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Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial will resume at Manhattan Criminal Court on Monday morning for a fourth week, with prosecutors inching closer to introducing their star witness, the defendant’s former personal attorney and “fixer” Michael Cohen.
Last week’s session ended with emotional testimony from the former president’s one-time White House communication director Hope Hicks, who recounted her experiences of serving his presidential campaign in October 2016 when the notorious Access Hollywood tape emerged, requiring damage limitation efforts from Mr Trump’s inner circle.
Over the weekend, the GOP 2024 contender returned to Florida to attend the Republican National Committee’s Spring Donor Retreat at the Four Seasons Hotel in Palm Beach, where he hobnobbed with influential conservatives, including many in contention to be his running mate, and delivered a scathing speech in which he said of Joe Biden’s Cabinet: “These people are running a Gestapo administration.”
The White House responded to his remarks by accusing Mr Trump of “echoing the appalling rhetoric of fascists, lunching with neo-Nazis, and fanning debunked conspiracy theories”.
The Independent’s Alex Woodward is covering the trial at Manhattan Criminal Court.
Key takeaways from the second week of Trump’s hush money trial
For a more extended recap of all of last week’s proceedings in Judge Juan Merchan’s courtroom – much of which was taken up by the appearance of Stormy Daniels’ ex-lawyer Keith Davidson on the stand – here’s a more complete wrap courtesy of Alex Woodward, Oliver O’Connell, Mike Bedigan and Gustaf Kilander.
Joe Sommerlad6 May 2024 10:00
Trump hush money trial to resume after emotional testimony from Hope Hicks
Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial will resume at Manhattan Criminal Court on Monday morning for a fourth week, with prosecutors inching closer to introducing their star witness, the defendant’s former personal attorney and “fixer” Michael Cohen.
Last week’s session ended with emotional testimony from the former president’s one-time White House communication director Hope Hicks, who recounted her experiences of serving his presidential campaign in October 2016 when the notorious Access Hollywood tape emerged, requiring damage limitation efforts from Mr Trump’s inner circle.
Here’s Oliver O’Connell and Alex Woodward’s recap of the key takeaways from Friday.
Joe Sommerlad6 May 2024 09:35
Hello!
Good morning and welcome to The Independent’s coverage of all the latest developments from Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial.
Our very own Alex Woodward will be back at Manhattan Criminal Court this morning to bring us all the news as week four gets underway with further witness testimony.
Joe Sommerlad6 May 2024 09:27
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