Michael Cohen
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US Votes 2024
Trump’s air of confidence has vanished as jurors deliberate in hush-money case
The former US president has vehemently denied wrongdoing. Now 12 jurors will decide his fate.
- by Farrah Tomazin
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‘Two-bit big shot’: Robert De Niro unleashes on Donald Trump outside hush money trial
As closing arguments began in the former president’s historic trial, the Hollywood star made a surprise appearance in Lower Manhattan.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Opinion
Donald Trump
Of the Trump trial’s sleazy cast, one actor performed best
During this historic trial, one person exhibited a strength of character the others plainly lack.
- by Bill Wyman
‘Part of this conspiracy’: The Australian journalist at the centre of the Trump trial
The criminal trial of former president Donald Trump has heard much about Australian journalist Dylan Howard’s role in perfecting the dark art of “catch and kill”.
- by Kate McClymont and Cameron Houston
Influx of Trump vice presidential hopefuls fly into New York
Michael Cohen testified that after his home was raided in 2018, he received a call from Trump, who told him: “Don’t worry, I’m president ... you’re gonna be OK.”
- by Farrah Tomazin
Michael Cohen, Trump’s fixer-turned-foe, takes the stand in the hush money trial
The prosecution will hinge on how well Cohen can convince a jury that Trump falsified business records with the intent to commit campaign finance violations.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Trump involved in ‘illegal conspiracy’ to sway 2016 election, jury hears as trial starts
As the former president sat with his eyes closed every so often, prosecutor Matthew Colangelo told the jury that Trump lied “over and over” in his quest to win.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Michael Cohen sent fake AI-‘hallucinated’ legal cases to his attorney for use in court
Donald Trump’s ex-lawyer, who was disbarred five years ago, said he found the citations by doing research through Google Bard.
- by Larry Neumeister
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US politics
The legal troubles of former US president Donald Trump
As he campaigns for the Republican nomination for the 2024 US election, the legal troubles facing former president Donald Trump continue to grow.
Trump sues ex-lawyer Michael Cohen for $745 million
The lawsuit comes as Cohen, who once said he would “do anything” to protect Trump, appears poised to become a star witness against him in the hush-payment case in New York.
- by Luc Cohen
How Trump’s playboy persona came back to haunt him
Trump’s long public history of entanglements, boasts and crude comments distinguishes him among presidents.
- by Dan Barry
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