Trump's defense delivers closing argument
Donald Trump's lead attorney Todd Blanche is delivering the defense's closing argument at the former president's "hush money" criminal trial in New York. CBS News correspondent Errol Barnett has the latest.
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Donald Trump's lead attorney Todd Blanche is delivering the defense's closing argument at the former president's "hush money" criminal trial in New York. CBS News correspondent Errol Barnett has the latest.
Closing arguments are underway Tuesday in former President Donald Trump's New York criminal trial over alleged falsified business records. CBS News legal analyst Rikki Klieman details what will happen in the courtroom and the case against the former president.
Former President Donald Trump's criminal trial over alleged falsified documents to cover up a "hush money" payment is coming to a close. CBS News correspondent Errol Barnett has a recap of the case so far and a preview of Tuesday's closing arguments.
Closing arguments are set to begin Tuesday in Donald Trump's New York criminal trial. The former president is accused of signing off on a scheme to falsify records to cover up a "hush money" payment made by Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen to adult film star Stormy Daniels. CBS News investigative reporter Graham Kates has more.
With closing arguments set for Tuesday, a verdict in the historic criminal trial of former President Trump could come as early as next week. And with the first debate just a month away, both Trump and President Biden are looking to kick their campaigns into high gear. Robert Costa reports.
Closing arguments in former President Donald Trump's "hush money" criminal trial are expected to begin Tuesday. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson explains the next steps in the case.
The jury in former President Trump's "hush money" trial will begin deliberations this week. Meanwhile, both Trump and President Biden are hitting the campaign trail as the election approaches. Skyler Henry reports.
The judge in the former president's "hush money" trial rejected Trump's request that prosecutors be sanctioned for a submitting a deluge of evidence just weeks before the trial's scheduled start.
Former President Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York is set for closing arguments next week. A new CBS News poll is revealing more about what Americans think about the case. CBS News deputy director of elections and data analytics Kabir Khanna unpacks the findings.
The state of New York has not gone red in a presidential election since former President Ronald Reagan easily defeated Walter Mondale in 1984. Nevertheless, former President Donald Trump is in the south Bronx on Thursday for a campaign rally. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa, NPR White House correspondent Deepa Shivaram, and Politico congressional reporter Olivia Beavers join "America Decides" to examine what Trump hopes to accomplish with the move.
In an interview with CBS Pittsburgh, former President Donald Trump said he would consider restricting access to birth control if reelected. Afterward, he walked back the statement, saying he would never advocate for restricting contraceptives. CBS Pittsburgh politics editor Jon Delano, who interviewed Trump, joins "America Decides" to discuss.
Donald Trump's New York criminal trial is wrapping up with both sides resting their case and the court taking a break for Memorial Day. Closing arguments in the case are set to begin Tuesday. Attorney and CBS News campaign reporter Katrina Kaufman has a recap of the case so far.
Witness testimony in former President Donald Trump's New York criminal trial came to a close Tuesday after the defense rested its case. The prosecution called 20 witnesses over about two weeks, while Trump's attorneys called on just two. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa has analysis.
Former President Donald Trump's defense attorneys rested their case in his New York criminal trial. Since the trial began on April 15, the prosecution called 22 witnesses, totaling over 50 hours of testimony. The defense, meanwhile, called two witnesses, amounting to about two hours of testimony. CBS News campaign reporter and attorney Katrina Kaufman breaks down the arguments.
The defense in former President Donald Trump's criminal trial wrapped up its case in New York Tuesday. Meanwhile, about a dozen people accused of attempting to overturn Trump's 2020 defeat in Arizona were arraigned, including former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani. CBS News' Major Garrett and Ed O'Keefe have more on the developments.
The defense rested its case in former President Donald Trump's "hush money" criminal trial in New York. The jury will hear closing arguments next Tuesday. CBS News' Errol Barnett and Katrina Kaufman report.
Donald Trump's lawyers rested their case Tuesday in the criminal trial against the former president. Trump is accused of falsifying business records about payments to cover up an alleged sexual encounter with Stormy Daniels. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson and CBS News investigative reporter Graham Kates have more.
Former President Donald Trump's criminal trial saw a confrontational Monday as Robert Costello, a witness for the defense, drew a warning from the judge over his conduct on the stand. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa has more.
More testimony is expected Tuesday from attorney Robert Costello, the defense's second witness whose goal is to seemingly discredit former President Donald Trump's attorney and the star witness for the prosecution, Michael Cohen. On Monday, the judge cleared the courtroom and issued a warning to Costello for his behavior on the stand. CBS News investigative reporter Graham Kates has more.
The prosecution has rested its case after Michael Cohen wrapped up testimony in Donald Trump's New York criminal trial. Trump's defense team then began calling their witnesses, including Robert Costello, an attorney who met with Cohen in 2018 about possibly representing him. CBS News campaign reporter and attorney Katrina Kaufman has more on the tense exchange over decorum that led the judge to clear the courtroom temporarily.
Donald Trump returned to a New York courthouse Monday for his criminal "hush money" trial following a busy weekend on the campaign trail. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee appeared in Dallas for Saturday's National Rifle Association convention. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa joins with analysis.
Former Donald Trump attorney Michael Cohen wrapped up his testimony Monday in the former president's New York criminal trial. CBS News national correspondent Errol Barnett has the details.
Prosecutors in former President Donald Trump's trial rested their case on Monday after a chaotic fourth day of testimony by Michael Cohen, whose turn on the stand came to an end as Trump's defense team began calling their own witnesses. Fireworks erupted during testimony of defense witness Robert Costello, with the judge excusing the jury and telling reporters to leave the courtroom. Robert Costa reports.
Michael Cohen's cross-examination in former President Donald Trump's "hush money" criminal trial has concluded. Now the defense has the chance to call its own witnesses to the stand. CBS News' Errol Barnett has the latest.
Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former attorney and "fixer," is back on the stand Monday for what is expected to be his last day of testimony at the former president's "hush money" criminal trial. CBS News' Robert Costa breaks down the latest in the case.