Judge Juan Merchan, overseeing the “hush-money” trial of former President Donald Trump on May 2, said he would not sanction the former president for his comment last week during a visit to a Manhattan construction site. Prosecutors had sought to penalize President Trump when he responded to a question about trial witness David Pecker’s testimony, […]
Former President Donald Trump, at his stop in Waukesha, Wisconsin, said it “was a beautiful thing to watch” when the NYPD stormed the barricaded building at Columbia University and rounded up protesters, whom President Trump called “raging lunatics and Hamas sympathizers.” An analysis piece in The Washington Post outlined how President Joe Biden has mostly […]
A lawyer who was involved in the negotiations for agreements between former President Donald Trump and two women pushed back on prosecutors’ claims that it was a “hush-money” payment during a court appearance on Thursday. Keith Davidson, who negotiated agreements related to adult performer Stephanie Clifford, also known as Stormy Daniels, and model Karen McDougal, […]
Former President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is “not surprised” about what he termed the “bleak” state of the U.S. economy a day after the Federal Reserve decided to hold interest rates, citing concerns over inflation. President Trump compared his economic policies to those of President Joe Biden, telling reporters in front of a […]
Trump Claims Gag Order Prevents Him From Testifying In a departure from previous answers, President Trump signaled he may not testify at trial after all. “Well I’m not allowed to testify, I’m under a gag order,” he said, before turning to his attorney. “I guess.” Mr. Blanche smiled and gave a non-committal shake of his […]
FREELAND, Mich.—President Donald Trump rallied some 3,500 supporters in this working-class community, vowing to reignite the auto industry in the state that has lost thousands of jobs to Mexico and lives under the threat of further erosion of this key industry to competition from China. Under clear blue skies with two dozen American flags standing […]
A panel of federal judges has thrown out Louisiana’s recently-drawn congressional map that had created a second majority-black district in the state, likely sending the case to the Supreme Court. In a 2-1 vote on April 30, the three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court in Monroe, Louisiana sided with voters who opposed the new […]
Former president Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis met privately in Miami on Sunday, warming their chilled relationship of recent years. NTD spoke with Robert Salvador, and adviser to Mr. DeSantis, about what this means for the two men going forward.
Day nine in former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York saw testimony from a banker and a lawyer. As the prosecutions against President Trump progress, more Americans are coming out in his support, causing these cases to work to his advantage, according to Jeff Crouere, a political analyst and TV and radio host.
In an in-depth interview with TIME magazine, former President Donald Trump laid out his agenda for a second term should he retake the White House in 2025 following the election later this year. The wide-ranging interview, held over two days at President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property in Palm Beach, Florida, with a follow-up phone interview, was […]
Immigration is the most important problem facing Americans for the third straight month, according to an April 30 Gallup poll. In the poll, 27 percent of Americans believe immigration is the most critical issue facing the United States, coming out on top of other issues like the government, the economy, and inflation. This is the longest […]
Manhattan Criminal Court heard testimony Tuesday on day nine of former President Donald Trump’s business records trial in New York City. Paul Kamenar, the lead counsel at the National Legal and Policy Center, tells NTD the trial is a “sideshow,” with the testimony offering no evidence that incriminates President Trump.
The Trump campaign on Tuesday issued a rebuke of the Commission on Presidential Debates refusal to move up its debate schedule until after millions of Americans have already cast their ballots, calling it “unacceptable” and a “grave disservice” to the electorate. In a statement, former President Donald Trump’s campaign representatives Chris LaCivita and Susie Wiles […]
The judge in former President Donald Trump’s New York “hush-money” trial ruled that the former president violated the gag order with nine social media posts, and fined him $9,000. Janice Hisle, reporter at The Epoch Times, says the gag order is one-sided, therefore making it very debatable.
Former President Donald Trump called a gag order imposed on him by the judge in his so-called hush money trial “unconstitutional’ on Tuesday—just hours after being held in contempt for violating the order. President Trump continued his criticism of Justice Juan Merchan and the charges laid against him, and called into question whether Manhattan Attorney […]
Former President Donald Trump will hold a pair of rallies on May 1, taking advantage of a full day off from his criminal trial in New York to campaign in the critical battleground states. The events come a day after Judge Juan Merchan found President Trump in contempt for violating a gag order about the […]
Before heading into court for another day of his so-called hush money trial, former President Donald Trump commented on Tuesday about the anti-Israel college protests spreading across the United States, and said that the anti-Semitism on display at the rally in Charlottesville in 2017 had been “peanuts” in comparison. President Trump criticized the rise of […]
