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☆ Donald Trump-Karen McDougal Affair: Was Melania Pregnant?
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-09 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

According to one of the prosecutors in the case, Trump had an affair with Karen McDougal, a former Playboy model, while his wife, Melania Trump, was pregnant. The idea that the affair took place while Melania Trump was expecting a child, however, had never been previously reported. "We were just as surprised as you when Josh Steinglass stated that Melania was pregnant at the time," Carol Heller, a representative for McDougal, told Business Insider. Barron Trump, the sole child of Donald and Melania Trump, was born in March 2006 — before McDougal says the affair took place. Advertisement"Steinglass misspoke about Melania being pregnant during the affair, and Merchan relied on the incorrect impression he gave when he talked about Melania being pregnant," Heller told BI.

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BATH, Maine—In the months before Robert Card carried out Maine’s deadliest mass shooting, those around him feared he was sinking deeper into a dangerous mental health crisis. He told his family he had been hearing voices, prompting them to contact police about the many guns he had access to. His Army Reserve commanders ordered him to spend time in a New York hospital after having a paranoid episode during a training trip there. A firearms dealer refused to sell Card a silencer after he disclosed his psychiatric troubles.

Persons: Robert Card Organizations: Army Reserve Locations: BATH, Maine, New York

☆ Army Reserve Commander, Family Warned Police About Maine Gunman
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Jimmy Vielkind | Joe Palazzolo | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Robert Card, the suspect in a shooting spree that left 18 people dead in Maine, was found dead Friday night of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, officials said. Here is a timeline of how the shootings unfolded and the manhunt that followed. Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesBATH, Maine—The gunman in the recent mass shootings in Maine threatened last month to “shoot up the drill center” where his Army reserve unit is based, according to records released late Monday by a local sheriff. Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry said deputies from his department had spoken several times with concerned family members of suspect Robert Card , 40, in the months before he killed 18 people in a shooting rampage on Oct. 25.

Persons: Robert Card, Joe Raedle, Joel Merry Organizations: Army Locations: Maine, BATH, Sagadahoc County

☆ Selection of Judge in Trump Case Could Complicate Proceedings
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-30 | by ( Joe Palazzolo | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A courtroom sketch shows Justice Juan Merchan instructing the jury in the Trump Organization’s criminal tax trial in Manhattan Criminal Court last year. Photo: JANE ROSENBERG/REUTERSNew York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan was assigned to preside over the hush-money prosecution of former President Donald Trump because he had experience overseeing previous litigation involving the former president and his company, according to people familiar with the process, but that history could complicate the proceedings and expose him to more of Mr. Trump’s attacks. Justice Merchan’s journey to the precedent-setting case began with an assignment to referee a subpoena dispute between the Manhattan district attorney’s office and the Trump Organization in late 2020, the people familiar with the matter said.

☆ The Veteran Lawyers Who Will Lead the Prosecution of Donald Trump
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Joe Palazzolo | Rebecca Ballhaus | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The team prosecuting Donald Trump in Manhattan is a mix of young lawyers and veterans, career officials and longtime criminal defense attorneys who recently returned to government work. The historic case against the former president will tap into their combined experience as they confront a singular defendant who tends to make fights personal. Mr. Trump, who is running for a second White House term, has derided District Attorney Alvin Bragg as an “animal” and a “psychopath” on social media and called for his resignation in a speech last week. He targeted one of the prosecutors on Mr. Bragg’s team by name on social media, falsely accusing him of being a plant by the Biden administration.

☆ What a Wrongful Detention Determination Means for Evan Gershkovich
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-11 | by ( Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Donald Trump's Path to Indictment: The Stormy Daniels Investigation A Manhattan grand jury voted to indict Donald Trump for his role in paying hush-money to a porn star. WSJ’s Joe Palazzolo walks through the allegations and events that have culminated in criminal charges against the former president. Photo: Associated Press

☆ What a Wrongful Detention Determination Would Mean for Evan Gershkovich
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-09 | by ( Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

☆ Ex-Tabloid King Poses Threat to Donald Trump in Hush-Money Case
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Joe Palazzolo | Rebecca Ballhaus | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Donald Trump Prepares to Surrender in Hush-Money Case
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( Joe Palazzolo | Corinne Ramey | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Former President Donald Trump is expected to turn himself in to New York authorities and make his first appearance in state court Tuesday to face criminal charges related to a hush-money payment to a porn star. Mr. Trump, who spent the night at Trump Tower, is expected to arrive midday at the Manhattan courthouse, where he will be formally booked and fingerprinted, as any other criminal defendant who surrenders in New York. But his case is anything but routine: No former president before Mr. Trump had been charged with a crime, and not since a police officer stopped Ulysses S. Grant for speeding in his horse-drawn buggy in 1872 has a current or former president been arrested.

☆ Bragg’s Case Against Trump Leaves Ample Defense Openings, Legal Experts Say
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( Jacob Gershman | Joe Palazzolo | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The criminal case against former President Donald Trump unsealed Tuesday could hinge on questions of criminal intent and untested interpretations of election law, according to criminal defense specialists. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg alleges Mr. Trump repeatedly violated New York’s business-records laws in trying to cover up a payment made to porn star Stormy Daniels in an attempt to buy her silence in the days before the 2016 presidential election.

☆ Case Against Donald Trump Leaves Defense Ample Openings, Say Legal Authorities
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( Jacob Gershman | Joe Palazzolo | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Former President Donald Trump was charged with 34 felony violations of falsifying records to hide hush-money paid to suppress potentially damaging sexual allegations during his 2016 campaign for the White House. During a brief court appearance Tuesday, Mr. Trump pleaded not guilty to the charges, which were brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg .

☆ Trump Lawyer Hits Airwaves to Attack New York Indictment
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( Corinne Ramey | Joe Palazzolo | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

One of Donald Trump’s lead lawyers mounted a public offensive Friday morning, saying the newly indicted former president, who is expected to surrender Tuesday, would never take a plea deal in New York and was shocked by the charges. Lawyer Joe Tacopina appeared on major television networks to defend his client from charges he said were unprecedented and unfair. He said there was “zero” chance Mr. Trump would take a plea in the case, which centers on his role in making a hush-money payment to a porn star before the 2016 election.

New York officials and Donald Trump’s legal team began making preparations for the former president to surrender Tuesday to face charges for his role in paying hush money to a porn star, as one of Mr. Trump’s lawyers mounted a public offensive against the indictment. A grand jury handed up the indictment, sought by the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg , on Thursday afternoon. The charges aren’t public and are expected to remain sealed until Mr. Trump makes an initial appearance in court, scheduled for 2:15 p.m. on Tuesday. He is first expected to report to the district attorney’s office that morning, when he will be arrested, fingerprinted and photographed.

☆ Trump Hush-Money Case Will Likely Hinge on Evidence of Coverup
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( Joe Palazzolo | Corinne Ramey | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A New York judge will soon unseal criminal charges against Donald Trump related to a payment to a porn star. The alleged cover-up that followed the payment is likely to be as important for the future of the case. A Manhattan grand jury has indicted Mr. Trump after an investigation of the hush-money payment to adult-film star Stormy Daniels in the final stretch of his 2016 presidential campaign. Mr. Trump’s then-lawyer, Michael Cohen , paid Ms. Daniels $130,000 in October 2016 to keep her from going public with allegations of an alleged sexual encounter with the then-candidate.

☆ Grand Jury Votes to Indict Donald Trump
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Corinne Ramey | Joe Palazzolo | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Former President Donald Trump has said he would remain in the 2024 presidential race irrespective of any criminal charges. Donald Trump was indicted Thursday for his role in paying hush-money to a porn star on the eve of the 2016 election, marking the first time in American history that a former president has faced criminal charges. The grand jury returned the indictment of Mr. Trump after a vote on Thursday, kicking off a process in which the former president is expected to come to New York to face the charges. The indictment, sought by the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg , isn’t public. In New York, judges routinely keep charges under wraps until defendants make their initial appearance in court.

☆ Trump Grand Jury Digs Into Hush Money Paid to Second Woman
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Joe Palazzolo | Corinne Ramey | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Manhattan prosecutors investigating Donald Trump’s role in paying hush-money to a porn star also have been examining a $150,000 payment to a former Playboy model who alleged that she had an affair with the former president, according to people familiar with the matter, raising the prospect that Mr. Trump could face charges connected to the silencing of both women. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg ’s office has been presenting a grand jury with evidence of Mr. Trump’s involvement in a $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels since January. In those proceedings, the people said, Mr. Bragg’s prosecutors also have questioned grand-jury witnesses extensively about an earlier deal involving Karen McDougal, Playboy Magazine’s Playmate of the Year in 1998, who has said she began a 10-month relationship with Mr. Trump beginning in 2006.

☆ Trump Grand Jury Won’t Consider Hush-Money Probe Again This Week
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-29 | by ( Corinne Ramey | Joe Palazzolo | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The Manhattan grand jury investigating Donald Trump’s role in paying hush money to a porn star has concluded its work for the week, according to people familiar with the matter, making the timing of any potential charges against the former president unknown. The grand jury isn’t expected to meet Wednesday, when it has often heard Trump-related evidence, and any work the panel does on Thursday is expected to be on other cases, the people said. It isn’t clear whether grand jurors will consider the Trump matter next week, according to the people.

☆ Former Tabloid Publisher Testifies Again Before Trump Grand Jury
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-27 | by ( Corinne Ramey | Joe Palazzolo | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

David Pecker, the former publisher of the National Enquirer, made his second appearance before a grand jury investigating the payment of hush money to a porn star who alleged a sexual encounter with former President Donald Trump, according to a person familiar with the matter. Mr. Pecker was among the earliest witnesses in the grand jury investigation by the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg . With his appearance on Monday, he may be among the last. Mr. Bragg’s office could seek a vote on an indictment of Mr. Trump as soon as this week.

☆ A History of the Trump Hush-Money Saga
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( Joe Palazzolo | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is nearing a final decision on whether to charge Donald Trump for his role in paying hush money to a porn star, a case that would mark the first-ever criminal prosecution of a former U.S. president. At issue are events that date back nearly seven years, to the final stretch of Mr. Trump’s 2016 campaign. Here is a timeline. October 2016: A 2005 recording of Donald Trump speaking in crude sexual terms about woman surfaced in the media and threatened to upend his presidential campaign.

☆ Trump Grand Jury Hears From Likely Final Witness on Hush-Money Payment
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-21 | by ( Corinne Ramey | Joe Palazzolo | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Robert Costello on Monday after testifying before a grand jury investigating Donald Trump. The Manhattan grand jury investigating Donald Trump’s role in a hush-money payment to a porn star heard Monday from what is likely to be its last witness, while law-enforcement officials planned for a potential indictment of the former president as soon as this week. Robert Costello, a partner in the New York office of Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP and former federal prosecutor, appeared before the grand jury at the request of Mr. Trump’s lawyers. Mr. Costello in 2018 advised Michael Cohen , a former Trump lawyer and key witness in the hush-money probe, while Mr. Cohen was facing federal scrutiny for multiple offenses.

☆ Former Michael Cohen Lawyer Expected to Testify in Grand Jury Investigating Trump
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-19 | by ( Corinne Ramey | Joe Palazzolo | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A New York defense attorney who briefly advised Michael Cohen is expected to testify Monday before the Manhattan grand jury investigating Donald Trump’s alleged role in a hush-money payment to a porn star, according to people familiar with the matter. Robert Costello, a partner in the New York office of Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP and former federal prosecutor, is slated to testify at the request of the former president’s lawyers, according to people familiar with the matter.

☆ Donald Trump Braces for Potential Charges in N.Y. Hush-Money Case, Calls for Protests
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-18 | by ( Joe Palazzolo | Corinne Ramey | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Donald Trump says he expects to be arrested next week. Donald Trump called on his supporters to protest in the face of expected charges against the former president in New York connected to the payment of hush money to a porn star. Mr. Trump posted a message on his social media site Saturday morning, saying leaks indicated that he would be charged by the Manhattan district attorney’s office and arrested on Tuesday “BASED ON AN OLD & FULLY DEBUNKED (BY NUMEROUS OTHER PROSECUTORS!) FAIRYTALE.”

☆ Donald Trump Braces for Potential Charges, Calls for Protests
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-18 | by ( Joe Palazzolo | Corinne Ramey | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Donald Trump says he’ll be charged based on ‘AN OLD & FULLY DEBUNKED (BY NUMEROUS OTHER PROSECUTORS!) FAIRYTALE.’Donald Trump called on his supporters to protest in the face of expected charges against the former president in New York connected to the payment of hush money to a porn star. Mr. Trump posted a message on his social media site Saturday morning, saying leaks indicated that he would be charged by the Manhattan district attorney’s office and arrested on Tuesday “BASED ON AN OLD & FULLY DEBUNKED (BY NUMEROUS OTHER PROSECUTORS!) FAIRYTALE.”

☆ Stormy Daniels Meets With Prosecutors Investigating Donald Trump
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-15 | by ( Corinne Ramey | Joe Palazzolo | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Stormy Daniels, seen in 2018, agreed to be a witness if needed in prosecutors’ probe into whether Donald Trump illegally concealed a hush-payment to her, her lawyer said. Porn star and director Stormy Daniels met Wednesday with the Manhattan prosecutors who are reaching the end of their investigation into whether former President Donald Trump illegally concealed a payment used to buy her silence before the 2016 election. Ms. Daniels’s lawyer, Clark Brewster, posted on Twitter that the meeting was at the request of the Manhattan district attorney’s office. “Stormy responded to questions and has agreed to make herself available as a witness, or for further inquiry if needed,” he wrote. Mr. Brewster didn’t say if prosecutors would call Ms. Daniels to testify before a grand jury weighing evidence in the probe.

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