by Harry Litman After 20 days, 22 witnesses and intermittent courtroom fireworks, the evidence in Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial is all in. The case will soon be in the hands of the jury. Who holds the advantage at this critical juncture? My assessment, after attending ...
by Robin Abcarian Last week, after Stormy Daniels spent nearly eight hours over two days testifying in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial in New York, the time seemed right to crack open her memoir, “Full Disclosure.” I had missed the book when it was published ...
by Harry Litman When Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Susan Hoffinger announced on Tuesday, the 13th day of Donald Trump’s hush-money trial, that “the people call Stormy Daniels,” there was a perceptible tremor of anticipation among the jurors. Although the 34 criminal ...
by Robert Reich Trump’s first criminal trial — the first criminal trial of a former president, ever — began Monday. The 34-count business falsification case may be the only case against Trump to reach a verdict before the November election. Many people I speak with are worried ...
by Harry Litman Since it became clear that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg intended to charge Donald Trump with crimes growing out of hush money payments to Stormy Daniels, close observers have wondered how he would frame the offenses and solve the problems that apparently led ...
Donald Trump, who has shattered nearly every political precedent, is now the first ex-president to be indicted. The charges, which are thought to be focused on an alleged hush-money payment to an adult-film actress, aren’t expected until early next week. Just as the jury must judge ...