The Defense Turns Up the Heat
During the first two weeks of testimony in Donald Trump’s criminal trial, the defense has often turned to three Ds to counter the prosecution’s arguments: denial, downplaying and deflecting responsibility.
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For Trump, a $9,000 rebuke and a stern warning
For the entirety of his unorthodox political career, and for decades before in the hype-friendly confines of New York City real estate, Donald Trump’s gift for gab has always been an advantage. Quick with a joke — or a jab — he proved irresistible to innumerable reporters, and millions of voters, who devoured his untrammeled style of slash-and-burn rhetoric.
Trump’s ‘eyes and ears’ for scandal
If last week’s process of selecting jurors was a kind of prologue to the criminal trial of Donald Trump, today marked the robust beginning of the first act, complete with introduction of the plot and foreshadowing of future drama.
Clashing Visions of Trump
After a year of legal skirmishes and a week of jury selection, today marked the true beginning of the first prosecution of a former American president — a courtroom drama complete with lawyerly broadsides, a no-nonsense judge and 12 Manhattanites sitting in judgment.
‘We Have Our Jury’
With a jury of 12 now seated, we are just days away from opening statements in the trial of Donald Trump, a key moment in what is already a landmark case.
A Historic Day
A year after Donald Trump was indicted, and after months of legal skirmishes and a torrent of attacks directed at key players in his case, the former president went on trial today.
Finally, a Case Goes to Trial
Welcome back to Trump on Trial. I’ll be filling in for Maggie Haberman and Alan Feuer today.
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