2023-11-03 08:16:51
Donald Trump Jr arrives at New York court to take stand in father’s fraud trial
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Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump lost an appeal to postpone her testimony in her father’s $250m civil fraud lawsuit.
Her attorney had sought a delay in her testimony on 8 November, arguing she would face “undue hardship” as it was scheduled “in the middle of a school week”.
An appeals court swiftly denied her request late Thursday to delay her testimony.
It happened as the day ended with the back-to-back appearances of Donald Trump Jr and Eric Trump in a New York courtroom for the trial.
Donald Trump Jr was the first of the family to testify in the trialthe outcome of which could topple their business empire in the state. He was followed by his brother Eric Trump who struggled to line up his responses with documentary evidence produced by prosecutors relating to the financial statements at the heart of the case.
While the former president raged on Truth Social that his sons were being “persecuted”, his attorneys got into a heated verbal altercation with Judge Arthur Engoron over communications with his law clerk leading him to bang on the bench in anger.
Alex Woodward reports from on the ground at the courthouse in New York
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Ivanka Trump loses appeal to delay ‘middle of school week’ testimony in New York civil fraud trial
An interim appeals court swiftly denied her motion to seek a temporary stay on Thursday night for testimony on 8 November after her attorney said she would encounter “undue hardship” as it was scheduled “in the middle of a school week”.
“Ms Trump, who resides in Florida with her three minor children, will suffer undue hardship if a stay is denied and she is required to testify at trial in New York in the middle of a school week, in a case she has already been dismissed from, before her appeal is heard,” her attorney said in an appeal filed Thursday.
Shweta Sharma3 November 2023 07:56
Giuliani should be worried, says Jenna Ellis lawyer
The case was brought by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and of the four criminal indictments with former president Trump at the centre, it is the most sprawling, encapsulating multiple plots to overturn the 2020 election result in Georgia.
Ms Ellis pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting false statements and writings, a felony that carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison, however, she was sentenced under the First Offender Act to five years probation.
This could come to an end after three years of good behaviour and she would not have a criminal record.
Crucially for prosecutors, Ms Ellis agreed to cooperate with the case going forward. This potentially makes her a star witness against fellow defendants including the former president and Mr Giuliani.
Oliver O’Connell3 November 2023 07:30
ICYMI: Don Jr quips he ‘should have worn make-up’ before dodging questions at New York trial
As the judge allowed photographers to take pictures of the former president’s oldest son, he quipped: “I should have worn make-up.”
Donald Jr, in a dark blue suit and pink tie, is the first among his children to testify in the trial, now in the middle of its fifth week, resuming inside a Manhattan courtroom on 1 November.
Before he took office in January 2017, then-President-elect Trump named his sons Donald Jr and Eric to run his company.
Seven years later, the former president and his two oldest sons are co-defendants in a case that could collapse the family business. Eric Trump also is scheduled to testify this week. Mr Trump will take the stand on 6 November.
Alex Woodward reports from the courthouse.
Oliver O’Connell3 November 2023 06:00
Trump aide denies account of Jan 6 failure to call National Guard
A former Donald Trump administration official has denied that the ex-president chose not to summon the National Guard during the January 6 insurrection.
Mr Patel was the chief of staff to acting defence secretary Christopher Miller during the events of 6 January.
The former Trump administration official and right-wing activist denied allegations that the former president obstructed the authorisation of the National Guard’s deployment.
Oliver O’Connell3 November 2023 04:30
Supreme Court case shows size does matter
Apparently, small enough to warrant selling t-shirts mocking them but too big to trademark – at least that’s the gist of the argument the US government is making in the Supreme Court case Vidal v Elster.
In a case with a highly unusual backstory, the nine justices are being asked to decide if a section of US trademark law that prohibits trademarking a person’s name without their consent is actually a violation of the First Amendment.
More specifically, they’re talking about the phrase: “TRUMP TOO SMALL”.
The case comes amid a jam-packed term for the courtwhich will hear cases concerning government censorship of social media, gun rights and racial gerrymandering. The Trump trademark case may not be the most consequential, but it illustrates the ongoing impact of the 45th president.
Oliver O’Connell3 November 2023 03:00
Classified documents judge may delay trial
The Donald Trump-appointed judge overseeing the criminal case into his handling of classified documents has now hinted that she may delay the trial – after the former president’s legal team claimed it would take 10 years to go through all the evidence in the case.
In a court hearing in Florida on Wednesday, US District Judge Aileen Cannon – who has repeatedly sided with Mr Trump since being handed the case – cast doubts on it being realistic that the trial can go ahead as planned in May.
“I’m having a hard time seeing how this work can be accomplished realistically in this period of time,” she said.
She also appeared to scold prosecutors, saying that they lacked “a level of understanding to these realities” around the current timeline.
Oliver O’Connell3 November 2023 02:00
Why abortion could have a big impact on Ohio and Virginia in 2024
Voters are headed to the polls in two states where the “Dobbs Effect” will face its latest test.
A year after the Supreme Court’s conservative majority ended federal protections for abortion in Dobbs vs Jackson Women’s Health Organizationthe issue of abortion is back on the ballot in two battleground states that will each play a major role in next year’s presidential election.
In Ohiovoters will consider an amendment to the state constitution enshrining “a fundamental right to reproductive freedom” as a right of all Ohioans, allowing for some limits on the practice of abortion but generally protecting it from an all-out ban or severe restrictions.
And in Virginiathe state’s Republican governor is rallying his party around a 15-week abortion ban, and encouraging a perception of the state House of Delegates and Senate as either a green light or a roadblock ahead of the implementation of that legislation. Republicans took the governor’s mansion and House of Delegates in 2021, leaving Democrats in control of just one corner of government.
All eyes are on these two states in the political world for obvious reasons: the pair of states are two major battlegrounds for presidential elections, though Ohio has trended increasingly red in recent cycles. The elections also represent the first real test of the American electorate in terms of abortion views since last year’s midterm congressional elections, when Republicans saw their “red wave” evaporate into a defeat in the Senate and a razor-thin unruly House majority.
Oliver O’Connell3 November 2023 01:00
Trump’s plan? Embarrass DeSantis by flipping his endorsements
The goal is for Florida lawmakers on the state level to come out for Mr Trump next week – the third GOP primary debate is set to take place on Wednesday in Miami but Mr Trump has indicated that he will not take part.
“It’s coming,” one person told NBC. “Exact number not yet said, but it will be close to 10.”
Oliver O’Connell3 November 2023 00:00
Jimmy Kimmel tears into Don Jr over testimony
Mr Trump Jr, who denies any involvement alongside his brother Eric Trump, made a witty remark about regretting not wearing make-up as photographers lined the courtroom.
One person who certainly did not find Mr Trump Jr’s jokes funny was talk show host Mr Kimmel.
Oliver O’Connell2 November 2023 23:00
Watch: Won’t somebody think of the children!
Oliver O’Connell2 November 2023 22:30
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