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E. Jean Carroll: 'I Don't Need an Excuse for Not Screaming'

Columnist returns to the stand in her civil suit against Trump

(Newser) - E. Jean Carroll took the stand for the second day Thursday in her rape and defamation civil lawsuit against Donald Trump. The columnist had a forceful response when a lawyer for the former president questioned her about why she didn't scream as the alleged assault was taking place in...

Trump&#39;s Effort to Block Pence Testimony Rejected
Pence Testifies
Before Trump
Grand Jury
updated
Apr 27, 2023 6:55 PM CDT

Pence Testifies Before Trump Grand Jury

Former vice president spent hours in the DC courthouse

(Newser) - Former Vice President Mike Pence testified Thursday before a federal grand jury investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and former President Donald Trump's effort to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. People who have knowledge of the appearance but who weren't authorized to discuss...

Friend Told E. Jean Carroll, 'He'll Bury You'

'To get my day in court finally is everything,' says writer who accuses Donald Trump of rape

(Newser) - A "very funny situation" in the Bergdorf Goodman department store developed into anything but when Donald Trump followed E. Jean Carroll into a dressing room and raped her in 1996, the writer testified in court Wednesday. Breaking down in tears at various points during the hours-long testimony, the former...

E. Jean Carroll Takes Stand in Trump Civil Trial

Carroll said the former president 'lied and shattered my reputation'

(Newser) - Writer E. Jean Carroll testified in her lawsuit against former President Donald Trump on Wednesday, stating that in 1996 Trump raped her in a fitting room and later denied and defamed her after she went public, reports NPR . On the stand, Carroll indicated she's seeking to restore her reputation....

Trump Wins Big Tax Case Over His Chicago Skyscraper

After years of legal wrangling, former president, investors to recoup $1M in property tax refunds

(Newser) - For more than a decade, former President Trump and other owners of the Trump International Hotel & Tower in Chicago have sought to recoup a hefty property tax refund on the building. Now, it looks like Trump can claim success in this longtime battle: On Monday, the Illinois Appellate Court...

Trump: Why Should I Bother Debating GOP Rivals?

Former president suggests he won't take part in primary matchups due to 'hostile networks'

(Newser) - If you're eager to see how GOP presidential candidates will fare in primary debates against the current frontrunner , you may have a long wait. That frontrunner, former President Trump, suggested Tuesday that going head-to-head with his Republican rivals might not be in the cards. "I see that everybody...

A Trump Trial Begins
Trial Begins in
Trump's Rape Case
Apr 26, 2023 12:38 AM CDT

Trial Begins in Trump's Rape Case

E. Jean Carroll is suing the former president for rape, defamation

(Newser) - The civil trial over E. Jean Carroll's rape and defamation lawsuit against former President Trump started Tuesday, with jury selection and opening statements taking place in a Manhattan federal courtroom just blocks from where Trump's historic arraignment took place earlier this month. Trump was not present for jury...

Trump, Trump Jr. Weigh In on Carlson's Fox Exit

Trump Jr. predicts that's it for the network

(Newser) - Count Donald Trump Jr. as one of the many conservatives not happy with Fox News after it parted ways with Tucker Carlson . "I mean, I think it changes things permanently. That’s one of the few voices in the Republican party that would call out the nonsense from GOP...

DeSantis Travels Abroad, Plays Down 2024

'I am not a candidate, so we’ll see if and when that changes,' he says in Japan

(Newser) - Allies of Ron DeSantis are getting antsy to have him formally launch for 2024, reports the Hill . "I would prefer him to be in the race right now," GOP Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky tells the outlet, acknowledging that the Florida governor appears to be losing political steam....

Another Biden-Trump Race Makes Many Weary, Poll Finds

38% of respondents feel exhaustion at the prospect of a 2020 rematch

(Newser) - Asked in a new poll to describe their feeling at having their choice in the next presidential election again be Joe Biden or Donald Trump, more respondents picked "exhaustion" than anything else. That option was chosen by 38% of respondents, according to a Yahoo News/YouGov poll. Fear made a...

Pence Suggests Decision Deadline
Pence
Suggests
Decision
Deadline
Apr 23, 2023 1:15 PM CDT

Pence Suggests Decision Deadline

Potential presidential candidate won't commit but notes Iowa presence

(Newser) - Former Vice President Mike Pence wouldn't quite commit to running for president in an interview with CBS' Robert Costa but, when asked which way he was leaning, answered, "Well, I'm here in Iowa, Robert." Pence has made appearances in Iowa, which will hold the first GOP...

In 4 Months, Trump Has Flipped the Race

Former president leads DeSantis by 13 points in 'WSJ' poll; a reversal from April

(Newser) - Back in December, fresh off his easy reelection win, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis led Donald Trump by 14 points in a Wall Street Journal poll of likely Republican candidates for president. What a difference four months has made. Trump now leads DeSantis by 13 points in the newspaper's latest...

House Republicans, Manhattan DA End Dispute Over Trump Case

Alvin Bragg agrees to allow them to question ex-prosecutor

(Newser) - Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg agreed Friday to let Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee question an ex-prosecutor about the criminal case against former President Donald Trump, the AP reports. Under the agreement, committee members will be able to question Mark Pomerantz under oath next month in Washington. The deal...

House GOP Can Look Into Trump Case
House GOP
Can Look Into
Trump Case
Apr 19, 2023 5:35 PM CDT

House GOP Can Look Into Trump Case

Judge allows Jordan's committee to interview former prosecutor

(Newser) - A federal judge will let House Republicans question a former Manhattan prosecutor about the criminal case against former President Donald Trump, ruling Wednesday that there is no legal basis to block the House Judiciary Committee's subpoena. US District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil rejected Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's...

Trump Tells Murdoch to Stick to Fraud Story

Fox Corp. chairman also urged to 'just tell the truth' if he testifies in lawsuit

(Newser) - If the Dominion Voting Machines-Fox News defamation case reaches a jury trial, media mogul Rupert Murdoch might have to take the stand. On Monday, former President Donald Trump— fresh off being deposed himself in a civil lawsuit—offered unsolicited advice on how to testify, the Hill reports, telling Murdoch to...

Trump: I Made Less Than $200 From Truth Social
Trump Makes
His First
FEC Filing
Apr 17, 2023 12:20 PM CDT

Trump Makes His First FEC Filing

He says he's made less than $200 from Truth Social, but values it at $5M-$25M

(Newser) - Former President Trump has made his first FEC filing of the 2024 election season, and he's claiming that his version of Twitter isn't making any money but is definitely worth something. As the AP reports, Trump says he made less than $201 from Truth Social, but places the...

Donors Respond to Trump Indictment
Donors Respond
to Trump Indictment
Apr 15, 2023 5:10 PM CDT

Donors Respond to Trump Indictment

Campaign says $4M arrived in first 24 hours after former president was charged

(Newser) - New figures released by former President Donald Trump's 2024 campaign show his indictment was good for fundraising. Trump's total take was running about $168,000 per day during the first quarter of the year, Politico reports. But in the 24 hours after he was indicted in New York...

Pompeo Says He&#39;ll Sit 2024 Out
Pompeo
Says He'll
Sit 2024 Out
Apr 15, 2023 3:15 PM CDT

Pompeo Says He'll Sit 2024 Out

Former Trump Cabinet member suggests he might not back the former president

(Newser) - After appearing to lay the groundwork for a 2024 presidential run, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced that he won't be seeking the Republican nomination after all. "The time is not right for me and my family," Pompeo said in a statement, ABC News reports....

Judge Denies Trump Request to Delay Rape, Defamation Trial

Trial over E. Jean Carroll's allegations is slated to begin April 25

(Newser) - So far, at least, former President Trump's rape and defamation civil trial is not being delayed. After lawyer Joe Tacopina requested a delay due to Trump's historic indictment, another Trump lawyer made a separate request for a delay—but a judge on Thursday rejected that one, CBS News...

Donald Trump's Deposition Day Lasted 8 Hours

He was at New York Attorney General Letitia James' office Thursday

(Newser) - Donald Trump was deposed at New York Attorney General Letitia James' office Thursday, and while it's not clear exactly how long questioning lasted, he was at the office for more than eight hours. New York state law sets the maximum length of a deposition at seven hours, and a...

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