The third week of the criminal trial of Donald J. Trump began with a rebuke: The judge, Juan M. Merchan, held the former president in contempt and fined him $9,000 for repeatedly violating a gag order. He also threatened jail time if the violations continue.
That decision on Tuesday, triggered by Mr. Trump’s comments on social media about witnesses and others, preceded riveting testimony from a lawyer who had arranged a $130,000 hush-money payment to conceal a tryst between Mr. Trump and a […]
Contempt Fines and Hush-Money Details: 5 Takeaways From Trump's Trial
Echoing Their Client, Trump's Lawyers Pursue an Absolutist Defense – The New York Times
Donald J. Trump demands praise and concedes no faults, denying his lawyers time-honored defense tactics.
By Ben Protess, Jonah E. Bromwich, Maggie Haberman and William K. Rashbaum
Donald J. Trump is a thrice-married man accused of covering up a sex scandal with a porn star after the world heard him brag about grabbing women by their genitals.
But when Mr. Trump’s lawyers introduced him to a jury at his Manhattan criminal trial this week, they dwelt on a different dimension: “He’s a […]
Echoing Their Client, Trump's Lawyers Pursue an Absolutist Defense – The New York Times