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'They didn't show up': MSNBC host mocks size of MAGA protest outside hush money trial

MSNBC host Lawrence O'Donnell wasn't exactly blown away by the crowd of Donald Trump supporters outside the Manhattan courthouse where he's standing trial Monday.

"The revolution will not be televised. Because they didn’t show up. Couple million Trump voters live within an hour of courthouse. Maybe 50 showed up," he posted on X Monday.

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Armorer for Alec Baldwin's movie 'Rust' ordered to prison after on-set shooting death

The armorer on the set of the movie "Rust" who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter last month in the shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Monday.

Hannah Gutierrez Reed, 26, sat emotionless as the verdict was read, according to CNN.

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Trump lawyer slapped down after complaining to judge about deadline

Donald Trump's lawyers have just 24 hours to hand over evidence to prosecutors or risk seeing it banned from the former president's criminal hush money trial, according to a reporter inside the courtroom.

New York City Judge Juan Merchan set the deadline Monday after Assistant District Attorney Josh Steinglass said Trump's attorneys had failed to turn over any of the exhibits they plan to use in the former president's defense, according to Law 360 reporter Stewart Bishop.

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'Pain in the neck': CNN expert reacts to Trump's unusual courtroom request

Donald Trump wants to hear every question the judge asks prospective jurors in a highly unusual request from the start of his hush money trial.

The former president asked Judge Juan Merchan to allow him to stand beside the bench to listen in on one-on-one conversations with individuals who might be tasked with deciding on whether to convict Trump of falsifying business records to conceal payments that flowed to adult movie actress Stormy Daniels in an effort to cover up an affair,

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Fox personality accused of 'jury tampering' by U.S. congressman after Trump tweet

A Fox personality’s social media post on Monday is raising eyebrows, as one U.S. Congressman calls it “jury tampering” and a legal expert suggests it could be “conspiring to commit jury tampering.”

Clay Travis is an attorney and the founder of the conservative “sports and American culture” website Outkick, which was purchased by the Fox Corporation in 2021.

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'Old and weak': Observers roast Trump for taking 'nap time' at hush-money trial

Former President Donald Trump reportedly nodded off during the first day of his hush-money trial in New York on Monday, and it didn't take long for his internet critics to pounce.

According to New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman, Trump's head on Monday kept "dropping down" while in court, with his mouth going "slack."

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'Sit': Animated Trump lawyer ordered to take seat by hush money judge

Donald Trump's top lawyer Todd Blanche got a firm order from the judge in the hush money case Monday.

The attorney kept jumping up to interrupt a prosecutor as they argued about what evidence could be presented to the jury in the case involving allegations that Trump arranged for money to be paid to an adult movie actress to hide an affair from 2016 voters.

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RFK Jr. claims Trump offered him VP job — and he turned it down

As speculation continues to swirl over who Donald Trump will choose for his 2024 running mate, Independent candidate and known anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claims he was approached by the Trump campaign and offered the job.

In a video posted to Truth Social last week, Trump asked Democrats to vote for Kennedy, calling him “the most radical left candidate in the race." In the same post, Trump went on to insist that Kennedy is “a better man” than his Democratic challenger, President Joe Biden.

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'There will be an arrest': Trump gets stark warning from hush money judge

The judge presiding over Donald Trump's hush money trial issued a stark warning at the start of the proceeding.

Judge Juan Mechan told the former president he must attend every day of the trial, which started Monday, or face arrest, reported NBC News.

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Trump prosecutors want Trump fined $3K for gag order violations — and jailed next time

New York County assistant district attorneys prosecuting Donald Trump asked for sanctions on Monday after accusing the former president of violating a gag order in his hush money trial.

On the first day of the trial, prosecutors signaled they would ask Justice Juan Merchan to hold Trump in contempt. They alleged he violated a gag order three times after the judge ruled Trump could not talk about the potential witness, court staff, or their families.

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Clarence Thomas misses U.S. Supreme Court arguments without explanation

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas missed oral arguments Monday without explanation.

The 75-year-old Thomas also did not participate remotely in the proceedings, as justices sometimes do when they're ill or can't otherwise attend in person, reported the Associated Press.

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Trump seen 'dozing off' during hush money trial: 'His chin just hit his chest'

Former President Donald Trump was seen apparently "nodding off" during his hush money trial for allegedly covering up a sex scandal.

On Trump's first day in the Manhattan courtroom, reporters spotted him looking as though he was falling asleep as attorneys discussed rules for jury selection.

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Mike Lindell dealt another loss in Supreme Court ruling

My Pillow founder Mike Lindell suffered another court loss on Monday when the Supreme Court refused to hear his appeal related to having his phone seized by the FBI as part of a vote tampering investigation.

Lindell, who is embroiled in multiple lawsuits that have drained his company of cash, had asked the court to take a look at a ruling made last September after he attempted to make the case that his constitutional rights were infringed when he was ordered to hand over his phone while sitting in the drive-thru in a Minnesota Hardee's.

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