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A full jury of 12 people and six alternates was seated Friday in Donald Trump’s hush money case, setting the stage for expected opening statements next week in the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president. Lawyers spent days quizzing dozens of...
by Associated Press
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on Fri Apr 19, 2024 at 11:48 AM PDT
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In a sign of the insane times we’re living through, an anti-government protester in the closed area for Trump’s followers, dropped his bag, tossed a handful of pamphlets into the air (a 2,000+-word screed saying that the “criminal government” should be...
by Munchausen
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on Fri Apr 19, 2024 at 11:51 AM PDT
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Let’s get ready to rumble...and I can’t think of a better song to start Trumps week than the Mamas and the Papas golden oldie, Monday Monday. I find it even more appropriate given that Judge Mechan has refused to give Trump’s team the list of witnesses...
by JustBrodie
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on Fri Apr 19, 2024 at 11:38 AM PDT
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We probably all believed the first-ever criminal trial of a former president would be quite riveting. But according to The New York Times’ Maggie Haberman (one of the few reporters allowed in the actual courtroom) and a handful of sketch artists, not...
by dmhlt 66
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on Fri Apr 19, 2024 at 11:13 AM PDT
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This is currently still playing out so I don’t have an article to share. UPDATE: Here are some story links provided by commenters. www.nbcnews.com/… — courtesy of GregInVT, who suggested I do this update. www.nytimes.com/… — gift link courtesy of DRo....
by EphemeralNotion
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on Fri Apr 19, 2024 at 10:45 AM PDT
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Thursday saw more jurors selected for Donald Trump’s Manhattan criminal trial. Trump faces 34 felony counts for falsifying business records to cover up a sex scandal that could have affected the 2016 election. A dozen jurors and one alternate were in...
by Mark Sumner
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on Fri Apr 19, 2024 at 06:53 AM PDT
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The jury selection phase of Donald Trump’s historic criminal trial is moving toward a conclusion , after many ups and downs.
by Walter Einenkel
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on Fri Apr 19, 2024 at 08:00 AM PDT
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Donald Trump attacked late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel in an early morning all-over-the-map social media post Wednesday. That night, Kimmel told his audience that he learned about Trump’s latest attack on him from all the text messages waiting...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Thu Apr 18, 2024 at 03:45 PM PDT
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A juror in Donald Trump's hush money trial was dismissed Thursday after expressing doubt about her ability to be fair and impartial, and the status of a second New Yorker picked for the panel was in limbo amid concerns that some of his answers in court...
by Associated Press
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on Thu Apr 18, 2024 at 08:33 AM PDT
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I do. I find it odd that his own family that we know of is not at his trial. Not one sibling, not any family or if he has friends...where are they? I know if my husband or family member was on trial, I would try to be there at least one day. If Melania...
by Vetwife
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on Wed Apr 17, 2024 at 08:39 AM PDT
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A cartoon by Jeff Danziger.
by Jeff Danziger
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on Thu Apr 18, 2024 at 04:55 PM PDT
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12 to go, and the courtroom has already had some agitation by Trump. Judge Merchan brought in six jurors who made it through all the attorneys’ questioning to be sworn in. He said he would ask them to return to the courthouse Monday at 9:30 a.m. —...
by annieli
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on Tue Apr 16, 2024 at 12:57 PM PDT
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Late-night talk show hosts Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert tackled Donald Trump’s historic criminal trial, which kicked off on Monday . Kimmel joked that the “trial is expected to last six ...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Tue Apr 16, 2024 at 02:30 PM PDT
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Down went the lids. (Thud.) At first glance, he looked to be praying for stronger Bible sales. But then he wobbled. Began to swoon. And caught himself just before his chins hit the table. Courthouse News Services reporter Erik Uebelacker resolves “His...
by Inspector Clueso
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on Tue Apr 16, 2024 at 09:04 AM PDT
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Donald Trump has arrived at the Manhattan courtroom of Judge Juan Merchan for the second day of his criminal trial over falsifying business records connected to hush money payments made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. On Monday, Merchan ruled on...
by Mark Sumner
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on Tue Apr 16, 2024 at 07:20 AM PDT
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Donald Trump’s estranged and highly insightful niece, the psychologist Mary Trump, has said and written much about her sociopathic uncle and his mental state. Her book is quite something to read. And she has spoken often about Trump and narcissistic...
by Torta
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on Tue Apr 16, 2024 at 03:28 AM PDT
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Cartoon by Nick Anderson. Consider supporting my work here: www.patreon.com/editorialcartoons or https://ko-fi.com/nickanderson. More options: linktr.ee/nick.anderson Campaign Action
by Nick Anderson
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on Tue Apr 16, 2024 at 04:55 AM PDT
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A cartoon by Clay Jones.
by Clay Jones
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on Tue Apr 16, 2024 at 12:25 PM PDT
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Donald Trump's historic criminal trial started Monday. In the 24 hours leading up to his appearance in New York Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan’s courtroom, Trump has been thumbing away at his ...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Mon Apr 15, 2024 at 11:15 AM PDT
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Donald Trump's first criminal trial, Day One Catch up on the first day of Trump’s first of four criminal trials. Donald Trump's Gettysburg Address It’s truly amazing how much wrong Trump can pack into a 50-second speech. Trump’s supposed advantage with...
by Daily Kos Staff
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on Mon Apr 15, 2024 at 11:43 AM PDT
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