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Erica OrdenDaily Intelligencer |
Legal The former president now has a 12-person jury — and prosecutors renewed their bid to hold him in contempt. Former President Donald Trump...
If a judge grants the request, it will be the third case in which Trump is restricted from what he can say publicly.
He’s now on the hook for nearly a half-billion dollars across three civil cases. These are the rules for when and how he must pay.
The penalty caps a three-month trial in a lawsuit brought by New York Attorney General Tish James.
The schedule means Trump will spend weeks in court instead of on the campaign trail.
The criminal trial is scheduled to begin March 25, but Trump is trying to derail it.
On Trump’s side is a prominent Texas conservative. Arguing against him are two Colorado lawyers making their Supreme Court debuts.
Trump has repeatedly disparaged Carroll after she accused him of raping her.
The jury will decide how much money in damages Trump must pay to E. Jean Carroll for defaming her in 2019.
The judge sharply limited the scope of Trump's testimony in the defamation case.
Even as Trump rumbles to the nomination, his eligibility to run for president still has not been settled.
A juror in E. Jean Carroll's lawsuit was ill, prompting the judge to cancel Monday's court session.
An expert witness told jurors that the cost of repairing damage to Carroll's reputation is between $7.3 million and $12.1 million.
Lawyers for E. Jean Carroll accused Trump of muttering "it is a witch hunt" within earshot of the jury.
Between winning Iowa and flying to New Hampshire, Trump came to court for jury selection.
A previous jury ordered Trump to pay $5 million for sexual abuse and defamation. Soon he may be on the hook for more.
“This is a fraud on me,” Trump told the judge, who responded by urging Trump's lawyer to "control your client."
"He may not deliver a campaign speech," the judge wrote after Trump asked to personally give closing arguments in his civil fraud trial.
Bill Clinton and Donald Trump are mentioned in the documents but are not accused of wrongdoing connected to the late sex offender.
He’s trying to avoid an upcoming trial in a defamation lawsuit from E. Jean Carroll.