Author: Shayna Jacobs

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Michael Cohen’s onetime legal adviser is expected to testify before a grand jury examining if Trump broke any laws when indirectly paying off Stormy Daniels.

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Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen is set to testify before a grand jury on Monday, another sign the long-running probe is nearly complete.

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A grand jury convened by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is focused on $130,000 paid to adult film actress Stormy Daniels in 2016.

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The development involves 2016 hush money payments to adult-film actress Stormy Daniels, part of a long-running probe that had previously seemed dormant for many months, people with knowledge of the investigation confirmed.

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In a deposition unsealed Friday, the former president denied raping writer E. Jean Carroll but also falsely said she claimed to enjoy being assaulted.

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Longtime Trump Organization finance chief Allen Weisselberg, who pleaded guilty in August to 15 counts including tax fraud, conspiracy and grand larceny, on Tuesday was sentenced to serve five months in jail.

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A federal judge said prosecutors did not sufficiently allege a “quid pro quo” between Benjamin and a real estate developer who helped raise campaign contributions.

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For the Trump Organization to be found guilty, prosecutors must prove top executives had “some intent” to help the company in addition to enriching themselves.

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A federal judge has denied a request by Trump to pause proceedings in a defamation case brought against him in 2019 by an author who said he raped her decades ago. Trump denies the claims.