The 2024 US presidential election is shaping up to be a rematch of the 2016 election, with former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris vying for the White House. This article delves into the factors that led to Trump’s victory in 2016 and examines the key issues and potential outcomes of the upcoming election.
Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, will host a town hall with former US President Donald Trump. The announcement follows Trump’s recent guilty verdict for illegally influencing the 2016 election. The event, which may also feature independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy, has not yet been scheduled. Musk, who has criticized the Biden administration, has drawn closer to Trump, who is considering him for a White House role. Musk has condemned Trump’s verdict, expressing concern about the potential risks to all citizens.
Former US President Donald Trump’s WinRed donation website suffered a temporary outage after a New York jury found him guilty of all 34 charges in a hush money criminal trial, triggering a surge in searches related to donating to his ongoing presidential campaign. The website crashed due to the influx of users seeking to support Trump amidst the guilty verdict. The Trump Campaign acknowledged the website crash and is working to restore functionality as soon as possible.
Former President Trump has condemned inflation and President Biden as his criminal trial in New York City nears its conclusion. Defense attorneys rested their case on Tuesday without calling Trump as a witness, while the prosecution had concluded its case on Monday. The trial revolves around Trump’s alleged involvement in falsifying business records to conceal payments made to pornographic performer Stormy Daniels in the lead-up to the 2016 election. Trump has maintained his innocence. Closing arguments are expected next week, with jury deliberations to commence soon after.
Former Trump fixer Michael Cohen details the ex-president’s involvement in hush money payments to suppress stories about alleged extramarital affairs. Cohen alleges Trump promised reimbursements from a personal account and was informed about the transactions to bury stories that threatened his 2016 campaign. The trial features Trump’s denial of the allegations and his presence with supporters outside the courthouse, attacking the justice system and his political party’s opposition to the rule of law.
Porn star Stormy Daniels took the stand as a witness in Donald Trump’s hush money trial on Tuesday. Daniels claims to have had a sexual encounter with Trump in 2006, and prosecutors allege that Trump covered up a $130,000 payment to Daniels to keep her quiet about the affair. Trump denies the encounter and has pleaded not guilty to charges of falsifying business records. Daniels’ testimony is expected to be a key moment in the trial.
Legal experts are analyzing the complexities of Trump’s hush money trial, highlighting the limitations faced by the former president’s legal team. According to former Deputy Assistant Attorney General Harry Litman, Trump’s lawyers are restricted from criticizing him, hindering their ability to present a defense that portrays him in a negative light. The trial stems from allegations that Trump, along with his former lawyer Michael Cohen and former publisher David Pecker, engaged in a scheme to suppress negative stories about Trump during the 2016 election campaign. Prosecutors argue that the trio aimed to influence the election’s outcome by concealing potentially damaging information. Litman suggests that the defense’s inability to acknowledge any wrongdoing, including the alleged affair with Daniels, could ultimately weaken its case. Former prosecutor Karen Agnifilo emphasizes the significance of Pecker’s testimony, which she describes as “extremely damaging” for Trump. She commends the prosecution’s strategy of presenting credible witnesses who lack personal stakes or biases against Trump.
Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker testified in Trump’s trial, revealing Trump’s involvement in silencing women who claimed sexual encounters with him. Pecker paid to suppress stories from McDougal and a doorman, ensuring the media would not publish them. Pecker alerted Trump’s lawyer, Cohen, about Stormy Daniels’ story, but declined to buy it due to concerns about her status as a porn star. Cohen ultimately paid Daniels to stay silent, an act prosecutors allege as a campaign expense that deceived voters. Pecker also revealed that American Media initially agreed to sell McDougal’s story to Trump but canceled the deal after legal concerns.
Eric Trump expressed support for his father, Donald Trump, on the second day of his hush money trial in Manhattan. He claimed that the Democrats were relentlessly pursuing Trump to take him down and that no one believed the allegations. However, Eric Trump incorrectly stated that his father was the commander-in-chief at the time of the payment, when he was actually not yet elected president.
Manhattan prosecutors claim to hold a recorded phone call between Michael Cohen and Donald Trump that will substantiate their allegation of a criminal conspiracy to silence accusers in the 2016 election. Karen McDougal received $150,000 for her account of an alleged affair with Trump, a move allegedly known and desired by Trump to prevent damage to his election prospects. The phone call demonstrates the involvement of Cohen and former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker as intermediaries in a scheme to suppress potentially damaging stories.
