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Prosecutors Accuse Trump of 'Willful' Violations of Gag Order

par This Is Beirut, 23/04 20:27 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Former President Donald Trump was accused by prosecutors on Tuesday of violating a gag order issued by a judge in order to prevent him from intimidating witnesses in his past trial. Prosecutors accused Donald Trump on Tuesday of brazenly violating a gag order imposed by the judge presiding over his "hush money" trial to prevent him from ...

US Supreme Court Weighs Trump Claim of 'Absolute Immunity'

par This Is Beirut, 25/04 18:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The US Supreme Court was hearing arguments Thursday on whether Donald Trump, as a former president, should be immune from prosecution for acts committed while in office, as the window for holding trial before the election narrows. The US Supreme Court was hearing arguments on Thursday on whether Donald Trump, as a former president, should be ...

Stormy Daniels Called to Stand in Trump Trial

par This Is Beirut, 07/05 20:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Stormy Daniels, the porn star at the heart of Donald Trump's hush money case, testified in a packed Manhattan courtroom Tuesday about a 2006 sexual encounter that precipitated the criminal trial of the former United States president. Trump is charged with falsifying business records to reimburse his lawyer, Michael Cohen, for a $130,000 payment ...

Trump Accuses Biden of Siding With Hamas

par This Is Beirut, 09/05 22:36 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Donald Trump accused Joe Biden Thursday of siding with Hamas when he threatened to stop sending US weapons to Israel as it wages war against the Palestinian militant group in Gaza, calling the president's stance "disgraceful." Biden warned Wednesday of halting weapons supplies if Israel pushes ahead with its long-threatened Rafah ground ...

Michael Cohen Undergoes Cross-Examination in Trump Trial

par This Is Beirut, 14/05 22:16 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Donald Trump's arch-foe and former personal attorney Michael Cohen underwent grueling cross-examination Tuesday, as senior Republicans increasingly politicized the trial by attending court to support the former president. Trump, who is running to retake the White House, was joined by his most high-profile entourage to date, including House of ...

Biden and Trump Agree on Election Debate Dates

par This Is Beirut, 15/05 20:58 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Joe Biden and Donald Trump agreed on Wednesday to hold a first presidential debate in June after the Democratic incumbent challenged his rival to "make my day" and the scandal-plagued Republican quickly responded that he was ready to "rumble." CNN announced that it will hold the first debate on June 27 in Atlanta, Georgia. Biden proposed a second ...

Trump Lawyers Rest Their Case, Without Trump's Own Testimony

par This Is Beirut, 22/05 12:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Trump's lawyers rested their case on Thursday, without the former president testifying as he previously promised to do. The jury is scheduled to deliberate the verdict next week. Donald Trump's defense lawyers rested their case on Tuesday – without the former president following through on a vow to testify – as the judge scheduled jury ...

Prosecutor Demands Conviction in Trump Trial

par This Is Beirut, 28/05 23:16 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Donald Trump engaged in a "conspiracy and a cover-up" to hide hush money payments to a porn star, prosecutors told the jury on Tuesday in closing arguments at the first ever criminal trial of a former US president. Less than six months before American voters choose whether to return Trump to the White House, the stakes riding on the verdict are ...

International Reactions to the Trump Trial

par This Is Beirut, 31/05 15:27 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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International reactions poured in on Friday after a New York jury found Donald Trump guilty of falsifying business documents to conceal a hush money payment to a porn star, making him the first former US president to be convicted of a crime. On Friday, the Kremlin denounced the “elimination of political opponents” in the United States. “An ...

Trump Lashes Out at Opponents in 'Unfair' Trial

par This Is Beirut, 31/05 20:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Donald Trump lashed out in rambling, angry comments on Friday at his "sick" opponents and "fascists" after what he called a "very unfair" trial that made him the first former US president to become a convicted felon. The 77-year-old Republican, who is neck and neck with President Joe Biden in the 2024 White House race, confirmed he would ...

Biden Warns of Electing "Convicted Felon" Trump

par This Is Beirut, 04/06 11:31 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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American president Joe Biden blasted Donald Trump on Monday as a "convicted felon" who is seeking the US presidency for the first time in history, in a dramatic escalation of his attacks on his rival in November's election. Biden, 81, was using the description for the first time since Trump was convicted by a New York jury of covering up hush ...

Putin Threatens to Arm Countries Capable of Striking Western Targets

par This Is Beirut, 05/06 23:17 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday criticized the West's delivery of long-range weapons to Ukraine, arguing Moscow could arm other countries with similar weapons to attack Western targets. The comment -- which Putin made at a rare press conference with foreign news outlets -- came after several Western countries including the United ...

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