Biden and His Allies Are Likely to Stay Quiet on Trump’s Manhattan Trial

[ad_1] When former President Donald J. Trump goes on trial on Monday in Manhattan, President Biden and his allies are not likely to say much. For Democrats, a former president facing criminal charges over covering up a sex scandal surrounding the 2016 campaign speaks for itself. The media coverage will be constant, especially if Mr. Trump takes the stand, which he has floated as a possibility. And while Mr. Trump faces up to eight weeks in court, Mr. Biden will be on the campaign trail and employing a “Rose Garden…

Trump trial set to kick off today in a historic first for a former president

[ad_1] When order is called in room 1530 of the Manhattan Criminal Court at about 9:30 ET on Monday morning, it will mark the beginning of an event never before seen in American history: a former president on trial for alleged crimes. Flanked by his attorneys, Secret Service agents and key campaign staff, Donald Trump will be seated on the left side of the largest courtroom in the 83-year-old building, at a table where countless defendants before him have appeared. The case is the first of four criminal prosecutions against…

Trump is about to face trial on criminal hush money charges. Here's what to know

[ad_1] Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks from the hallway outside a courtroom where he is attending a hearing in his criminal case on charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star, in New York City on March 25, 2024. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Donald Trump has used every legal tool at his disposal to try to dismiss, diminish or delay the four active criminal cases against him. But on Monday, barring a last-minute court intervention, Trump will become the first former president ever to be tried on…

Finally, a Case Goes to Trial

[ad_1] Welcome back to Trump on Trial. I’ll be filling in for Maggie Haberman and Alan Feuer today. Starting on Monday, I’ll be part of the Times team of reporters covering the first criminal trial of a former American president. It will unfold in a dingy courthouse just blocks from New York’s City Hall, and we’ll be there for every twist and turn. It should be a doozy, complete with hush money, a porn star and a fuming defendant. And oh, yes, it could test the resilience of our legal…

Trump loses last-minute bid to halt hush money trial while he seeks new venue

[ad_1] Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks on the phone at the 18th green during day three of the LIV Golf Invitational – Miami at Trump National Doral Miami on April 07, 2024 in Doral, Florida.  Megan Briggs | Getty Images A New York appeals court judge on Monday swiftly rejected a last-ditch bid by Donald Trump to delay his upcoming criminal hush money trial while he seeks to move the case to another court. Judge Lizbeth Gonzalez denied Trump’s request on the same day his attorneys filed it, and…

The evidence presented at Michelle Troconis’ murder conspiracy trial

[ad_1] Michelle Troconis was convicted of helping her boyfriend Fotis Dulos murder his estranged wife. Prosecutors say she helped plan the murder, destroy evidence and create an alibi for Fotis Dulos.  Here’s a look at the evidence presented at her trial. Michelle Troconis, center, in court.  Pool Testimony began in the trial of Troconis, 49, on Jan. 11, 2024. She was charged with conspiracy to commit murder, along with tampering with physical evidence and hindering prosecution.  Over the next six weeks, prosecutors would present evidence they say proves Troconis hated…