In his opening statement in the ongoing civil sexual assault and defamation trial against former president Donald Trump, his attorney Joe Tacopina was aggressive, scathing and snarling in his attacks on E. Jean Carroll, the writer who has accused Trump of sexually assaulting her in a dressing room at the Bergdorf Goodman department store in […]
Author: Russ Choma
E. Jean Carroll Testifies: “I’m Crying, But I Got to Tell My Story in Court”
E. Jean Carroll, the woman who is suing former president Donald Trump in federal court for allegedly raping—and then defaming—her, testified on Wednesday, breaking down in tears multiple times as she described the alleged incident that took place at a New York City Bergdorf Goodman in 1996. Her testimony, which went on for hours, described […]
Judge Threatens Trump With Legal “Liability” Over New Attacks on E. Jean Carroll
The judge hearing the civil sexual assault lawsuit against Donald Trump warned his attorneys on Wednesday that their client needs to stop posting on social media about the case. The admonition—which seemed to carry a veiled threat that Trump could face a contempt of court ruling or other legal consequences if he’s not more careful with his […]
E. Jean Carroll’s Lawyers Promise to Show Trump’s Pattern of Abuse
A civil lawsuit accusing former president Donald Trump of sexually assaulting and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll opened in New York City on Tuesday with attorneys for both sides signaling they’re prepared for a brutal fight. Carroll’s attorneys told jurors they would have witnesses—Carroll herself and two other women with similar stories—testify in graphic detail […]
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg Sues Jim Jordan to Block Meddling in Trump Case
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has filed a lawsuit against Congressman Jim Jordan, telling the Ohio Republican to back off the DA’s case against Donald Trump. Even before a New York grand jury officially indicted Trump, Jordan and other top House Republicans were threatening Bragg with an investigation of their own, apparently aimed at helping […]
What Happens If Donald Trump Simply Refuses to Disclose His Finances?
Former President Donald Trump has missed the deadline to file a personal financial disclosure—a requirement of all presidential candidates shortly after they announce their campaigns. It’s a simple document in which politicians are supposed to make public their assets, their liabilities, and their sources of income. The idea is to give voters some transparency about […]
Here Is the Full Indictment Against Donald Trump
New York prosecutors on Tuesday released the formal indictment against Donald Trump, detailing 34 felony counts related to Trump’s alleged hush money payments to Stormy Daniels. Pundits have been speculating for weeks about the exact nature of the allegations against the former president, but this is the first time the full details have been made available. Trump […]
Trump Pleads Not Guilty
Former president Donald Trump was formally arrested, fingerprinted, and charged with 34 felony counts related to hush money payments from 2016 that he allegedly made to cover up an extra-marital affair with adult film star Stormy Daniels. Trump pleaded not guilty to all 34 counts. Trump arrived at the New York Supreme Court in lower […]
Not Just Stormy Daniels: A Slate of Trials Will Keep Trump In and Out of NY Courtrooms
Donald Trump is going to be spending a lot of his time in courtrooms this year—and not just fighting Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s newly-filed charges. The recent indictment has raised legitimate questions about how Trump would manage the roles of being both a presidential candidate and a criminal defendant. But the reality is that […]
A New York Grand Jury Voted to Indict Trump
A grand jury in Manhattan voted to indict former president Donald Trump on charges related to his 2016 payoff of adult film star Stormy Daniels, as part of an effort to keep an alleged affair between the two of them quiet in the run-up to the presidential election, according to multiple media reports. The state […]