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State trying to 'psychologically torture' Trump in 'depressing' courthouse: MAGA senators

Donald Trump is on trial for 34 felony counts in Manhattan, and his allies spent early Monday afternoon standing outside the courtroom and defending him by attacking the judge and his daughter, the jury pool, the state of the courtroom and how "boring" the trial is.

Sens. J.D. Vance (R-OH) and Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) stood behind Trump as he spoke to the press on Monday morning ahead of Michael Cohen's testimony.

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Watch: Michael Cohen lawyer spars with ex-Trump attorney over legality of hush money

Michael Cohen's lawyer, Lanny Davis, and a former Donald Trump attorney got into it on CNN Monday morning while the former Trump "fixer" was on the stand.

Tim Parlatore, who briefly worked for Trump during the classified documents case, claimed that there is no real proof of anything in the case other than Cohen's word against Trump's. The only testimony they'll be able to rely on is from those saying Trump is a micromanager.

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'Yes ma'am': Michael Cohen admits he lied for Trump

Donald Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, began his testimony Monday by admitting that he lied for his boss.

Trump is on trial for 34 felonies that involve the falsification of business records to conceal a payment to actress and director Stormy Daniels, who alleged they'd had a sexual encounter back in 2006.

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MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace bursts into giggles over Trump's clumsy denials of alleged affair

Donald Trump's excuses around the hush money case aren't adding up in the minds of the panelists on MSNBC Friday.

Trump stands accused of 34 felony charges about falsifying business records to cover up an alleged affair. He continues to maintain there was no affair and that he did nothing wrong.

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Trump loyalist Rick Scott refuses to answer if he thinks ex-president is lying: reporter

Florida Republican Sen. Rick Scott flew to Manhattan with Donald Trump on Thursday to attend his criminal proceedings and speak out in support. But when it came time for Scott to reveal where he stands, there were no answers.

Trump is charged with 34 felonies involving the falsification of business records around a hush money payment to conceal an alleged affair. Trump maintains his innocence and claims he never had the affair.

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'His mojo back': Legal analyst says Trump now acting like trial 'going in his favor'

Donald Trump's mood has significantly increased since adult movie actress and director Stormy Daniels was on the stand, a legal expert shared Friday.

On Tuesday and Thursday of this week, Daniels testified in Trump's Manhattan criminal trial, where the ex-president faces 34 felony counts accusing him of falsifying business records around a hush-money scheme to keep quiet a sexual relationship he had with her.

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'MAGA meet and greet?' Jokes fly as Steve Bannon's conviction appeal fails

Former Donald Trump adviser and far-right firebrand Steve Bannon lost his appeal of his case for contempt of Congress Friday — and he didn't get a lot of sympathy on social media.

It means that Bannon must now appeal to the Supreme Court or make arrangements to turn himself over to prison, legal analyst Allison Gill pointed out on X.

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'All those things are completely untrue': MSNBC quickly cuts off Trump's courthouse rant

Former President Donald Trump's attempt to air a laundry list of complaints outside his criminal hush money trial courtroom Friday was swiftly cut off Friday by an MSNBC host who issued a sweeping fact check.

The former president began railing against Justice Juan Merchan's gag order, which he claimed prevented him from "saying anything about anybody," and was insisting legal experts widely agree Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's case is a "scam" when MSNBC's Chris Jansing cut the feed.

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Ex-Trump lawyer buried by female CNN hosts as he tries to shame 'untoward' Stormy Daniels

Donald Trump's former attorney William Brennan flipped out on live television over Stormy Daniels' recent testimony in the former president's criminal hush money trial.

Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records to conceal hush money payments to adult movie star Daniels, who testified Tuesday and Thursday about a one-night stand she says they shared.

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'The irony': CNN reports laughter erupts in hush money trial over historic Trump tweet

Laughter erupted in Manhattan criminal court as prosecutors in former President Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial read a now-infamous tweet: "If anyone is looking for a good lawyer, I would strongly suggest that you don’t retain the services of Michael Cohen!"

That's the report Friday morning from CNN analysts Kaitlan Collins and Paula Reid, who discussed what role the former president's own words — particularly when it comes to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's star witness — will play in court.

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A 25-year-old Trump boast just came back to haunt him in court

Prosecutors in Donald Trump's hush money trial want to admit an interview from 25 years ago where his typical bragging may come back to bite him.

The old interview with Larry King shows Trump talking about campaign finance law.

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Mar-a-Lago is now Trump's safe space as he's 'ridiculed wherever he goes': MAGA fan

Donald Trump loves his Palm Beach home and social club because it's the only place where no one can make fun of him, according to a MAGA artist who draws flattering portraits of the former president.

Scott Lobaido, a Staten Islander first made headlines in 2016 when someone set his pro-Trump sign on fire, now creates hagiographic portraits that were recently on display at Mar-a-Lago during an event to honor the artist, the Washington Post reports.

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MSNBC panel slams Trump lawyers for their 'Weinstein-esque' attacks on Stormy Daniels

Donald Trump's criminal trial continued into its 14th day on Thursday, where actress and director Stormy Daniels was still on the stand.

Trump stands accused of 34 felony counts involving his falsifying business records to cover up a hush money payment he allegedly gave to Daniels to hide claims of an affair.

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