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☆ Trump loses big in NY hush-money hearing, as judge rejects all efforts to dodge or delay March 25 trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Laura Italiano | Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Trump appeared in his Manhattan felony hush-money case, and learned his trial date remains March 25. Trump had asked to delay the March 25 trial, insisting through his lawyer that he was too busy campaigning and fighting his three other felony cases. Judge Juan Manuel Merchan is expected to rule whether the trial will begin as scheduled on March 25. Cohen sent his own $130,000, borrowed on a home equity line of credit, to Daniels to ensure she would not go public with her claim of an affair with Trump, prosecutors allege. Read Manhattan prosecutors' 99-page rebuttal to Trump's dismissal motion here.

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The ruling left Mr. Trump with the opportunity to raise different objections to Mr. Vance’s subpoena. AUTUMN 2020Prosecutors interviewed employees of the main bank and insurance company that serve Mr. Trump and issued several new subpoenas. The brief unsigned order was a decisive defeat for Mr. Trump and a turning point in Mr. Vance’s investigation. Just hours later, eight years of financial records were handed over to Mr. Vance’s office. After Mr. Bragg expressed reservations about the case, Mr. Pomerantz and Mr. Dunne suspended the presentation of evidence about Mr. Trump to a grand jury.

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Among other things, he denied a motion from Trump to dismiss the case and set parameters for jury selection. "At this point, I can inform you that we're moving ahead with jury selection on March 25," he told the court. The Week in Cartoons Feb. 12-16 View All 17 Images“There was a tendency to disparage this case as being the least important – it’s just hush money. Trump denies any wrongdoing and has said that the payments to Cohen were simply reimbursements for legal expenses. “I was probably the only one who didn’t see it that way and felt like I was fighting an uphill battle.

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☆ Trump’s New York self-defense, annotated
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Zachary Wolf | Analysis Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

We got a preview of this unprecedented criminal trial mixed with a presidential campaign on Thursday at a key hearing in the New York criminal case. Claiming violent crime in cites, especially those run by Democrats, is one of Trump’s favorite talking points. The idea that violent crime is at an “all-time high” is completely untrue, as CNN’s Daniel Dale wrote last October. But the judge in Manhattan has filled Trump’s calendar at the end of March, when that federal trial could theoretically have taken place. But as The New York Times notes, despite the rising number of migrants in the city, violent crime has dropped.

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Two presidential campaigns ago, Donald J. Trump faced a brewing sex scandal that threatened to derail his bid for the White House. On Thursday, a New York judge ensured that the very same scandal will loom over Mr. Trump’s latest run for president, scheduling for March 25 a trial that could jeopardize his campaign — and his freedom. The judge, Juan M. Merchan, rejected Mr. Trump’s bid to throw out the Manhattan district attorney’s criminal charges against him that stem from a hush-money payment to a porn star in 2016. The ruling is a crucial victory for the district attorney, Alvin L. Bragg. He said he was “pleased” by the judge’s decision and was looking forward to the trial, where Mr. Trump is facing 34 felony charges and, if convicted, a maximum sentence of four years in prison.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Trump’s, —, Juan M, Merchan, Alvin L, Bragg, “, ” Organizations: White Locations: New York, Manhattan, American

But appeals from Mr. Trump postponed that trial, initially scheduled for March 4. Paying hush money is not inherently illegal, but Mr. Trump is accused of falsifying records to hide a potential scandal from voters. Once Mr. Trump was elected, he reimbursed Mr. Cohen. Mr. Trump has accused Mr. Bragg of carrying out a witch hunt against him. In the Georgia case, Mr. Trump is accused of seeking to subvert the 2020 election results in that state.

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The judge, Juan M. Merchan, will convene a hearing at 9:30 a.m. to address Mr. Trump’s long-shot request that he throw out the charges, which stem from a hush-money payment to a porn star. If Justice Merchan rejects Mr. Trump’s request — as is expected — then the judge will most likely set a firm date for the trial, which had been tentatively scheduled for March 25. Mr. Trump, who is expected to attend the hearing on Thursday, faces 91 felony counts across four indictments from prosecutors in Washington, Florida and Georgia as well as Manhattan, all while he seeks to lock up the Republican presidential nomination. The Manhattan district attorney, Alvin L. Bragg, was the first to obtain an indictment of Mr. Trump, accusing him last year of covering up a potential sex scandal involving the porn star during and after the 2016 election. Mr. Bragg, a Democrat, has cast his case not as a condemnation of sordid financial dealings, but as an example of Mr. Trump’s interfering in an election by concealing crucial information from voters.

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☆ Fact check: Trump makes false and evidence-free claims at Manhattan courthouse
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Daniel Dale | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

In fact, he was not required to attend any part of the hearing, since Judge Juan Merchan had waived his pretrial appearances in the hush money case. Violent crime in New YorkBefore entering the courtroom Trump denounced the hush money case against him and said, “This is not a crime. Both Manhattan and New York City have experienced massive declines in crime since the record levels of the early 1990s. In 2023, Manhattan recorded 73 murders – a decline of about 85% from 1990. The declines are similarly large for New York City as a whole.

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The vast majority — nearly $40 million — went to law firms working on his personal legal problems. But significant portions of their donations went to law firms defending Trump in civil cases involving his real-estate empire and its top executives, including Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, and Ivanka Trump. Only about $861,000 was spent on law firms working exclusively on political issues. Where there were gaps, we contacted law firms and individual lawyers who received money from the PACs. In 2021 and 2022 combined, Trump spent $16 million on legal fees through the Save America PAC.

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☆ In Trump's NY hush-money case, key decisions at his court appearance on Thursday will shape his first felony trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-11 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Donald Trump returns to court Thursday in his New York hush-money case. The hush-money case is on track to be tried first out of the former president and GOP frontrunner's four felony indictments. AdvertisementCourt officers kept careful watch at Donald Trump's hush-money arraignment in New York. Merchan pushed back on any premature trial-date tinkering in a letter he sent the hush-money defense team in early September. Reuters/Jane RosenbergSquabbling over evidenceThere's been plenty of squabbling over evidence in the past six months, the hush-money case file shows.

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NEW YORK (AP) — A man accused of stalking Taylor Swift after being spotted multiple times outside the singer's Manhattan townhouse was found unfit to stand trial and will be committed to state custody for psychiatric treatment, attorneys said Friday. David Crowe, 33, was arrested three times late last month in front of the pop star’s home in Manhattan's exclusive Tribeca neighborhood. Crowe was found unfit to stand trial after a psychiatric exam, and the case was dismissed. He will be committed to the custody of the Office of Mental Health to receive treatment, according to the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Swift’s Manhattan townhouse has been the scene of several break-ins when Swift wasn’t there, including by some who were identified as stalkers.

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HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas woman was sentenced Friday to three years in prison after pleading guilty to charges of threatening a Florida judge who is overseeing the criminal case against former President Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents. Tiffani Gish, 50, of Houston, pleaded guilty in November to threatening U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon. The Justice Department said Gish left voicemails threatening to kill the judge while claiming to be a member of several military combat units. According to prosecutors, he also showed the documents to people without security permission and asked others to help him hide them. Photos You Should See View All 21 ImagesLast year, another Texas woman, Abigail Jo Shry of Alvin, Texas, was arrested and charged with threatening U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who oversees the federal criminal case against Trump for interfering with the 2020 election.

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NEW YORK (AP) — A prosecutor in Manhattan announced six additional indictments of men allegedly involved in a brawl with police officers in Times Square, but he said investigators were still working to identify several suspects and their exact role in the frenzy. “We have to ensure we identify and charge those individuals who actually committed criminal acts in this matter,” Bragg said. The man allegedly at the center of the conflict, Yohenry Brito, 24, was indicted on charges including two counts of assault by a grand jury on Tuesday and is being held on Rikers Island. He has said that only a “small minority” of new arrivals were participating in illegal behavior, but he has faced allegations of weaponizing the Times Square incident for political gain. Earlier this week, members of the Guardian Angels were seen roughing up a man in Times Square during a live television interview on Fox News.

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☆ Jonathan Majors' motion to void NY domestic violence conviction cites judicial error, insufficiency of evidence
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementJonathan Majors' 41-page motion to void his December domestic violence conviction was made public Wednesday, and it cites judicial error and insufficiency of evidence as grounds. A Manhattan jury convicted Majors on December 18 of misdemeanor reckless assault charge and a lower-level charge of harassment. "And for that reason, the reckless assault charge should never have been presented to the jury at all." "The people bookended the trial with loud accusations of a deliberate pattern of intentional bad conduct by Mr. Majors," Chaudhry wrote. AdvertisementRead Jonathan Majors' motion to void his domestic violence conviction here.

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A former executive at a prominent New York City development firm that collapsed amid an avalanche of investor lawsuits and foreclosures was arrested this week and is expected to be charged in connection with a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme, according to several people with knowledge of the case. The developer, Nir Meir, was taken into custody on Monday at the 1 Hotel South Beach in Miami and was expected to be extradited to New York City on the charges, which were brought by the Manhattan district attorney’s office, the people said. Several other people and businesses were expected to be charged in a series of indictments brought by the district attorney, Alvin L. Bragg, as part of a sprawling web of suspected criminal conduct involving Mr. Meir’s former company, HFZ Capital Group. Those expected to be charged include people involved with the construction firm Omnibuild, which worked on at least one major HFZ project, including a principal at the company, some of the people with knowledge of the matter said.

Persons: Nir Meir, Alvin L, Bragg, Meir’s Organizations: HFZ Capital Group Locations: New York City, Beach, Miami, Manhattan

☆ Analysis: How Trump’s legal battles impact his 2024 presidential campaign
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —Critical days are ahead in Donald Trump’s multiple legal battles. — On Thursday, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments over a decision by the Colorado Supreme Court to throw Trump off the ballot under the 14th Amendment’s ban on insurrectionists. Maine has taken a similar step to Colorado but that case hasn’t yet reached the US Supreme Court. Nikki Haley, is now arguing that Trump’s legal entanglements make him a disastrous pick for her party by seizing on the news that he spent more than $50 million from political action committees on legal fees. So, definitely a good day for President Trump, but not necessarily out of the woods,” Goodman said.

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☆ CNN Poll: Most Americans want verdict on Trump election subversion charges before 2024 vote
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Jennifer Agiesta | Ariel Edwards-Levy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Most Americans want to see a verdict on the federal charges former President Donald Trump faces related to election subversion in 2020 before this year’s presidential election, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. About half of Americans, 48%, say it’s essential that a verdict is reached before the 2024 presidential election, and another 16% that they’d prefer to see one. Trump currently faces four separate criminal indictments, including federal charges related to his alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Among those who see a pre-election verdict in the federal Trump election subversion case as essential, just 35% express trust in the Supreme Court on election-related cases. About half (48%) of Americans say they’d favor Trump attempting a mass deportation of undocumented immigrants and 39% that they’d favor repealing and replacing the ACA.

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☆ Where Trump’s notable cases stand
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Devan Cole | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Here’s a quick rundown of where Trump’s cases stand right now. Federal election subversion caseSpecial counsel Jack Smith has charged Trump with four counts in Washington, DC, over his alleged efforts to undermine the results of the 2020 election. Mar-a-Lago classified documents caseSmith has also charged Trump with 42 counts in Florida for his mishandling of classified documents after he left the White House. US District Judge Aileen Cannon has set Trump’s trial for May, though she has said she may revisit the trial date during a March hearing. Judge Juan Merchan has set a trial date of March 25, making that trial likely the first one Trump will face among the four cases.

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☆ Ex-N.Y.P.D. Official Admits Funneling Illegal Donations to Eric Adams
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Jonah E. Bromwich | Dana Rubinstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Mr. Montgomery was indicted in July by the Manhattan district attorney’s office, accused of a scheme to funnel campaign contributions to the mayor and to conceal the source of donations. In his plea Monday, Mr. Montgomery, 64, agreed not to organize or host any fund-raisers or solicit contributions for a campaign for one year. In return, the district attorney, Alvin L. Bragg, said that he would recommend that Mr. Montgomery complete 200 hours of community service and pay a $500 fine. The mayor was not implicated in the indictment and has not been accused of any wrongdoing. When the charges became public, his campaign spokesman, Evan Thies, thanked Mr. Bragg’s prosecutors for “their hard work on behalf of taxpayers.”

Persons: Dwayne Montgomery, Eric Adams, Montgomery, Alvin L, Bragg, Evan Thies, Mr, ” Locations: Manhattan

☆ Opinion | The Economist Who Helped Patients Get New Kidneys
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Peter Coy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A step or two back, a man in a yellow gown, his brow furrowed and his arms behind his back. The object in the bucket is a kidney that is being transplanted from one person to another. Not bad for a guy who never graduated from high school. Columbia University admitted him without a diploma after he dropped out of Martin Van Buren High School in Queens. (The high school relented and gave him an honorary one after he got the Nobel.)

Persons: Alvin Roth —, Roth, Martin Van Organizations: Surgeons, Economic Sciences, Columbia University, Martin Van Buren High School Locations: New York City, Boston, Martin Van Buren, Queens

The Manhattan district attorney, Alvin L. Bragg, will convene a grand jury on Tuesday to hear evidence against a group of men caught on video last month assaulting police officers in Times Square, he said in a statement. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the case publicly. “They should be sitting in Rikers right now, on bail,” John Chell, the Police Department chief of patrol, said on Wednesday of the men charged in the attack. “You want to know why our cops are getting assaulted? There are no consequences.”

Persons: Alvin L, Bragg, “, ” John Chell, ” Organizations: Times, Police Department Locations: Manhattan, Rikers

Washington CNN —The Washington, DC, trial date in the federal election subversion case against former President Donald Trump has been postponed because of ongoing appeals about the power of the presidency, according to a new court order in the case. Though not official until US District Judge Tanya Chutkan’s order Friday, it became increasingly less likely that the March trial date would hold. The federal case against Trump had been set to begin first among the criminal indictments he faces. The Mar-a-Lago documents case judge, Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee in south Florida, has left open the possibility of revisiting the trial schedule at a hearing March 1. The state-level judge presiding over Trump’s 2020 election conspiracy in Georgia has yet to set a trial date.

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☆ Ex-Trump Org. CFO in talks to plead guilty to perjury charge tied to civil fraud investigation
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Kara Scannell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The former chief financial officer of the Trump Organization is in talks to potentially plead guilty to a perjury charge related to a civil investigation into the real estate company’s finances, people familiar with the matter said. He testified at the criminal tax fraud trial of two Trump Organization entities, which were convicted and fined. The New York Times first reported that Weisselberg was in talks with prosecutors to resolve the investigation. The district attorney’s office has pressured Weisselberg for months about potential charges related to insurance fraud and perjury. The New York attorney general’s office is seeking more than $370 million in disgorgement from Trump as well as a ban from doing business in the state.

Persons: Allen Weisselberg, Weisselberg, Donald Trump, Trump, Seth Rosenberg, Alvin Bragg Organizations: CNN, Trump Organization, New, New York Times, Trump Locations: Manhattan, New York, Trump

NEW YORK (AP) — Manhattan prosecutors are weighing a potential perjury charge against Donald Trump’s former corporate finance chief in connection with testimony he gave in October at the ex-president’s New York civil fraud trial, two people familiar with the matter told the Associated Press. It wasn't clear what part of Weisselberg's testimony drew the scrutiny of prosecutors in the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Photos You Should See View All 45 ImagesWeisselberg served 100 days in jail last year for dodging taxes on $1.7 million in off-the-books compensation from the Trump Organization and is still on probation. Under that plea deal, Weisselberg was required to testify as a prosecution witness when the Trump Organization was put on trial for helping executives evade taxes. Prosecutors suggested that might bring new charges related to his involvement in securing surety bonds and property valuations for the Trump Organization, alleged conduct that is the subject of James' civil lawsuit.

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☆ They Said They Weren’t Murderers. After Four Decades, the Courts Agreed.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Hurubie Meko | Anusha Bayya | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The couple, Jean and Renée Casse, were on 52nd Street when Mr. Casse was robbed, assaulted and thrown to the ground. For nearly the next four decades, Mr. Smokes, who was 19 when he was arrested, and Mr. Warren, who was 16, would try to clear their names without success. On Wednesday, under a new district attorney, the two men’s convictions were overturned and their indictments were dismissed. “Eric Smokes and David Warren lost decades of their life to an unjust conviction,” said Alvin L. Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney, in a statement. “I am inspired by the unyielding advocacy of Mr. Smokes and Mr. Warren and hope that today’s decision can finally bring them a measure of comfort and justice.”

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