Donald Trump will set foot in a New York courthouse on Monday and become the first former US president to stand trial in a criminal case. He is accused of falsifying his business records to disguise a hush-money payment made to Stormy Daniels, a former adult film star, shortly before the 2016 election. Mr Trump,...
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Donald Trump hit where it hurts most in New York fraud ruling
Donald Trump’s latest legal loss hits him where it hurts most because it takes aim at his very identity. For decades, he has marketed himself as a genius business mogul who made it big in one of the world’s most cut-throat cities. That image – forever tied to New York deal-making and reinforced by relentless...
More China tariffs if re-elected, Donald Trump says
Former US president Donald Trump has said he would impose more tariffs on Chinese goods if he wins the US presidential election in November. In an interview with Fox News, he said the tariffs could be in excess of 60%. “We have to do it,” he said in the interview on Sunday. Mr Trump, currently...
Donald Trump says he will appeal $83m defamation penalty
Donald Trump has said he will appeal against a court order to pay $83.3m (£65m) in damages to columnist E Jean Carroll, who he defamed in 2019. The penalty in the civil trial is made up of $18.3m for compensatory damages and $65m in punitive damages. Mr Trump was found in a previous civil case...
‘I just love you’: Tim Scott and Donald Trump’s other challengers fall in line
Donald Trump shared the stage at his New Hampshire victory party on Tuesday night with a team of former rivals and young conservative stars. Tim Scott and Vivek Ramaswamy, who ran against and criticised Mr Trump just months ago, served as headliners. Speculation has grown that they may seek future White House posts – and...
Donald Trump says Colorado ballot ban could unleash ‘chaos’
Donald Trump has urged the US Supreme Court to put a “swift and decisive end” to his exclusion from Colorado’s presidential primary ballot. In a court filing on Thursday, Mr Trump said “chaos and bedlam” would be unleashed if other states followed Colorado and banned him from primaries. Colorado’s top court banned Mr Trump in...
Donald Trump turns his legal battles into campaign spectacle
Appearing in court in New York at the end of the civil fraud case against the Trump Organization on Thursday, Donald Trump insisted on having his say. The judge had previously said the former president would not be able to speak in the courtroom but eventually relented and gave him a few minutes. He used...
Allan Donald verlaat Bangladesj na kritiek
Allan Donald verlaat Bangladesj na kritiek Die voormalige Protea-held, Allan Donald, gaan sy posisie as snelbouler-afrigter van Bangladesj na die Wêreldbekertoernooi verlaat nadat hy krities was oor die kaptein, Shakib Al Hasan, se rol in die omstredenheid oor tydverspilling. Al Hasan het geappelleer vir die paaltjie van die Sri Lankaanse veteraan Angelo Mathews omdat dit...
Former US President Donald Trump surrenders in Georgia election case
Former United States President Donald Trump has surrendered himself to authorities in the state of Georgia, where he faces criminal charges related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The Republican leader flew down from his residence in Bedminster, New Jersey, to appear at the Fulton County jail on Thursday afternoon, less than a day ahead of his deadline...
Donald Trump expected to surrender in Georgia Thursday
Toni Waterman reports on Donald Trump who is expected at the Fulton County Jail later today where he will surrender on charges that he tried to overturn Georgia’s 2020 presidential election results. The former president though isn’t expected to spend much time there – since a $200,000 bail has already been agreed. All 19 co-defendants...