Donald Trump trial day 5 recap: Lawyers make opening plays in sweeping hush money case

Follow along with live updates as the heart of former President Donald Trump's New York criminal hush money trial kicks off with opening statements. Read More

Potential Donald Trump Jurors' Politics Not Disqualifying—Ex-Prosecutor

Kirschner, a former assistant U.S. attorney and frequent Trump critic, discussed the upcoming trial with political commentator Brian Tyler Cohen on The Legal Breakdown in a YouTube video posted on ... Read More

The legal downside to Trump’s very political trial strategy: From the Politics Desk

Plus, a pivotal moment for Biden, Ukraine and Congress, as a third House Republican signs onto the effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson. Read More

At Trump’s N.Y. trial, the jury pool spoke, and he had to listen

The jury selection process for Trump’s hush money trial gave ordinary Americans a chance to offer their opinions on the former president’s nearly five decades in the public spotlight. Read More

Trump faces critical legal day in hush money trial and before the Supreme Court

For most people, sitting in court at their own criminal trial would represent a defining moment of their life. Read More

Opening statements to show the stark personal and political stakes of Trump’s first criminal trial

Donald Trump was once, and may soon be again, the most powerful man in the world. But on Monday, his diminished reality as a criminal defendant will become clear in humbling fashion during opening ... Read More

Why picking a jury in Trump’s hush-money trial is high-stakes — and a big challenge

The hush-money case is the first of four criminal trials Trump will ... questions that could signal political views to the lawyers on both sides. There are questions about news consumption ... Read More

Social media searches play central role at jury selection for Trump’s first criminal trial

The jury selection process at the historic criminal trial of former President Donald Trump has resumed and can already credit modern technology for shaping the eventual panel. Read More

Trump Targets Judge’s Daughter In Third Attack, This Time By Name

Trump’s post refers ... which stems from a grand jury indictment last year of 34 counts of falsifying business records, accuses Trump of covering up hush money payments made to former porn ... Read More

More than 500 New Yorkers Will Report for Jury Duty Ahead of Trump's First Trial. 12 Will Determine His Fate

Donald Trump's hush money trial kicks off with jury selection on Monday ... president fairly Kyler Alvord is a news editor at PEOPLE, leading the brand's political coverage. Read More

Hope Hicks Will Reportedly Testify in Trump’s Hush Money Trial

Former Donald Trump adviser and White House Communications Director Hope Hicks will reportedly testify in the New York criminal hush money trial ... before a New York grand jury voted to indict ... Read More

Here are the questions potential jurors in Trump's "hush money" trial will be asked

"Do you currently follow Donald Trump ... hide a "hush money" payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels. He has accused Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg of pursuing the case for political ... Read More