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| Trump’s hush-money trial: here’s what’s happened in the case so far | Trump’s hush-money trial: here’s what’s happened in the case so far |
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| Catch up on latest news out of Donald Trump’s criminal trial for hush-money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels | Catch up on latest news out of Donald Trump’s criminal trial for hush-money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels |
| Donald Trump is the first former US president to be tried on criminal charges – and could face prison if convicted. Trump allegedly falsified the financial transaction behind the $130,000 hush-money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels. He denies 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in spring 2023. | Donald Trump is the first former US president to be tried on criminal charges – and could face prison if convicted. Trump allegedly falsified the financial transaction behind the $130,000 hush-money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels. He denies 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in spring 2023. |
| Here’s what you need to know about the case and what’s happening today: | Here’s what you need to know about the case and what’s happening today: |
| 10 May: at a glance | |
| Donald Trump arrived at the courtroom with apparent frustration, after sitting through two days of testimony from the adult film actor Stormy Daniels. The former president’s demeanor in the hallway suggested that his mood had soured since Daniels provided embarrassing details about their alleged sexual encounter. | |
| Here’s a recap Daniels’ testimony on Tuesday of an alleged sexual liaison with Trump some 20 years ago as well as how Trump’s lawyers sought to discredit and undermine her testimony on Thursday. | |
| Judge Juan Merchan denied a Trump team subpoena seeking records from Mark Pomerantz, a former Manhattan prosecutor who worked on the hush-money case until resigning in frustration. | |
| The defense resumed cross-examination on Friday morning of Madeleine Westerhout, Trump’s former executive assistant and director of Oval Office operations in the White House. | |
| Westerhout testified that Trump was “very upset” about the Wall Street Journal’s 2018 story about the hush money deal with Daniels. | |
| Several custodial witnesses – who testified about phone records and Trump’s social media posts – followed Westerhout’s testimony on Friday. | |
| The jury was once again shown text messages between Daniels’ manager Gina Rodriguez and then National Enquirer editor Dylan Howard about Daniels’ claim that she had had sex with Trump. | |
| Court is expected resume on Monday morning, and the prosecution has said they expect to call two more witnesses. Michael Cohen, Trump’s consigliere turned key prosecution witness, is expected to take the stand on Monday. | |
| Trump’s attorneys requested Merchan implement a gag order for Cohen, who has posted about Trump on social media in recent weeks. In response, Merchan told prosecutors to inform Cohen “that the judge is asking him to refrain from making any more statements” about the case or about Trump. | |
| Donald Trump arrived at the courtroom with apparent frustration, after sitting through two days of testimony from the adult film actor Stormy Daniels. The former president’s demeanor in the hallway suggested that his mood had soured since Daniels provided embarrassing details about their alleged sexual encounter. | |
| Here’s a recap Daniels’ testimony on Tuesday of an alleged sexual liaison with Trump some 20 years ago as well as how Trump’s lawyers sought to discredit and undermine her testimony on Thursday. | |
| Judge Juan Merchan denied a Trump team subpoena seeking records from Mark Pomerantz, a former Manhattan prosecutor who worked on the hush-money case until resigning in frustration. | |
| The defense resumed cross-examination on Friday morning of Madeleine Westerhout, Trump’s former executive assistant and director of Oval Office operations in the White House. | |
| Westerhout testified that Trump was “very upset” about the Wall Street Journal’s 2018 story about the hush money deal with Daniels. | |
| Several custodial witnesses – who testified about phone records and Trump’s social media posts – followed Westerhout’s testimony on Friday. | |
| The jury was once again shown text messages between Daniels’ manager Gina Rodriguez and then National Enquirer editor Dylan Howard about Daniels’ claim that she had had sex with Trump. | |
| Court is expected resume on Monday morning, and the prosecution has said they expect to call two more witnesses. Michael Cohen, Trump’s consigliere turned key prosecution witness, is expected to take the stand on Monday. | |
| Trump’s attorneys requested Merchan implement a gag order for Cohen, who has posted about Trump on social media in recent weeks. In response, Merchan told prosecutors to inform Cohen “that the judge is asking him to refrain from making any more statements” about the case or about Trump. | |
| Key characters and facts | Key characters and facts |
| Trump hush-money trial status: Trump pleaded not guilty; the trial began on 15 April 2024. | Trump hush-money trial status: Trump pleaded not guilty; the trial began on 15 April 2024. |
| Charges: 34 felony charges of falsifying business records. | Charges: 34 felony charges of falsifying business records. |
| Hush-money case summary: The case involves a hush-money scheme during the 2016 presidential election. Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen paid $130,000 to the adult film star Stormy Daniels to quash her story about having an extramarital affair with the former president. Trump has denied the affair took place. Prosecutors accuse the former president of illegally reimbursing Cohen for the hush-money payment by falsely classifying the transaction, executed by the Trump Organization, as legal expenses. | Hush-money case summary: The case involves a hush-money scheme during the 2016 presidential election. Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen paid $130,000 to the adult film star Stormy Daniels to quash her story about having an extramarital affair with the former president. Trump has denied the affair took place. Prosecutors accuse the former president of illegally reimbursing Cohen for the hush-money payment by falsely classifying the transaction, executed by the Trump Organization, as legal expenses. |
| Verdict before election? Likely. | Verdict before election? Likely. |
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| Stay up to date on all of Donald Trump’s trials. Guardian staff will send weekly updates each Wednesday – as well as bonus editions on major trial days. | Stay up to date on all of Donald Trump’s trials. Guardian staff will send weekly updates each Wednesday – as well as bonus editions on major trial days. |
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| Key moments in the trial so far | Key moments in the trial so far |
| 9 May: Trump attorneys sought to cast doubt on the account of alleged tryst – but Stormy Daniels refused to concede any inconsistencies. | 9 May: Trump attorneys sought to cast doubt on the account of alleged tryst – but Stormy Daniels refused to concede any inconsistencies. |
| 7 May: Stormy Daniels undercut some of Trump’s defenses as his lawyer suggested Daniels has a propensity to embellish. | 7 May: Stormy Daniels undercut some of Trump’s defenses as his lawyer suggested Daniels has a propensity to embellish. |
| 6 May: prosecutors moved on to the alleged falsification of business records to cover up hush-money payments to Stormy Daniels, after previously calling witnesses who described a conspiracy to kill the story. | 6 May: prosecutors moved on to the alleged falsification of business records to cover up hush-money payments to Stormy Daniels, after previously calling witnesses who described a conspiracy to kill the story. |
| 3 May: Hope Hicks took the stand, describing 2016 Trump campaign staffers’ panic when a recording emerged in which Trump bragged about groping women and the former president’s complete control over the campaign. | 3 May: Hope Hicks took the stand, describing 2016 Trump campaign staffers’ panic when a recording emerged in which Trump bragged about groping women and the former president’s complete control over the campaign. |
| 2 May: Keith Davidson, a lawyer who negotiated payments, testified. | 2 May: Keith Davidson, a lawyer who negotiated payments, testified. |
| 30 April: Trump fined $9,000 over gag order violations as judge warns of jail time. | 30 April: Trump fined $9,000 over gag order violations as judge warns of jail time. |
| 26 April: Pecker’s testimony presented a granular look into a hush-money scheme that prosecutors allege was meant to sway the 2016 election in the real estate mogul’s favor. | 26 April: Pecker’s testimony presented a granular look into a hush-money scheme that prosecutors allege was meant to sway the 2016 election in the real estate mogul’s favor. |
| 25 April: Pecker testified about his role in buying a story from the model Karen McDougal about an alleged affair with Trump. | 25 April: Pecker testified about his role in buying a story from the model Karen McDougal about an alleged affair with Trump. |
| 23 April: David Pecker, the National Enquirer publisher, said he was Trump’s “eyes and ears” during the 2016 election campaign. | 23 April: David Pecker, the National Enquirer publisher, said he was Trump’s “eyes and ears” during the 2016 election campaign. |
| 22 April: In its opening statement, the prosecution said Trump “orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt the 2016 presidential election” in his efforts to cover up an alleged affair with the adult film star Stormy Daniels. | 22 April: In its opening statement, the prosecution said Trump “orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt the 2016 presidential election” in his efforts to cover up an alleged affair with the adult film star Stormy Daniels. |
| 19 April: The court finally chose all 18 jurors. | 19 April: The court finally chose all 18 jurors. |
| 18 April: Twelve jurors were selected for after two seated jurors were removed earlier in the day. | 18 April: Twelve jurors were selected for after two seated jurors were removed earlier in the day. |
| 15 April: Trump’s hush-money trial begins. He is the country’s first president to face a criminal trial. | 15 April: Trump’s hush-money trial begins. He is the country’s first president to face a criminal trial. |
| 9 May: Trump attorneys sought to cast doubt on the account of alleged tryst – but Stormy Daniels refused to concede any inconsistencies. | 9 May: Trump attorneys sought to cast doubt on the account of alleged tryst – but Stormy Daniels refused to concede any inconsistencies. |
| 7 May: Stormy Daniels undercut some of Trump’s defenses as his lawyer suggested Daniels has a propensity to embellish. | 7 May: Stormy Daniels undercut some of Trump’s defenses as his lawyer suggested Daniels has a propensity to embellish. |
| 6 May: prosecutors moved on to the alleged falsification of business records to cover up hush-money payments to Stormy Daniels, after previously calling witnesses who described a conspiracy to kill the story. | 6 May: prosecutors moved on to the alleged falsification of business records to cover up hush-money payments to Stormy Daniels, after previously calling witnesses who described a conspiracy to kill the story. |
| 3 May: Hope Hicks took the stand, describing 2016 Trump campaign staffers’ panic when a recording emerged in which Trump bragged about groping women and the former president’s complete control over the campaign. | 3 May: Hope Hicks took the stand, describing 2016 Trump campaign staffers’ panic when a recording emerged in which Trump bragged about groping women and the former president’s complete control over the campaign. |
| 2 May: Keith Davidson, a lawyer who negotiated payments, testified. | 2 May: Keith Davidson, a lawyer who negotiated payments, testified. |
| 30 April: Trump fined $9,000 over gag order violations as judge warns of jail time. | 30 April: Trump fined $9,000 over gag order violations as judge warns of jail time. |
| 26 April: Pecker’s testimony presented a granular look into a hush-money scheme that prosecutors allege was meant to sway the 2016 election in the real estate mogul’s favor. | 26 April: Pecker’s testimony presented a granular look into a hush-money scheme that prosecutors allege was meant to sway the 2016 election in the real estate mogul’s favor. |
| 25 April: Pecker testified about his role in buying a story from the model Karen McDougal about an alleged affair with Trump. | 25 April: Pecker testified about his role in buying a story from the model Karen McDougal about an alleged affair with Trump. |
| 23 April: David Pecker, the National Enquirer publisher, said he was Trump’s “eyes and ears” during the 2016 election campaign. | 23 April: David Pecker, the National Enquirer publisher, said he was Trump’s “eyes and ears” during the 2016 election campaign. |
| 22 April: In its opening statement, the prosecution said Trump “orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt the 2016 presidential election” in his efforts to cover up an alleged affair with the adult film star Stormy Daniels. | 22 April: In its opening statement, the prosecution said Trump “orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt the 2016 presidential election” in his efforts to cover up an alleged affair with the adult film star Stormy Daniels. |
| 19 April: The court finally chose all 18 jurors. | 19 April: The court finally chose all 18 jurors. |
| 18 April: Twelve jurors were selected for after two seated jurors were removed earlier in the day. | 18 April: Twelve jurors were selected for after two seated jurors were removed earlier in the day. |
| 15 April: Trump’s hush-money trial begins. He is the country’s first president to face a criminal trial. | 15 April: Trump’s hush-money trial begins. He is the country’s first president to face a criminal trial. |