Adult film actress Stormy Daniels testified in the unprecedented criminal trial of former President Trump on Tuesday. The charges against Trump stem from a years-long investigation by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office and are related to alleged payments made to Daniels about an alleged 2006 extramarital affair with Trump before the 2016 presidential election. Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree.
Former President Donald Trump faces potential legal consequences for violating a gag order in his ongoing criminal trial, with prosecutors seeking $1,000 fines for multiple social media posts. Additionally, the prosecution may use Trump’s statements as evidence of his disregard for the legal proceedings, potentially swaying the jury against him. Legal experts suggest that the prosecution may also withhold witness information and use Trump’s statements to discredit him and influence the jury. Trump, however, claims the gag order is unconstitutional and unprecedented, but experts argue that the order mirrors existing federal precedents.
The Art Institute of Chicago has filed a detailed motion refuting allegations by New York prosecutors that it is holding onto artwork stolen during the Holocaust. The museum claims there is no evidence that the watercolor in question, “Russian War Prisoner” by Egon Schiele, was ever seized by the Nazis. The museum’s filing responds to a motion filed by the Manhattan district attorney’s office in February, which sought to have the museum turn over the artwork. Prosecutors accused the museum of “willful blindness” in purchasing the piece in 1966, as there was evidence suggesting it was looted from cabaret star Fritz Grünbaum before the start of World War II.
A New York judge will hear arguments on Tuesday to determine whether former President Donald Trump has violated a gag order imposed on him in the hush money trial. Prosecutors claim Trump has violated the order 10 times and are seeking $1,000 in fines for each violation. The hearing will be followed by the resumption of testimony from former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker.
Former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial resumed on Tuesday with a hearing focusing on allegations that Trump violated a gag order imposed on him. Prosecutors claim he has breached the order 10 times by attacking witnesses and court officials. They are seeking a fine of $1,000 for each violation. The hearing will be followed by the continuation of testimony from former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker.
The Manhattan District Attorney’s office has accused former President Donald Trump of orchestrating a scheme to influence the 2016 presidential election by paying hush money to adult-film star Stormy Daniels and later covering it up. Trump’s attorneys argue he is innocent and that the Manhattan district attorney’s office should never have brought the case.
