been in a mostly celebratory mood, with several stars commending the jury in the hush money trial for convicting the former president.
"Rhobh" star Rinna recently expressed her feelings about the conviction in a witty comment aimed at Trump's claims that he is an "innocent man."
"Yeah. And my lips are real," Rinna wrote on Instagram in response to Trump's claims.
Former "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Lisa Rinna has slammed ex-President Donald Trump's statement that he is an "innocent man."
Trump, on Thursday, made history as the first U.S. president to be convicted of a crime after he was found guilty of 34 felony counts for falsifying business records.
Lisa Rinna joins many Hollywood celebrities who are celebrating the conviction of the Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump.
Lisa Rinna Claims Donald Trump's Innocence Is As Fake As Her Lips Mega
Following the historic guilty verdict of Trump, Hollywood has been in a mostly celebratory mood, with several stars commending the jury in the hush money trial for convicting the former president.
"Rhobh" star Rinna recently expressed her feelings about the conviction in a witty comment aimed at Trump's claims that he is an "innocent man."
"Yeah. And my lips are real," Rinna wrote on Instagram in response to Trump's claims.
- 5/31/2024
- by Favour Adegoke
- The Blast
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Donald Trump made history once again on Thursday as the first former president to become a convicted felon. Want to know what it was like to be right there in the center of the political hurricane? – listen to the latest edition of the Deadline ElectionLine podcast above.
Trump was found guilty on May 30 of 34 felony counts of falsifying business documents. The verdict by the Manhattan jury centered on his attempt to conceal...
Donald Trump made history once again on Thursday as the first former president to become a convicted felon. Want to know what it was like to be right there in the center of the political hurricane? – listen to the latest edition of the Deadline ElectionLine podcast above.
Trump was found guilty on May 30 of 34 felony counts of falsifying business documents. The verdict by the Manhattan jury centered on his attempt to conceal...
- 5/31/2024
- by Dominic Patten and Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
With Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers and Jon Stewart’s respective late-night programs in reruns, all eyes were on Jimmy “Isn’t It Past Your Jail Time?” Kimmel for his reaction to Donald Trump’s conviction.
On Thursday afternoon, Trump was found guilty on all 34 felony counts in the criminal trial related to hush money payment made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, with whom he allegedly had sexual encounters in 2006. (The felony conviction of a onetime Potus — and presumptive GOP nominee in this November’s presidential election — is unprecedented.)
More from TVLineTrump Convicted of All 34 Felony Counts in...
On Thursday afternoon, Trump was found guilty on all 34 felony counts in the criminal trial related to hush money payment made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, with whom he allegedly had sexual encounters in 2006. (The felony conviction of a onetime Potus — and presumptive GOP nominee in this November’s presidential election — is unprecedented.)
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- 5/31/2024
- by Ryan Schwartz and Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Robert De Niro — who made a surprise campaign appearance for Joe Biden outside of Donald Trump’s trial just two days before today’s guilty verdicts in the hush-money case — reacted to the news by saying “justice was served.”
While promoting his new movie Ezra on Thursday in New York City, the actor told Variety how “this never should have gotten to this stage. I don’t want to be talking, but I am so upset by it. I have to say something. This is my country. This guy wants to destroy it. Period. He’s crazy.”
A jury in New York City on Thursday found the former president guilty of all 34 counts of falsifying business records as part of a conspiracy to keep a potential sex scandal from derailing his first presidential campaign. He is scheduled to be sentenced on July 11, just days before the start of the Republican National Convention.
While promoting his new movie Ezra on Thursday in New York City, the actor told Variety how “this never should have gotten to this stage. I don’t want to be talking, but I am so upset by it. I have to say something. This is my country. This guy wants to destroy it. Period. He’s crazy.”
A jury in New York City on Thursday found the former president guilty of all 34 counts of falsifying business records as part of a conspiracy to keep a potential sex scandal from derailing his first presidential campaign. He is scheduled to be sentenced on July 11, just days before the start of the Republican National Convention.
- 5/31/2024
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
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Former President Donald Trump has been found guilty on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels.
Following Donald Trump's guilty verdict, the President of the United States, Joe Biden, has broken his silence.
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"This was done by the Biden administration in order to wound or hurt an opponent, a political opponent," Trump told the press shortly after the verdict was read. "And I think it’s just a disgrace, and we’ll keep fighting and fighting till the end and we’ll win because our country has gone to hell."
"We don’t have the same country anymore. We have a divided mess," he continued. "We’re a nation in decline, serious decline, millions and millions of people pouring into our country right...
Former President Donald Trump has been found guilty on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels.
Following Donald Trump's guilty verdict, the President of the United States, Joe Biden, has broken his silence.
President Donald Trump Becomes First President To Be Convicted Of A Crime Mega
"This was done by the Biden administration in order to wound or hurt an opponent, a political opponent," Trump told the press shortly after the verdict was read. "And I think it’s just a disgrace, and we’ll keep fighting and fighting till the end and we’ll win because our country has gone to hell."
"We don’t have the same country anymore. We have a divided mess," he continued. "We’re a nation in decline, serious decline, millions and millions of people pouring into our country right...
- 5/30/2024
- by Kelly Coffey-Behrens
- The Blast
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, marking his successful prosecution and conviction of former President Donald Trump, credited the result as an example of his department’s enforcement of the law “without fear or favor.”
“While this defendant may be unlike any other in American history, we arrived at this trial and ultimately today this verdict in the same manner as every other case that comes to the courtroom doors by following the facts and law, in doing so, with out fear or favor,” he told reporters.
Bragg declined to say what recommendation his office would seek when it comes to sentencing, which is scheduled for July 11.
Related: Watch The Trump Verdicts As They Are Announced Live On Fox News, CNN & MSNBC
Bragg brought the case last year, the first of four indictments that Trump was facing. Many pundits and legal analysts expressed doubts about the case, as it was a...
“While this defendant may be unlike any other in American history, we arrived at this trial and ultimately today this verdict in the same manner as every other case that comes to the courtroom doors by following the facts and law, in doing so, with out fear or favor,” he told reporters.
Bragg declined to say what recommendation his office would seek when it comes to sentencing, which is scheduled for July 11.
Related: Watch The Trump Verdicts As They Are Announced Live On Fox News, CNN & MSNBC
Bragg brought the case last year, the first of four indictments that Trump was facing. Many pundits and legal analysts expressed doubts about the case, as it was a...
- 5/30/2024
- by Ted Johnson and Sean Piccoli
- Deadline Film + TV
All of the major cable news networks delivered second-by-second coverage of the verdicts as they announced today finding Donald Trump guilty of 34 (of 34) felony counts related to the falsification of records related to hush money payments made to Stormy Daniels.
Watch Fox News below.
Related: Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg Says Donald Trump Conviction Was Reached “Without Fear Or Favor”
CNN:
Related: See Each Of The 34 Felony Charges In Donald Trump Hush-Money Trial
MSNBC:
Breaking: Donald Trump found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business documents in New York pic.twitter.com/Yq8LWihvRx
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) May 30, 2024
With today’s verdicts, Trump becomes the first former U.S. President to be found guilty of a crime. The verdict follows nine hours and 44 minutes of deliberations, per MSNBC.
Inside the courtroom as the verdicts were read, Trump sat motionless between his attorneys, Todd Blanche and Emil Bove. Blanche asked...
Watch Fox News below.
Related: Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg Says Donald Trump Conviction Was Reached “Without Fear Or Favor”
CNN:
Related: See Each Of The 34 Felony Charges In Donald Trump Hush-Money Trial
MSNBC:
Breaking: Donald Trump found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business documents in New York pic.twitter.com/Yq8LWihvRx
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) May 30, 2024
With today’s verdicts, Trump becomes the first former U.S. President to be found guilty of a crime. The verdict follows nine hours and 44 minutes of deliberations, per MSNBC.
Inside the courtroom as the verdicts were read, Trump sat motionless between his attorneys, Todd Blanche and Emil Bove. Blanche asked...
- 5/30/2024
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
X and Instagram turned into celebratory water coolers for the likes of Lynda Carter, Rob Reiner, Mark Hamill, Michael Rapaport, Henry Winkler and more Thursday after a New York City found former President Donald Trump guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records.
“God Bless New York City,” posted Ellen Barkin — who, like so many other celebrities, were eager to weigh in on the verdict that came in shortly after 5 p.m. Et. Trump sat motionless between his attorneys, Todd Blanche and Emil Bove, as the jury was polled.
All affirmed their guilty verdicts.
“The Republican candidate for president is a convicted felon,” wrote Stephen King.
Related: Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg Says Donald Trump Conviction Was Reached “Without Fear Or Favor”
Here’s a sampling of other reactions from X Thursday. Keep refreshing for more….
34 is now my favorite number.
— Lynda Carter (@RealLyndaCarter) May 30, 2024
How I Met Your Accountability...
“God Bless New York City,” posted Ellen Barkin — who, like so many other celebrities, were eager to weigh in on the verdict that came in shortly after 5 p.m. Et. Trump sat motionless between his attorneys, Todd Blanche and Emil Bove, as the jury was polled.
All affirmed their guilty verdicts.
“The Republican candidate for president is a convicted felon,” wrote Stephen King.
Related: Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg Says Donald Trump Conviction Was Reached “Without Fear Or Favor”
Here’s a sampling of other reactions from X Thursday. Keep refreshing for more….
34 is now my favorite number.
— Lynda Carter (@RealLyndaCarter) May 30, 2024
How I Met Your Accountability...
- 5/30/2024
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
A jury on Thursday found Donald Trump guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records stemming from a payment to keep adult film actress Stormy Daniels quiet about an alleged affair before the 2016 election. Such a verdict is unprecedented, just as it was unprecedented when the former president first stood criminal trial in April, and just as it was unprecedented last spring when Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg charged him with falsifying business records.
The indictment from Bragg was the first of four that have been leveled against Trump, and...
The indictment from Bragg was the first of four that have been leveled against Trump, and...
- 5/30/2024
- by Ryan Bort and Asawin Suebsaeng
- Rollingstone.com
The verdict is in for Donald Trump and he’s been found guilty on all 34 state felony counts of falsifying records, making him the first former U.S. President to be found guilty of a crime. The verdict follows nine hours and 44 minutes of deliberations, per MSNBC.
Below is a list of each count, with an explanation from the charging document and the jury’s verdict on each.
Count 1: Falsifying business records in the first degree Guilty
“The defendant, in the County of New York and elsewhere, on or about February 14, 2017, with intent to defraud and intent to commit another crime and aid and conceal the commission thereof, made and caused a false entry in the business records of an enterprise, to wit, an invoice from Michael Cohen dated February 14, 2017, marked as a record of the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust, and kept and maintained by the Trump Organization.
Below is a list of each count, with an explanation from the charging document and the jury’s verdict on each.
Count 1: Falsifying business records in the first degree Guilty
“The defendant, in the County of New York and elsewhere, on or about February 14, 2017, with intent to defraud and intent to commit another crime and aid and conceal the commission thereof, made and caused a false entry in the business records of an enterprise, to wit, an invoice from Michael Cohen dated February 14, 2017, marked as a record of the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust, and kept and maintained by the Trump Organization.
- 5/30/2024
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
A jury in New York City found Donald Trump guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records stemming from a payment to keep adult film actress Stormy Daniels quiet about an alleged affair out of fear that it would hurt his chances of winning the 2016 election.
The jury began deliberating on Tuesday before returning the verdict Thursday afternoon. They were unanimous in their decision — which took them about 7.5 hours to reach — that Trump is guilty on all 34 counts on which he was charged.
The conviction comes in the heat of Trump’s third presidential campaign,...
The jury began deliberating on Tuesday before returning the verdict Thursday afternoon. They were unanimous in their decision — which took them about 7.5 hours to reach — that Trump is guilty on all 34 counts on which he was charged.
The conviction comes in the heat of Trump’s third presidential campaign,...
- 5/30/2024
- by Catherina Gioino and Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
A jury in New York City today found former president Donald Trump guilty of all 34 counts of falsifying business records as part of a conspiracy to keep a potential sex scandal from derailing his first presidential campaign.
He is scheduled to be sentenced on July 11, just days before the start of the Republican National Convention.
The verdict, in the only one of four criminal cases against Trump to go to trial to date, could have far-reaching effects on his bid to recapture the White House in November. The first impact is likely to be a tidal wave of reaction across broadcast and social media to the outcome of a trial with no precedent in U.S. history.
As the verdicts were read, Trump sat motionless between his attorneys, Todd Blanche and Emil Bove. Blanche asked for all of the jurors to be polled, and they all affirmed their guilty verdicts.
He is scheduled to be sentenced on July 11, just days before the start of the Republican National Convention.
The verdict, in the only one of four criminal cases against Trump to go to trial to date, could have far-reaching effects on his bid to recapture the White House in November. The first impact is likely to be a tidal wave of reaction across broadcast and social media to the outcome of a trial with no precedent in U.S. history.
As the verdicts were read, Trump sat motionless between his attorneys, Todd Blanche and Emil Bove. Blanche asked for all of the jurors to be polled, and they all affirmed their guilty verdicts.
- 5/30/2024
- by Sean Piccoli and Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
The jury has reached its verdict in The People of the State of New York v. Donald Trump, the former president’s historic so-called “hush money” trial. After four weeks of contentious testimony by star witnesses for both the prosecution and the defense, the trial finally reached the final stages as both the defense and prosecution issued their closing arguments on Tuesday, May 28. After jury instructions and several requests for repeated information, including portions of the testimony presented to them as well as the judge’s instructions, the Manhattan jury made its determination after two days of deliberation. Donald Trump has been found guilty on all 34 counts in the case. Sentencing has been scheduled for July 11 at 10 a.m. Et. Trump was first charged on March 30, 2023, by District Attorney Alvin Bragg with 34 Class E felony counts of falsifying business records to conceal damaging information and unlawful activity from American voters...
- 5/30/2024
- TV Insider
A verdict has been reached in Donald Trump’s hush money trial, the first criminal trial of a former president of the United States.
Watch the livestream above for updates, as the verdict is announced. (Update: Guilty, on all 34 counts.)
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The verdict was arrived at 29 hours after the New York jury of 12 first began...
Watch the livestream above for updates, as the verdict is announced. (Update: Guilty, on all 34 counts.)
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The verdict was arrived at 29 hours after the New York jury of 12 first began...
- 5/30/2024
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Closing arguments begin Tuesday in Donald Trump’s criminal hush-money trial, and the former president is not pleased with the order of operations.
On Monday night, Trump published a series of Truth Social posts complaining about the trial. At one point, the former president claimed that standard courtroom procedure allowing the prosecution to rebut the defense’s closing arguments was proof of a “witch hunt” against him.
“Why Is The Corrupt Government Allowed To Make The Final Argument In The Case Against Me? Why Can’T The Defense Go Last?...
On Monday night, Trump published a series of Truth Social posts complaining about the trial. At one point, the former president claimed that standard courtroom procedure allowing the prosecution to rebut the defense’s closing arguments was proof of a “witch hunt” against him.
“Why Is The Corrupt Government Allowed To Make The Final Argument In The Case Against Me? Why Can’T The Defense Go Last?...
- 5/28/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
French cinema’s Judith Godrèche, a former child star-turned-filmmaker and prominent #MeToo activist, weighed in during Cannes Day 4 on the April 25 reversal of Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction in New York, slamming it as “an absolute nightmare.”
Speaking with TheWrap founder and editor-in-chief Sharon Waxman on Thursday as part of TheWrap Conversations at the Brand Innovators Salon D’Affaires, Godrèche expressed sympathy for the women who may have to testify again if a new trial is held.
“It’s a nightmare, an absolute nightmare. I can’t even imagine,” Godrèche said. “Somehow people [like] him are winning. There is enough pain and hurt that it should not be allowed. It’s insane when you think about it. Listen, I may have to face my abusers [one day]. You have to be so brave to do this.”
She added: “I wondered how [Weinstein] had so much money to keep paying for lawyers. I thought, ‘Wow,...
Speaking with TheWrap founder and editor-in-chief Sharon Waxman on Thursday as part of TheWrap Conversations at the Brand Innovators Salon D’Affaires, Godrèche expressed sympathy for the women who may have to testify again if a new trial is held.
“It’s a nightmare, an absolute nightmare. I can’t even imagine,” Godrèche said. “Somehow people [like] him are winning. There is enough pain and hurt that it should not be allowed. It’s insane when you think about it. Listen, I may have to face my abusers [one day]. You have to be so brave to do this.”
She added: “I wondered how [Weinstein] had so much money to keep paying for lawyers. I thought, ‘Wow,...
- 5/18/2024
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) criticized the prosecutors in Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial for “disrespecting” the former president.
On May 13, Tuberville delivered a statement outside of the Manhattan courthouse in which he condemned the case’s prosecutors.
“First of all, I’m disappointed in the courtroom,” he shared. “I’m hearing, ‘Mr. Trump,’ ‘Mr. Trump.’ He is former President Trump. Give him some respect. I mean, that’s what that place is in there. It’s no respect.”
“Here’s what I’m seeing, too,” the Alabama GOP senator mentioned. “It is depressing. That courtroom is depressing. This is New York City, the icon of our country. And we got a courtroom that’s the most depressing thing I’ve ever been in.”
“The mental anguish is trying to be pushed on Republican candidate for the president of the United States this year,” he claimed. “That’s all this is.
On May 13, Tuberville delivered a statement outside of the Manhattan courthouse in which he condemned the case’s prosecutors.
“First of all, I’m disappointed in the courtroom,” he shared. “I’m hearing, ‘Mr. Trump,’ ‘Mr. Trump.’ He is former President Trump. Give him some respect. I mean, that’s what that place is in there. It’s no respect.”
“Here’s what I’m seeing, too,” the Alabama GOP senator mentioned. “It is depressing. That courtroom is depressing. This is New York City, the icon of our country. And we got a courtroom that’s the most depressing thing I’ve ever been in.”
“The mental anguish is trying to be pushed on Republican candidate for the president of the United States this year,” he claimed. “That’s all this is.
- 5/16/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
On Saturday, former President Donald Trump insulted Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Judge Juan Merchan and President Joe Biden at a rally of an estimated 80,000 to 100,000 people on the Jersey Shore.
The comments were made during the fourth week of Trump’s hush money trial, where he faces 34 felony counts of fabricating business records to cover up payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels that would have prevented her from disclosing details about her affair with Trump.
At his rally, Trump described Merchan, the judge overseeing the case, to be “highly conflicted” and “corrupt” and called Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney prosecuting him, “fat Alvin.”
Merchan issued a gag order on March 26 to bar Trump from speaking about witnesses, prosecutors and jurors on the court staff. Recently, Trump was charged with violating his gag order for the 10th time for verbally attacking the jury in his trial. However, the gag...
The comments were made during the fourth week of Trump’s hush money trial, where he faces 34 felony counts of fabricating business records to cover up payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels that would have prevented her from disclosing details about her affair with Trump.
At his rally, Trump described Merchan, the judge overseeing the case, to be “highly conflicted” and “corrupt” and called Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney prosecuting him, “fat Alvin.”
Merchan issued a gag order on March 26 to bar Trump from speaking about witnesses, prosecutors and jurors on the court staff. Recently, Trump was charged with violating his gag order for the 10th time for verbally attacking the jury in his trial. However, the gag...
- 5/15/2024
- by Samantha Hsiung
- Uinterview
Kai Cenat has resolved a legal issue that stemmed from the chaotic giveaway he hosted in New York City’s Union Square last year. After the Twitch star issued a public apology, the Manhattan district attorney’s office said it would not prosecute Cenat on charges of inciting a riot.
In August 2023, Cenat’s fans swarmed Union Square after the streamer announced that he would give away Playstation 5s and $100 gift cards at an event in the park. The “uncontrolled” crowd climbed on cars and buses and caused damage to the surrounding area. By the time the rioters dispersed, 65 people had been arrested and at least four had been hospitalized.
Cenat was charged with first-degree rioting, inciting a riot, and — since he didn’t obtain a proper permit — unlawful assembly. He was given a desk appearance ticket that required him to face his charges in court at a future date,...
In August 2023, Cenat’s fans swarmed Union Square after the streamer announced that he would give away Playstation 5s and $100 gift cards at an event in the park. The “uncontrolled” crowd climbed on cars and buses and caused damage to the surrounding area. By the time the rioters dispersed, 65 people had been arrested and at least four had been hospitalized.
Cenat was charged with first-degree rioting, inciting a riot, and — since he didn’t obtain a proper permit — unlawful assembly. He was given a desk appearance ticket that required him to face his charges in court at a future date,...
- 5/8/2024
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Former White House Communications Director Hope Hicks took the stand in Manhattan court Friday to testify in the criminal trial of her ex-boss, Donald Trump.
Trump has been charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. The case, brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg last year, revolves around allegations that a 2016 hush-money payment made at Trump’s direction to adult film actress Stormy Daniels violated campaign finance laws.
Hicks, who left the White House alongside the former president in 2021, was a central figure in Trump’s 2016 campaign and subsequent...
Trump has been charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. The case, brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg last year, revolves around allegations that a 2016 hush-money payment made at Trump’s direction to adult film actress Stormy Daniels violated campaign finance laws.
Hicks, who left the White House alongside the former president in 2021, was a central figure in Trump’s 2016 campaign and subsequent...
- 5/3/2024
- by Catherina Gioino and Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Harvey Weinstein will be tried again for rape in New York this fall after his 2020 conviction was overturned last month, Reuters reports.
Weinstein appeared in Manhattan court Wednesday, May 1, seated in a wheelchair. It marked the first time the disgraced movie mogul had been seen in public since he was found guilty of rape in Los Angeles and sentenced to 16 years in prison last February.
During the hearing, prosecutor Nicole Blumberg said, “We believe in this case and we will be retrying the case.” Weinstein’s attorney, Arthur Aidala, said...
Weinstein appeared in Manhattan court Wednesday, May 1, seated in a wheelchair. It marked the first time the disgraced movie mogul had been seen in public since he was found guilty of rape in Los Angeles and sentenced to 16 years in prison last February.
During the hearing, prosecutor Nicole Blumberg said, “We believe in this case and we will be retrying the case.” Weinstein’s attorney, Arthur Aidala, said...
- 5/1/2024
- by Daniel Kreps and Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Harvey Weinstein is looking at a new trial in New York after Labor Day.
The former Hollywood mogul appeared in court in New York Wednesday for the first time since his 2020 rape conviction was overturned. Judge Curtis Farber set a May 29 hearing for discovery and for prosecutors to file a certificate of compliance. If the certificate is filed by that date, the judge anticipated that a trial will begin sometime after Labor Day.
Weinstein was wheeled into the courtroom in a wheelchair, wearing a blue suit with an American flag pin, after having been hospitalized in the days leading up to the hearing. He waved to the first row of attorneys as he was wheeled in and shook their hands as he was wheeled out. He appeared with his attorney Arthur Aidala, in front of a full audience, including Jessica Mann, who testified in the first New York trial.
“Mr.
The former Hollywood mogul appeared in court in New York Wednesday for the first time since his 2020 rape conviction was overturned. Judge Curtis Farber set a May 29 hearing for discovery and for prosecutors to file a certificate of compliance. If the certificate is filed by that date, the judge anticipated that a trial will begin sometime after Labor Day.
Weinstein was wheeled into the courtroom in a wheelchair, wearing a blue suit with an American flag pin, after having been hospitalized in the days leading up to the hearing. He waved to the first row of attorneys as he was wheeled in and shook their hands as he was wheeled out. He appeared with his attorney Arthur Aidala, in front of a full audience, including Jessica Mann, who testified in the first New York trial.
“Mr.
- 5/1/2024
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“We believe in this case, and we will be retrying this case,” prosecutors in Harvey Weinstein’s New York rape case told a judge today in the first hearing since the much-accused producer’s 2020 conviction was overturned last week. “It was a strong case in 2020 …and it remains a strong case in 2024,” added Assistant District Attorney Nicole Blumberg.
Weinstein was sitting in the courtroom as the officials from the Manhattan District Attorney’s office announced their intention to take the case back to a jury. The trial could begin as quickly as September, if room can be found on the court calendar.
“We are happy to hear that the prosecutors want a speedy trial,” Weinstein chief attorney Arthur Aidala told the court as he once again proclaimed his client’s innocence. “It’s a new trial, it’s a new day … his life is on the line.”
Charged and arrested...
Weinstein was sitting in the courtroom as the officials from the Manhattan District Attorney’s office announced their intention to take the case back to a jury. The trial could begin as quickly as September, if room can be found on the court calendar.
“We are happy to hear that the prosecutors want a speedy trial,” Weinstein chief attorney Arthur Aidala told the court as he once again proclaimed his client’s innocence. “It’s a new trial, it’s a new day … his life is on the line.”
Charged and arrested...
- 5/1/2024
- by Dominic Patten and Sean Piccoli
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Despite a myriad of health issues landing the incarcerated Harvey Weinstein in hospital last week, the much-accused producer is still expected to show up in court tomorrow — at least right now.
“Mr. Weinstein entered prison with serious medical issues, and they have not magically disappeared, but are being managed,” the producer’s long-time spokesperson Juda Engelmayer tells Deadline of his client who is suffering from diabetes, cardiac issued, sleep apnea, and who is also near blind.
Following the April 25 overturning of his 2020 sex crimes conviction, the past few days have seen a storm of rumors that 72-year-old Weinstein wouldn’t make the re-arraignment hearing in the early afternoon local time at 100 Centre Street in Manhattan. While Weinstein’s current condition is far from critical at present and he is under observation at Bellevue, one well-positioned law enforcement source said that “things could turn on a dime” and not to rule out “more drama.
“Mr. Weinstein entered prison with serious medical issues, and they have not magically disappeared, but are being managed,” the producer’s long-time spokesperson Juda Engelmayer tells Deadline of his client who is suffering from diabetes, cardiac issued, sleep apnea, and who is also near blind.
Following the April 25 overturning of his 2020 sex crimes conviction, the past few days have seen a storm of rumors that 72-year-old Weinstein wouldn’t make the re-arraignment hearing in the early afternoon local time at 100 Centre Street in Manhattan. While Weinstein’s current condition is far from critical at present and he is under observation at Bellevue, one well-positioned law enforcement source said that “things could turn on a dime” and not to rule out “more drama.
- 4/30/2024
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Donald Trump reportedly did not expect to win the presidency in 2016, which isn’t surprising considering how ill-prepared he and his team were to take control of the country. He appointed established conservatives to key positions before learning some had personal principles that extended beyond indulging the president’s ego. Trump wreaked havoc on the United States for four years, but the damage might have been even greater if he wasn’t battling career public servants who tried to check his impulses, or if he wasn’t such a political neophyte.
- 4/30/2024
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Less than a week after Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction was tossed out by New York’s highest court, the much-accused Pulp Fiction producer is set to be in front of a judge.
Weinstein will appear in Manhattan Supreme Court on May 1, the Manhattan District Attorney’s office said late Friday, The hearing in Judge Curtis Farber’s courtroom is set to start at 2:15 p.m. Et.
In a 4-3 ruling, the New York Court of Appeals on April 25 said that Weinstein’s conviction and 23-year sentence is to be overturned. Writing for the majority, Judge Jenny Rivera said now ex-Justice James Burke “erroneously admitted testimony of uncharged, alleged prior sexual acts against persons other than the complainants of the underlying crimes” four years ago when he was overseeing the trial.
The Appeals Court has ordered a new trial for Weinstein.
The purpose of the May 1 hearing is...
Weinstein will appear in Manhattan Supreme Court on May 1, the Manhattan District Attorney’s office said late Friday, The hearing in Judge Curtis Farber’s courtroom is set to start at 2:15 p.m. Et.
In a 4-3 ruling, the New York Court of Appeals on April 25 said that Weinstein’s conviction and 23-year sentence is to be overturned. Writing for the majority, Judge Jenny Rivera said now ex-Justice James Burke “erroneously admitted testimony of uncharged, alleged prior sexual acts against persons other than the complainants of the underlying crimes” four years ago when he was overseeing the trial.
The Appeals Court has ordered a new trial for Weinstein.
The purpose of the May 1 hearing is...
- 4/26/2024
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
When New York’s top court overturned Harvey Weinstein’s Manhattan-based sex crimes conviction in a surprise move Thursday, questions about Weinstein’s reversal of fortune and what comes next for the disgraced movie mogul started to multiply.
Will there be a new trial in New York? Could Weinstein be released on bail while that question plays out? Is Weinstein’s subsequent conviction in California in jeopardy now too?
A spokesperson for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg quickly signaled Thursday that the office hoped to put Weinstein back in front of a jury.
Will there be a new trial in New York? Could Weinstein be released on bail while that question plays out? Is Weinstein’s subsequent conviction in California in jeopardy now too?
A spokesperson for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg quickly signaled Thursday that the office hoped to put Weinstein back in front of a jury.
- 4/26/2024
- by Nancy Dillon
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump was back in court on Thursday for the seventh day of his criminal hush money trial. The court heard a third day of testimony from David Pecker — the former National Enquirer boss who used the publication to buoy Trump ahead of the 2016 election. While Pecker’s testimony earlier this week contained plenty of damning evidence, the former tabloid boss dropped an under-oath bombshell when he recalled that Trump complained to him that Stormy Daniels had breached the hush-money deal she’d made with Trump fixer Michael Cohen after...
- 4/25/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez and Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
It was thanks in part to Arnold Schwarzenegger that the former publisher of the National Enquirer knew he could get in trouble for the tabloid’s catch-and-kill policy and buying off salacious stories about Donald Trump.
Over objections from Trump’s defense team, ex-American Media CEO David Pecker poignantly Thursday told the judge, jurors, Trump himself and everyone else in a packed Manhattan courtroom he was aware he was violating election law in 2016 when he secretly bought Playboy playmate Karen McDougal’s story of an affair with Trump for $150,000. Admitting the purchase was entirely to kill the story, Pecker said that the primary purpose behind the payoff and others in a similar vein was to help the then-Celebrity Apprentice host’s presidential campaign.
Such tactics were nothing new for Pecker.
Under his deal with Schwarzenegger over 20 years ago, the former media executive said today, “I would call him and...
Over objections from Trump’s defense team, ex-American Media CEO David Pecker poignantly Thursday told the judge, jurors, Trump himself and everyone else in a packed Manhattan courtroom he was aware he was violating election law in 2016 when he secretly bought Playboy playmate Karen McDougal’s story of an affair with Trump for $150,000. Admitting the purchase was entirely to kill the story, Pecker said that the primary purpose behind the payoff and others in a similar vein was to help the then-Celebrity Apprentice host’s presidential campaign.
Such tactics were nothing new for Pecker.
Under his deal with Schwarzenegger over 20 years ago, the former media executive said today, “I would call him and...
- 4/25/2024
- by Sean Piccoli and Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
The New York Court of Appeals has overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction, finding that the judge at the trial prejudiced the producer with “egregious” improper rulings.
As reported by Associated Press, the court – the highest level of appeal available in New York state – came to a 4-3 decision.
“We conclude that the trial court erroneously admitted testimony of uncharged, alleged prior sexual acts against persons other than the complainants of the underlying crimes,” the court’s decision said. “The remedy for these egregious errors is a new trial.”
The judgment continued, ”It is an abuse of judicial discretion to...
As reported by Associated Press, the court – the highest level of appeal available in New York state – came to a 4-3 decision.
“We conclude that the trial court erroneously admitted testimony of uncharged, alleged prior sexual acts against persons other than the complainants of the underlying crimes,” the court’s decision said. “The remedy for these egregious errors is a new trial.”
The judgment continued, ”It is an abuse of judicial discretion to...
- 4/25/2024
- ScreenDaily
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) said that Donald Trump’s denial of a sexual relationship with adult film actress Stormy Daniels is comical.
“I think everybody has made their own assessment of President Trump’s character. And so far as I know, you don’t pay someone $130,000 not to have sex with you,” Romney wryly remarked to CNN.
Michael Cohen, Trump’s personal attorney, clandestinely paid Daniels $130,000 by mortgaging his home ten days before the 2016 election to ensure her silence on the alleged liaison with Trump. Subsequently, Daniels divulged to 60 Minutes the details of her affair with Trump in a hotel suite after they met at a celebrity golf tournament held at Lake Tahoe in 2006.
Trump later denied any sexual involvement with Daniels, deployed his legal team to issue threats of litigation and cited violations of a confidentiality agreement. Nevertheless, Romney, a prominent critic of Trump, who himself contended as the...
“I think everybody has made their own assessment of President Trump’s character. And so far as I know, you don’t pay someone $130,000 not to have sex with you,” Romney wryly remarked to CNN.
Michael Cohen, Trump’s personal attorney, clandestinely paid Daniels $130,000 by mortgaging his home ten days before the 2016 election to ensure her silence on the alleged liaison with Trump. Subsequently, Daniels divulged to 60 Minutes the details of her affair with Trump in a hotel suite after they met at a celebrity golf tournament held at Lake Tahoe in 2006.
Trump later denied any sexual involvement with Daniels, deployed his legal team to issue threats of litigation and cited violations of a confidentiality agreement. Nevertheless, Romney, a prominent critic of Trump, who himself contended as the...
- 4/24/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Updated with jury selection info: When networks and other news outlets descend on the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse today for opening statements in Donald Trump’s latest trial, much will be made of the fact that this is a moment like no other: A former president, before a jury, facing criminal proceedings.
The case itself has been referred to as the “hush money” case or the “Stormy Daniels case,” far sexier titles than the underlying issues involved: Falsification of business records.
That isn’t to say there hasn’t been drama, as Trump’s relentless attacks on the judge and his family members, along with potential witnesses, signaled raucous moments in the courtroom, just as was seen as he faced civil proceedings in cases brought by writer E. Jean Carroll and New York Attorney General Letitia James.
Last week, as a jury of seven men and five women were selected, Judge...
The case itself has been referred to as the “hush money” case or the “Stormy Daniels case,” far sexier titles than the underlying issues involved: Falsification of business records.
That isn’t to say there hasn’t been drama, as Trump’s relentless attacks on the judge and his family members, along with potential witnesses, signaled raucous moments in the courtroom, just as was seen as he faced civil proceedings in cases brought by writer E. Jean Carroll and New York Attorney General Letitia James.
Last week, as a jury of seven men and five women were selected, Judge...
- 4/22/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Editors note: Running until the final general election results come in, the Deadline ElectionLine podcast spotlights the 2024 campaign and the blurred lines between politics and entertainment in modern America. Hosted by Deadline’s political editor Ted Johnson and executive editor Dominic Patten, the podcast features commentary and interviews with top lawmakers and entertainment figures. At the same time, you can follow all the news in the Biden & Trump rematch and more on the ElectionLine hub on Deadline.
“In the event of a Trump loss …he’s going to yell, and scream, and kick and moan, I know that, and Fox will do the same, perhaps, unless Rupert Murdoch or Lachlan intervene and say let’s get back to reality,” postulates Brian Stelter of what America may wake up to the day after the election in November with a win for Joe Biden.
“But maybe nothing really happens,” the Network of...
“In the event of a Trump loss …he’s going to yell, and scream, and kick and moan, I know that, and Fox will do the same, perhaps, unless Rupert Murdoch or Lachlan intervene and say let’s get back to reality,” postulates Brian Stelter of what America may wake up to the day after the election in November with a win for Joe Biden.
“But maybe nothing really happens,” the Network of...
- 4/19/2024
- by Dominic Patten and Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Judge Juan Merchan issued a warning to former President Donald Trump, saying that he would be arrested if he disrupted or skipped his hush money trial.
On April 15, the day this warning was issued, Trump’s attorney, Todd Blanche, claimed that the former president wanted to be present for trial proceedings. Such proceedings include sidebar conferences during the trial and voir dire, the initial examination of a witness or a juror.
In response, Merchan warned that Trump’s presence may also pose logistical challenges involving the Secret Service.
Judge Merchan warned Trump that if he disrupted the proceedings, he could be imprisoned, and the trial would continue in his absence. The judge also warned the former president that he might face an arrest warrant if he skipped his trial for no reason—a statement given to defendants in New York called the Parker Warning.
In addition, Blanche stated that the...
On April 15, the day this warning was issued, Trump’s attorney, Todd Blanche, claimed that the former president wanted to be present for trial proceedings. Such proceedings include sidebar conferences during the trial and voir dire, the initial examination of a witness or a juror.
In response, Merchan warned that Trump’s presence may also pose logistical challenges involving the Secret Service.
Judge Merchan warned Trump that if he disrupted the proceedings, he could be imprisoned, and the trial would continue in his absence. The judge also warned the former president that he might face an arrest warrant if he skipped his trial for no reason—a statement given to defendants in New York called the Parker Warning.
In addition, Blanche stated that the...
- 4/18/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Amid Donald Trump’s hush money trial, right-wing broadcaster Clay Travis sparked controversy with a tweet that urged Trump supporters in New York to engage in potentially illegal activities to support the former president.
“If you’re a Trump supporter in New York City who is a part of the jury pool, do everything you can to get seated on the jury and then refuse to convict as a matter of principle, dooming the case via hung jury,” he posted. “It’s the most patriotic thing you could possibly do.”
Travis’ suggestion quickly drew attention to potential legal implications. Lying to gain a place on a jury is a federal crime, and individuals who serve on a jury are expected to base their verdict solely on the evidence presented in the trial. Social media users quickly pointed out that Travis’s call to action was jury tampering, a felony offense.
“If you’re a Trump supporter in New York City who is a part of the jury pool, do everything you can to get seated on the jury and then refuse to convict as a matter of principle, dooming the case via hung jury,” he posted. “It’s the most patriotic thing you could possibly do.”
Travis’ suggestion quickly drew attention to potential legal implications. Lying to gain a place on a jury is a federal crime, and individuals who serve on a jury are expected to base their verdict solely on the evidence presented in the trial. Social media users quickly pointed out that Travis’s call to action was jury tampering, a felony offense.
- 4/17/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Jordan Klepper visited a group of Maga supporters protesting Donald Trump’s current criminal trial for the most recent episode of The Daily Show. The late-night correspondent interviewed several people outside the courthouse in New York City, including one who confirmed that Trump supporters are “calm, peaceful protestors.”
In the clip, Klepper inquires whether they plan to replicate Jan. 6. “No,” one woman confirms. “I was there Jan. 6. It was breached before we even got there.” She also encouraged Klepper to watch America’s Most Wanted, on which she “made a grand appearance.
In the clip, Klepper inquires whether they plan to replicate Jan. 6. “No,” one woman confirms. “I was there Jan. 6. It was breached before we even got there.” She also encouraged Klepper to watch America’s Most Wanted, on which she “made a grand appearance.
- 4/17/2024
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
Former President Donald Trump seemed to fall asleep a few times during his court appearance on the first day of his hush money trial in Manhattan.
“Trump has apparently jolted back awake, noticing the notes his lawyer passed him several minutes ago,” Maggie Haberman, a reporter for The New York Times, wrote in the paper.
Haberman later said that Trump glared at her in the courtroom after she reported he had fallen asleep during the trial.
“After the thirty-some jurors remaining file out of the room for a brief afternoon break, Trump rises,” the Law360 reporter Frank Runyeon mentioned in the press pool report. “After the jurors leave the courtroom, he stares over at Da Alvin Bragg. Then Trump turns his eyes to the press pool.”
“As he exits, he glares at New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman for several seconds as he walks out,” Runyeon wrote.
During an interview...
“Trump has apparently jolted back awake, noticing the notes his lawyer passed him several minutes ago,” Maggie Haberman, a reporter for The New York Times, wrote in the paper.
Haberman later said that Trump glared at her in the courtroom after she reported he had fallen asleep during the trial.
“After the thirty-some jurors remaining file out of the room for a brief afternoon break, Trump rises,” the Law360 reporter Frank Runyeon mentioned in the press pool report. “After the jurors leave the courtroom, he stares over at Da Alvin Bragg. Then Trump turns his eyes to the press pool.”
“As he exits, he glares at New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman for several seconds as he walks out,” Runyeon wrote.
During an interview...
- 4/16/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Donald Trump again blasted the judge in his hush money trial, before entering the courtroom this morning for what is a long slog through jury selection.
In what is likely to be a routine moment for each day’s proceedings, the former president stopped in the courthouse hallway to make brief remarks to reporters, seizing on the media’s need for visuals given the restrictions on cameras in the courtroom itself.
Trump called Judge Juan Merchan a “Trump hating judge” who should be recused from the case, although efforts to remove the judge have so far been rejected. Trump also again claimed that the case, involving hush money payments paid to Stormy Daniels in advance of the 2016 election, was orchestrated by Joe Biden. After Trump’s remarks, CNN quickly went to a fact check to note that the case is brought in the state of New York, not at the federal level,...
In what is likely to be a routine moment for each day’s proceedings, the former president stopped in the courthouse hallway to make brief remarks to reporters, seizing on the media’s need for visuals given the restrictions on cameras in the courtroom itself.
Trump called Judge Juan Merchan a “Trump hating judge” who should be recused from the case, although efforts to remove the judge have so far been rejected. Trump also again claimed that the case, involving hush money payments paid to Stormy Daniels in advance of the 2016 election, was orchestrated by Joe Biden. After Trump’s remarks, CNN quickly went to a fact check to note that the case is brought in the state of New York, not at the federal level,...
- 4/16/2024
- by Sean Piccoli and Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Donald Trump has been in court plenty of times in the past few months, but on Monday, he became the first American president to stand trial for an alleged criminal offense. Day one of the former president’s trial on charges related to a 2016 hush-money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels began in Manhattan — and tensions ran high.
State prosecutors and Trump’s attorneys kicked things off by arguing over what evidence will be admissible during the proceedings, and it quickly became clear that the jury selection process might take quite a while.
State prosecutors and Trump’s attorneys kicked things off by arguing over what evidence will be admissible during the proceedings, and it quickly became clear that the jury selection process might take quite a while.
- 4/15/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez, Catherina Gioino and Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Former President Donald Trump is expected to appear in New York County Supreme Court on Monday in the nation’s first criminal trial of a sitting or former president. Trump pleaded not guilty to a 34-count felony indictment last year that alleged the former president falsified business records in New York to hide damaging information in the weeks preceding the 2016 presidential election.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg brought forth the charges, alleging Trump conspired to illegally influence the election by attempting to hide hush-money payments made to two women who...
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg brought forth the charges, alleging Trump conspired to illegally influence the election by attempting to hide hush-money payments made to two women who...
- 4/15/2024
- by Catherina Gioino
- Rollingstone.com
Jury selection starts Monday in Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial, and the former president spent the weekend launching repeated attacks against the judge, prosecutors, and potential witness Michael Cohen, Trump’s former personal attorney.
Trump called Judge Juan Merchan “the most highly conflicted Judge in New York State history” in a Truth Social post on Sunday morning. He additionally claimed without evidence that District Attorney Alvin Bragg “illegally hid, disguised, and held back [documents] from us.”
On Saturday, Trump claimed that the D.A.’s office is “corrupt...
Trump called Judge Juan Merchan “the most highly conflicted Judge in New York State history” in a Truth Social post on Sunday morning. He additionally claimed without evidence that District Attorney Alvin Bragg “illegally hid, disguised, and held back [documents] from us.”
On Saturday, Trump claimed that the D.A.’s office is “corrupt...
- 4/14/2024
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
There are plenty of reasons Trump wants to reclaim the White House in 2024, but high on the list is the belief that as president, he will be able to sabotage the myriad criminal and civil investigations hanging over his head.
In barely a year, Trump has been indicted in four criminal cases, lost multiple civil lawsuits, and been ordered to pay hundreds of millions in damages to various parties.
Trump views the legal maelstrom surrounding his hush money payments to porn stars, unauthorized retention of classified documents, efforts to undermine the 2020 election,...
In barely a year, Trump has been indicted in four criminal cases, lost multiple civil lawsuits, and been ordered to pay hundreds of millions in damages to various parties.
Trump views the legal maelstrom surrounding his hush money payments to porn stars, unauthorized retention of classified documents, efforts to undermine the 2020 election,...
- 4/12/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
On Wednesday morning, Allen Weisselberg, the former chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, was given a five-month prison sentence for perjury in the civil business fraud trial of former President Donald Trump.
The proceedings occurred in Manhattan criminal court, where Weisselberg chose not to address the judge directly. Weisselberg, 76, is expected to begin his incarceration at New York City’s notorious Rikers Island prison for his two counts of perjury in the first degree immediately.
This marks the second time Weisselberg has been behind bars in two years due to his work with Trump’s company. Previously, he spent three months incarcerated at Rikers Island after he pleaded guilty to his role in a tax fraud scheme for the business. The tax and perjury charges against Weisselberg were brought forth by the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who is currently pursuing charges against Trump for falsifying business...
The proceedings occurred in Manhattan criminal court, where Weisselberg chose not to address the judge directly. Weisselberg, 76, is expected to begin his incarceration at New York City’s notorious Rikers Island prison for his two counts of perjury in the first degree immediately.
This marks the second time Weisselberg has been behind bars in two years due to his work with Trump’s company. Previously, he spent three months incarcerated at Rikers Island after he pleaded guilty to his role in a tax fraud scheme for the business. The tax and perjury charges against Weisselberg were brought forth by the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who is currently pursuing charges against Trump for falsifying business...
- 4/10/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial remains on track to begin jury selection on April 15.
On Monday, the former president and current GOP candidate came up short in his latest attempt to stop the case involving a $130,000 payment paid to adult film star Stormy Daniels for her silence about an alleged affair prior to 2016 election.
In one of many procedural moves designed to keep the trial from starting next week, Team Trump is looking to hit the pause button in order to relocate the case outside Manhattan.
Today, a New York state appellate judge said no.
“Defendant’s application for a stay of trial … pending the determination of defendant’s motion for change of venue, is denied,” Associate Justice Lizbeth Gonzalez ruled after a short hearing in front of the ex-Celebrity Apprentice host’s lawyers and the Manhattan District Attorney’s office.
Moving the money via his...
On Monday, the former president and current GOP candidate came up short in his latest attempt to stop the case involving a $130,000 payment paid to adult film star Stormy Daniels for her silence about an alleged affair prior to 2016 election.
In one of many procedural moves designed to keep the trial from starting next week, Team Trump is looking to hit the pause button in order to relocate the case outside Manhattan.
Today, a New York state appellate judge said no.
“Defendant’s application for a stay of trial … pending the determination of defendant’s motion for change of venue, is denied,” Associate Justice Lizbeth Gonzalez ruled after a short hearing in front of the ex-Celebrity Apprentice host’s lawyers and the Manhattan District Attorney’s office.
Moving the money via his...
- 4/8/2024
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Former President Donald Trump is facing backlash on social media for spending Easter Sunday attacking his rivals in 71 posts on Truth Social.
On March 31, Trump criticized his political enemies and shared press coverage about him on Truth Social.
His Truth Social feed on Sunday included derogatory material regarding Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wisconsin), who is scheduled to retire from the House in April.
In another post, he shared an article criticizing President Joe Biden‘s economic policies and also shared polls suggesting that he will win the 2024 presidential election.
In another, he attacked the two main figures involved in his civil fraud trial.
“Judge [Arthur] Engoron and [New York Attorney General] Letitia James should be forced to explain why he ruled that Mar-a-Lago was worth $18,000,000 when, in fact, it is worth from 50 to 100 times that amount,” the former president wrote in a post. “How did the Attorney General of the State of New York force this...
On March 31, Trump criticized his political enemies and shared press coverage about him on Truth Social.
His Truth Social feed on Sunday included derogatory material regarding Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wisconsin), who is scheduled to retire from the House in April.
In another post, he shared an article criticizing President Joe Biden‘s economic policies and also shared polls suggesting that he will win the 2024 presidential election.
In another, he attacked the two main figures involved in his civil fraud trial.
“Judge [Arthur] Engoron and [New York Attorney General] Letitia James should be forced to explain why he ruled that Mar-a-Lago was worth $18,000,000 when, in fact, it is worth from 50 to 100 times that amount,” the former president wrote in a post. “How did the Attorney General of the State of New York force this...
- 4/4/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Missed Tuesday’s late-night monologues? We’ve got you covered with our round-up of the night’s best laughs from across the dial.
Trump Gags
After repeatedly attacking the daughter of the New York judge presiding over his criminal fraud case, Loren Merchan, the judge extended an existing gag order prohibiting the Republican from publicly sending his red-hatted cultists after the families of Merchan and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Trump naturally took only a few hours to post yet another attack against Merchan’s daughter, in the form of a retweet of Fox News sycophant Brian Kilmeade’s baseless accusations on Fox & Friends.
With the presumptive GOP presidential nominee openly flouting every supposed safeguard against everything from witness tampering to thuggish, Mob-style intimidation, late-night hosts on Tuesday were quick to mock both the loose-lipped Trump and the system that appears satisfied with wagging an ineffectual finger in his direction with each successive,...
Trump Gags
After repeatedly attacking the daughter of the New York judge presiding over his criminal fraud case, Loren Merchan, the judge extended an existing gag order prohibiting the Republican from publicly sending his red-hatted cultists after the families of Merchan and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Trump naturally took only a few hours to post yet another attack against Merchan’s daughter, in the form of a retweet of Fox News sycophant Brian Kilmeade’s baseless accusations on Fox & Friends.
With the presumptive GOP presidential nominee openly flouting every supposed safeguard against everything from witness tampering to thuggish, Mob-style intimidation, late-night hosts on Tuesday were quick to mock both the loose-lipped Trump and the system that appears satisfied with wagging an ineffectual finger in his direction with each successive,...
- 4/3/2024
- by Dennis Perkins
- LateNighter
Former President Donald Trump‘s son, Barron Trump, was seen at Easter brunch with his mother, Melania Trump, at Mar-a-Lago.
Easter Sunday opened with a scorching post from Trump to his social media platform, Truth Social. In all caps, the former president wrote, “Happy Easter to all, including crooked and corrupt prosecutors and judges that are doing everything possible to interfere with the presidential election of 2023, and put me in prison, including those many people that I completely & totally despise because they want to destroy America . . .”
Trump went on to name Special Counsel Jack Smith, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and President Joe Biden. Trump referred to them as “deranged” and “evil and sick.” The former President also referred to Willis’ affair with Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade.
Footage from Easter brunch shows other members of the Trump family, including Trump’s 18-year-old son Barron...
Easter Sunday opened with a scorching post from Trump to his social media platform, Truth Social. In all caps, the former president wrote, “Happy Easter to all, including crooked and corrupt prosecutors and judges that are doing everything possible to interfere with the presidential election of 2023, and put me in prison, including those many people that I completely & totally despise because they want to destroy America . . .”
Trump went on to name Special Counsel Jack Smith, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and President Joe Biden. Trump referred to them as “deranged” and “evil and sick.” The former President also referred to Willis’ affair with Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade.
Footage from Easter brunch shows other members of the Trump family, including Trump’s 18-year-old son Barron...
- 4/3/2024
- by Ann Hoang
- Uinterview
Updated, with Trump reaction: A New York judge on Monday expanded his gag order on Donald Trump, restricting the former president from attacking the family members of those involved in his upcoming criminal trial.
Trump is now prohibited from attacking Judge Juan Merchan’s family members or those of District Attorney Alvin Bragg. That’s added to restrictions that restrict Trump’s comments on witnesses, as well as court staff and other prosecutors and their families. Trump also is restricted in commenting on jurors or prospective jurors.
Earlier today, Bragg’s office had called on Merchan to clarify the gag order, after Trump has continuously attacked the judge’s daughter by name and posted an article featuring her picture.
Trump’s legal team said that Trump was arguing that the judge should be recused in the case. Trump has argued that the judge’s daughter is biased against him.
But Merchan,...
Trump is now prohibited from attacking Judge Juan Merchan’s family members or those of District Attorney Alvin Bragg. That’s added to restrictions that restrict Trump’s comments on witnesses, as well as court staff and other prosecutors and their families. Trump also is restricted in commenting on jurors or prospective jurors.
Earlier today, Bragg’s office had called on Merchan to clarify the gag order, after Trump has continuously attacked the judge’s daughter by name and posted an article featuring her picture.
Trump’s legal team said that Trump was arguing that the judge should be recused in the case. Trump has argued that the judge’s daughter is biased against him.
But Merchan,...
- 4/2/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Some of Donald Trump’s personal lawyers have been urging him to show a dose of restraint in the courtroom when his hush-money trial finally begins in New York City. But ahead of the historic criminal trial, scheduled to start in two weeks, the former president has relentlessly attacked the judge and his daughter.
Judge Juan Merchan, who is overseeing Trump’s criminal trial, last week imposed a gag order barring Trump from making any public comments about the court’s staff and their family members. Trump quickly tested out...
Judge Juan Merchan, who is overseeing Trump’s criminal trial, last week imposed a gag order barring Trump from making any public comments about the court’s staff and their family members. Trump quickly tested out...
- 4/1/2024
- by Asawin Suebsaeng and Andrew Perez
- Rollingstone.com
Hope Hicks, the former close aide to Donald Trump, is expected to testify in the former president’s upcoming New York criminal trial related to hush-money payments to former porn actress Stormy Daniels.
NBC News, citing an unnamed source, reported earlier Monday that Hicks was expected to be a witness for the prosecution. ABC News also reported that Hicks was expected to take the stand.
Her attorney, Robert Trout, declined comment. A spokesperson for the Manhattan district attorney, Alvin Bragg, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Hicks was a spokesperson for the Trump Organization in 2015 when, at the start of Trump’s bid for the presidency, she served as his campaign press secretary. She later served as communications director in the White House, then left to join Fox Corp. as chief communications officer, before returning to the administration as counselor to the president.
Last year, Hicks met...
NBC News, citing an unnamed source, reported earlier Monday that Hicks was expected to be a witness for the prosecution. ABC News also reported that Hicks was expected to take the stand.
Her attorney, Robert Trout, declined comment. A spokesperson for the Manhattan district attorney, Alvin Bragg, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Hicks was a spokesperson for the Trump Organization in 2015 when, at the start of Trump’s bid for the presidency, she served as his campaign press secretary. She later served as communications director in the White House, then left to join Fox Corp. as chief communications officer, before returning to the administration as counselor to the president.
Last year, Hicks met...
- 4/1/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
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