NEW YORK—Standing outside the Manhattan Criminal Court on May 16, members of the House Freedom Caucus expressed support for former President Donald Trump amid him being on trial in what they called a sham. Members who were there included the chairman of the hardline conservative group, Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.), and Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), […]
A Republican lawmaker introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives to block judges from issuing gag orders after several judges imposed such orders on former President Donald Trump. Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) introduced the measure, called the “Let Trump Speak Act,” this week in response to a gag order that New York Judge […]
Former President Donald Trump took umbrage at the heavy law enforcement presence around the courthouse where his New York trial is taking place before court proceedings continued Thursday morning, telling reporters: “Outside it’s like Fort Knox—you can’t get within three blocks of this place if you’re a civilian.” The Republican Party’s presumptive nominee for this […]
Former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial on payments from a non-disclosure deal with an adult performer in New York continues on May 16. President Trump is charged with falsifying business records to conceal the payments. He has denied the allegations. Schedule 8:30 a.m. ET: Trump Tower Exterior 9:30 a.m. ET: Start of court proceedings
Former President Donald Trump’s “hush money” trial continues in New York on May 16. Follow here for the live updates: Summations Scheduled for Tuesday Mr. Blanche said any rebuttal witnesses they seek to call will be short testimonies. He said the decision to call President Trump to the witness stand was one “we need to […]
A former lawyer who once advised Michael Cohen testified in Congress on May 15 that some of Mr. Cohen’s testimony could be false in the ongoing Trump trial in New York. Robert Costello, a former prosecutor who had worked for Mr. Cohen and former President Donald Trump, told a House Republican-led panel that the former […]
Former President Donald Trump has filed an appeal seeking to overturn the verdict and the $83 million judgment against him in the E. Jean Carroll defamation case, in which the former president was sued over statements he made denying her allegations of sexual assault. Trump attorney John Sauer wrote in a notice of appeal filed […]
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will go head-to-head in two scheduled debates. We spoke with NTD news contributor Mike Leon about the debates, which are set for June 27 on CNN and Sept. 10 on ABC. Mr. Leon is also the policy and strategy director for the Free and Equal Elections Foundation, […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday once again waded into the debate about defunding special counsel Jack Smith’s office amid allegations of a political vendetta in his prosecution of former President Donald Trump, with the speaker saying lawmakers are “actively” considering ways to “rein in” the special counsel, including using the Congressional power of […]
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) questioned former Michael Cohen-lawyer Robert Costello during a Wednesday House Judiciary Committee hearing on the weaponization of the federal government. Mr. Gaetz sought to determine whether Mr. Cohen, who operated as a lawyer to former President Donald Trump, had lied to prosecutors about the former President in the run-up to the […]
The Maryland and West Virginia races for the U.S. Senate are set to be crucial in deciding the balance of power in the upper chamber. NTD gets an update on the results of the primaries there from Jeff Crouere, a political analyst and TV and radio host. Mr. Crouere says that in the face-off between […]
Former President Donald Trump vowed to take regulatory actions against offshore wind power projects once back in office, pointing out that the technology was expensive as well as detrimental to surrounding wildlife. Offshore wind power projects “destroy everything. They’re horrible and the most expensive energy there is. They ruin the environment. They kill the birds. […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) paid a visit Tuesday to the New York courthouse where former President Donald Trump is on trial. He says the New York case is an illegitimate sham, and that it’s not about justice, but about politics. Terry Schilling, the president of the American Principles Project, tells NTD there has been […]
The earliest presidential debate in televised history will take place on June 27 on CNN, a press release from the outlet on May 15 confirmed. The announcement came hours after former President Donald Trump accepted an invitation from President Joe Biden earlier in the day for two debates in June and September. The debate will […]
Paul Dans, director of the 2025 Presidential Transition Project at the Heritage Foundation and a former Trump administration official, spoke to NTD about the testimony and cross examination of former Trump attorney Michael Cohen, the star witness in the New York case against former President Donald Trump. Mr. Dans says the trial is not a […]
Several of former President Donald Trump’s allies, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, appeared with him at his New York trial on May 14 to show support. Kash Patel, a senior adviser to President Trump for national security, defense, and intelligence, who is also a former federal prosecutor, tells NTD that their appearances show cohesion in […]
Several of former President Donald Trump’s allies, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, appeared with him at his New York trial to show support. David Carlucci, a Democratic strategist, says President Trump’s allies are trying to ingratiate themselves with him and curry good favor with a potential future president.
Prosecutors in the New York trial of former President Donald Trump said that they will not call any other witnesses as former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen testifies in the case. “First of all, we had indicated that there was a potential that we would call another witness, that was going to be another book publisher, […]
