Keith Davidson, who negotiated the $130,000 hush-money payment at the heart of the case, is currently testifying. The judge overseeing the trial fined Donald J. Trump $9,000 and warned he could be jailed if he continued to violate his gag order.
In arguing to the Supreme Court that he cannot be charged for acts while in office, Donald Trump has asked the justices to enforce a norm that he has long threatened to shatter.
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The former president was fined $9,000 after he broke an order barring him from attacking witnesses and jurors in his criminal trial. The judge’s finding took aim at his suggestions that his online attacks are mere politics.
By Alan Feuer, Ben Protess, Jonah E. Bromwich and
Donald J. Trump had complained about the judge in his Manhattan criminal trial not immediately giving him permission to be away from court on the day of the graduation, May 17.
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Trump, Venting About Lawyer in His Criminal Trial, Seeks More Aggression
Todd Blanche upended his career to represent Donald J. Trump and has been the former president’s favorite. But Mr. Trump has made him a focus of his episodic wrath.
By Maggie Haberman and
Trump’s Trial Could Bring a Rarity: Consequences for His Words
The former president has spent decades spewing thousands and thousands of words, sometimes contradicting himself. That tendency is now working against him in his Manhattan criminal case.
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Trump and DeSantis Meet for First Time Since Bruising Primary
The former president and his vanquished rival met in Florida, months after Ron DeSantis dropped out after a contentious Republican contest.
By Maggie Haberman and
Echoing Their Client, Trump’s Lawyers Pursue an Absolutist Defense
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
Donald Trump Has Never Sounded Like This
No major American presidential candidate has talked like he now does at his rallies — not Richard Nixon, not George Wallace, not even Donald Trump himself.
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Republicans pressed the Treasury secretary on the fate of the Trump tax cuts that will expire in 2025.
By Alan Rappeport
They played clips of Donald J. Trump attacking women who had accused him of assault, a way to contend with a judge’s order barring direct testimony about the cases.
By Matthew Haag and Alan Feuer
The president and other top Democrats moved quickly to capitalize politically on Donald J. Trump’s interview with Time magazine, particularly his comments on abortion.
By Nicholas Nehamas and Reid J. Epstein
Keith Davidson, the lawyer who represented two women from Donald Trump’s past, testified in his criminal trial about the hush-money deals both received.
By Michael Rothfeld
In an interview with Time magazine, the former president said he planned to use the military to deport migrants and would not dismiss the possibility of political violence after this year’s election.
By Michael Gold
The state is the fourth where Mr. Kennedy is all but assured a spot on the ballot in November against President Biden and former President Donald J. Trump.
By Rebecca Davis O’Brien
The student organization of the Democratic Party condemned colleges’ crackdowns on pro-Palestinian protests and called on President Biden to support a permanent cease-fire in Gaza.
By Maggie Astor
We explain why more Latino voters find Trump appealing.
By David Leonhardt
In “The Demon of Unrest,” present-day political strife inspires a dramatic portrait of the run-up to the deadliest war on American soil.
By Alexis Coe
In the battleground state of Georgia, some Black entrepreneurs are frustrated over the impact of higher interest rates, a source of economic anxiety.
By Peter S. Goodman
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