Man self-immolates outside Donald Trump hush money trial as jury selected

A man set himself on fire Friday outside the courthouse where at almost the same moment, full jury selection was completed in the unprecedented criminal trial of Donald Trump. It was not clear whether the self-immolation had anything to do with Trump’s case, but the gruesome incident occurred on the street outside the building where … Read more

Donald Trump complains jury selection moving too fast in hush money trial

Former US president Donald Trump complained on Wednesday about jury selection in his New York hush money case as the trial moved faster than expected toward opening statements. After prosecutors and defence lawyers agreed on a surprisingly robust total of seven jurors in one day, Trump sought to tap the brakes on the process that … Read more

Court rejects Trump’s bid to delay hush-money criminal trial

By Jennifer Peltz and Michael R. Sisak | Associated Press NEW YORK — A New York appeals court judge Tuesday rejected Donald Trump’s latest attempt to delay his hush money criminal trial, taking just 12 minutes to swat aside an argument that it should be postponed while the former president fights a gag order. Justice … Read more

New York Judge rejects Trump bid to delay hush-money trial

By Michael R. Sisak, Jake Offenhartz and Jennifer Peltz | Associated Press NEW YORK — A New York appeals court judge on Monday rejected Donald Trump’s bid to delay his April 15 hush money criminal trial while he mounts a last-minute fight to move the case out of Manhattan, foiling the former president’s latest attempt … Read more

Judge issues gag order in Trump’s hush-money trial

By Michael R. Sisak | Associated Press NEW YORK — A New York judge Tuesday issued a gag order barring Donald Trump from making public statements about witnesses, prosecutors, court staff and jurors in his upcoming hush-money criminal trial. Judge Juan M. Merchan cited Trump’s previous comments about him and others involved in the case, … Read more

Judge sets March trial date in Donald Trump’s New York hush money case

A New York judge denied Donald Trump’s request to dismiss criminal charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star, paving the way for the first-ever criminal trial of a former US president. Trump, 77, the front runner for the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic President Joe Biden in the November 5 US election, … Read more