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5 things to know as E. Jean Carroll's civil trial begins against Donald Trump

10:18am April 25, 2023

Jury selection starts Tuesday in Manhattan in the sexual assault and defamation civil suit against former President Donald Trump. E. Jean Carroll accuses Trump of raping her in the 1990s.

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The $1.6 billion Dominion v. Fox News trial starts Tuesday. Catch up here

9:03pm April 16, 2023

by Mary Yang

Dominion Voting Systems is suing Fox News and its parent company Fox Corp. for knowingly airing false claims that its machines rigged the 2020 election against ex-President Donald Trump.

Stormy Daniels, pictured here at a Los Angeles film premiere in May 2022, sat down with TalkTV's Piers Morgan for her first interview since news broke of Donald Trump's indictment.

Stormy Daniels says she's not yet 'vindicated' by Trump's indictment

2:11pm April 07, 2023

by Emily Olson

The adult film star told TalkTV's Piers Morgan she's looking forward to possibly testifying in Trump's trial after the Manhattan district attorney charged him with falsifying business records.

Stormy Daniels talks with a journalist in Berlin shortly after her lawyer filed a defamation case against Donald Trump on her behalf in October 2018.

Judge orders Stormy Daniels to pay Donald Trump another $120,000 in legal fees

1:57pm April 05, 2023

by Emily Olson

A federal judge ruled in favor of the former president on Tuesday, ordering adult film star Stormy Daniels to pay another $121,972 in legal fees for a failed defamation suit.

Former President Donald Trump is arraigned in New York on Tuesday over charges of falsifying business records with "intent to commit another crime and aid and conceal the commission thereof." The allegations stem from a scheme to silence an adult film star who said she was having an extramarital affair with Trump. Past presidents have also been accused of making hush money payments.

A history of U.S. presidents and hush money payments

5:05am April 05, 2023

by Vanessa Romo

The term hush money dates back centuries, and it's been applied to various scandals involving presidents for nearly as long as the U.S. has been a country.

Former President Donald Trump arrives to speak during a press conference following his court appearance over an alleged 'hush-money' payment, at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., on April 4, 2023.

Donald Trump lashes out, resorting to old tactics after arraignment hearing

5:00am April 05, 2023

by Domenico Montanaro

Donald Trump ripped from a well-worn page in his playbook Tuesday night — lashing out with a speech that was at times full of lies and conspiracies. And that's really no surprise.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at an event Mar-a-Lago in West Palm Beach, Florida on Tuesday after pleading not guilty to 34 felony counts.

5 things to know about Donald Trump's felony charges

11:15pm April 04, 2023

Former President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to cover damaging information. Just getting up to speed on the news? Start here.

Former president Donald Trump arrives at Trump Tower in New York on Monday, a day before his arraignment.

Even if Trump gets a mug shot, we may not see it. Here's why

10:16am April 04, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

It's not clear whether the former president will have a mug shot taken when he appears in a Manhattan court on Tuesday. And even if he does, a state mug shot law may prevent the public from seeing it.

Jim Trusty, one of the lawyers representing the former president in the probe over handling of government records after leaving office, leaves the Paul G. Rogers Federal Building and Courthouse in West Palm Beach, Florida, on September 1, 2022.

Trump's lawyer says the Manhattan grand jury's indictment is 'political persecution'

6:34pm March 31, 2023

Former President Donald Trump's lawyer Jim Trusty expects his legal team to fight to dismiss the case.

Barriers stand near Trump Tower in New York City on Friday.

What happens after Trump's indictment? Here are some of the logistical considerations

5:33pm March 31, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

The historic indictment of the former president raises all sorts of legal, political and logistical questions. While it's early days, experts expect a delayed trial after Tuesday's arraignment.