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Donald Trump isn't going on trial in New York for a hush money payment because he's being targeted by Democrats — he's there because he wanted to hide an affair with an adult film star from his loyal base of evangelical supporters, a columnist spelled out Tuesday.

In other words, the case isn't a "witch hunt," as Trump likes to say. It's "repercussions," according to Los Angeles Times columnist LZ Granderson.

Donald Trump's lawyers argued in a new court filing that New York Attorney General Letitia James was wrong to object to his $175 million bond.

A court fined the former president $454 million in February after finding him liable for fraud after inflating the value of his properties, and Trump was required under state law to post the bond to prevent James from seizing his assets while he appealed the ruling.

New York County District Attorney Alvin Bragg formally asked Tuesday for Donald Trump to be held in contempt in his hush money trial for allegedly violating Justice Juan Merchan's gag order.

The legal action stems from an April 1 court order that prohibited Trump from making or directing public statements about potential witnesses in the case, including Michael Cohen and Stormy Daniels. The order was aimed at preventing any influence on the testimony or intimidation of individuals involved in the trial.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has a new ally in her threatened motion to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA).

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), a far-right backbench lawmaker known for frequently butting heads with leadership, announced on X that he will co-sponsor Greene's resolution, which has not yet been filed and which Greene is currently holding over Johnson's head as a threat.

Former President Donald Trump has had another hush money arrangement to try to avoid getting held civilly or criminally responsible for anything related to the Trump Organization, reported The Daily Beast — this time, with his family's longtime former CFO Allen Weisselberg.

Weisselberg, according to the report from Michael Daly, "signed a $2 million separation agreement with the Trump Organization as he began a five-month jail term for tax evasion in January 2023. The agreement called for eight payments between March 31, 2023, and Dec. 31, 2024. Five have been made, so Trump is still on the hook for three more. In return, Weisselberg agreed not to 'induce, encourage, instigate, aid, abet or otherwise cause any other person entity to bring or file a complaint, charge, lawsuit or other proceeding' against Trump or anyone associated with his company."

Former President Donald Trump went on an angry rant outside of a courthouse in Manhattan on Tuesday, and CNN host Kate Bolduan wasted no time correcting some false claims that he made.

While appearing outside the courthouse, Trump rehashed many false claims about the trial, including the idea that legal scholars were unanimous in declaring it a sham trial and that it was all a plot by President Joe Biden to derail his 2024 presidential bid.

Former President Donald Trump's allies are auditioning to be his running mate by taking to the airwaves to defend him against criminal charges, and his campaign has offered some suggestions for framing the case.

The former president has become the first ever to stand trial with the start of jury selection Monday in the so-called hush money case involving porn actress Stormy Daniels, and the Trump campaign is circulating talking points that blame the prosecution on president Joe Biden and offer guidance for discussing the case, reported CNN.

Comedian and "Daily Show" host Jon Stewart tore into former President Donald Trump on Monday evening, following the first day of his historic criminal trial in Manhattan.

In particular, Stewart lambasted Trump for his campaign-rally tribute in Pennsylvania to the Battle of Gettysburg, one of the most famous campaigns of the Civil War — which he apparently didn't know the first thing about.

Donald Trump's first criminal trial has been commonly described as the "hush money case," but a legal expert said that vastly understates the seriousness of his alleged crimes.

Jury selection began Monday in the Manhattan trial involving Trump's alleged falsifications of business records to cover up hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels, but legal expert Norm Eisen wrote a column for CNN arguing that the case should be understood as election interference – as the presiding judge seems to agree.

Former President Donald Trump was up bright and early on Tuesday morning with fresh attacks on the judge overseeing his New York hush-money trial.

Writing on his Truth Social platform, the former president again lashed out at Judge Juan Merchan for hitting him with a gag order that prevents him from attacking witnesses or family members of court personnel.

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough condemned Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) for calling for vigilante violence and torture against protesters who blocked the Golden Gate Bridge.

Demonstrators shut down the iconic bridge Monday to protest Israel's ongoing military operations in Gaza, and Cotton suggested that his fellow Arkansans would have tossed them into the water and glue their hands to the pavement, forcing them to rip off their skin to escape, and the "Morning Joe" host was disgusted by his comments.

A CNN panel on Tuesday openly ridiculed former President Donald Trump for reportedly nodding off during his appearance in court on Monday.

When asked for her opinion on Trump apparently falling asleep during his own criminal trial, panelist Lulu Garcia Navarro offered a simple and somewhat sympathetic explanation.

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough observed that Donald Trump seemed to be struggling under the weight of his abundant legal problems.

The former president appeared to doze off for a spell during the first day of his criminal trial in Manhattan, where he faces 34 charges of falsifying business records to cover up a hush money payment to porn actress Stormy Daniels, and panelists on "Morning Joe" analyzed his courtroom demeanor.