Jury finds Trump liable for sexual abuse, defamation in E. Jean Carroll civil trial

The writer was awarded $5 million total in damages.

• May 9, 2023

At least 8 fake electors have immunity in Georgia election probe

The prosecutor investigating possible illegal meddling in the 2020 election in Georgia has agreed to immunity deals with at least eight Republican fake electors who signed a certificate falsely stating that then-President Donald Trump had won the state.

• May 5, 2023

Trump asks federal court to take over Manhattan criminal case

Trump's attorneys said the matter involves "important federal questions" that require the intervention of a federal court.

• May 4, 2023

Hearing for Trump criminal case set for Thursday

Trump will not be in attendance at the hearing, the first in his criminal case since his April 4 arraignment.

• May 2, 2023

In Trump defamation trial, another woman claims Trump accosted her

A woman who says Donald Trump silently molested her on an airliner in the late 1970s testified in support of the writer who alleges that a flirtatious 1996 encounter with the future president ended in a violent sexual attack.

• May 2, 2023

Trump motion to declare mistrial in E. Jean Carroll lawsuit denied

In a letter to the judge, Trump's lawyers argued the judge has made "unfair and prejudicial" rulings against the former president.

• May 1, 2023

Pence appears for 7 hours before grand jury

Special counsel Jack Smith subpoenaed former Vice President Mike Pence in February.

• Apr 28, 2023

E. Jean Carroll said she kept quiet about rape accusation out of "fear" of Trump

E. Jean Carroll has accused the former president of rape and then of defamation.

• Apr 27, 2023

Trump lawyers reveal new details about recovered documents in letter to Congress

They said they were writing to Congress to provide information about the handling of documents by the White House as Trump's presidency was ending.

• Apr 26, 2023

E. Jean Carroll testifies in court, "I'm here because Donald Trump raped me"

Trump "shattered my reputation," E. Jean Carroll testified in the trial, accusing the former president of rape and then of defamation.

• Apr 26, 2023

Trial begins in E. Jean Carroll's lawsuit against Trump for defamation, battery

Carroll came forward with her story in 2019, alleging that Trump sexually assaulted her in the 1990s.

• Apr 25, 2023

E. Jean Carroll lawsuit against Trump for defamation, battery set for trial Tuesday

Carroll says Trump raped her in the mid-1990s and defamed her when she went public with the story in 2019.

• Apr 24, 2023

Poll: Most say congressional GOP should let Trump probes run their course

But a majority of Republicans would have the GOP in Congress try to stop them.

• Apr 17, 2023

Judge rejects Trump's request to delay New York rape trial

Trump's attorneys argued that the trial should be delayed because of the adverse publicity from his arrest last week on criminal charges.

• Apr 13, 2023

Trump deposed for second time in New York attorney general's fraud lawsuit

Trump was expected to have answered questions on Thursday, unlike a previous deposition in which he invoked the 5th Amendment more than 400 times.

• Apr 13, 2023

Trump lawyer seeks monthlong delay in trial over rape claim

Joseph Tacopina cited "the recent deluge of prejudicial media coverage" of Trump's indictment related to Trump's alleged hush money payments to Stormy Daniels.

• Apr 12, 2023

Trump says he won't drop out of presidential race if convicted

Former President Trump told Fox News' Tucker Carlson that dropping out is "not my thing."

• Apr 11, 2023

Judge in Trump criminal case targeted with threats

The threats peaked after former President Donald Trump was arraigned Tuesday.

• Apr 7, 2023

House Judiciary chair subpoenas former prosecutor who investigated Trump

Mark Pomerantz turned down a request to voluntarily cooperate with a congressional investigation.

• Apr 6, 2023

What comes next in Trump's criminal case in New York

The legal process in the case of the People of the State of New York vs. Donald J. Trump is just beginning.

• Apr 5, 2023

Trump attorney says "there was no scheme and there was no crime"

Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.

• Apr 5, 2023

Donald Trump's day in court

Throughout the nearly hourlong proceeding Trump sat with his body facing forward, frequently turning his head to stare at defense attorneys and prosecutors as they spoke.

• Apr 4, 2023

Trump charged with 34 felony counts, pleads not guilty

The former president appeared in court on Tuesday afternoon to face the unprecedented charges for the first time.

• Apr 4, 2023

Trump responds to indictment in first remarks after his arraignment

Former President Donald Trump said a "dark cloud" hangs over the U.S., a "nation in decline," following his arraignment.

• Apr 4, 2023

Trump awarded legal fees from Stormy Daniels in defamation case

A federal appeals court ordered Daniels to pay Trump more than $121,000 in attorney fees racked up during a 2018 defamation lawsuit ​that she filed against him.

• Apr 4, 2023

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