News about trial, Donald Trump

Some takeaways from the first day of the third week of Trump's criminal trial: 1) Trump ensured that several of his political aides, allies and even a member of his family were in the room after he was sensitive to reporting last week that, with the exception of his defense…

Whoa. In his gag order ruling, Judge Merchan laments that Trump can’t be fined more than $1,000 for his violations. “While $1,000 may suffice in most instances to protect the dignity of the judicial system…it unfortunately will not achieve the desired result in those instances…

Trump's attorneys present Judge Merchan with a series of articles that Trump would like to post about online that discuss the case. Merchan says he won't review them: "I appreciate you bringing it to my attention, [but] I'm not going to be in the position of looking at posts and…

Judge Merchan to Trump's lawyer: "You're telling me the scrutiny is outrageous, but nobody's forcing him" to talk to the press in the hall. "The entire area has been set up the way it has been set up so that your client, who is a candidate for president," can exercise his…