The decision came as Trump, the presumed Republican candidate for president, spent the day in a criminal courtroom where he is on trial for hush money payments.
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Former tabloid publisher testifies about scheme to shield his old friend Trump from damaging stories
At the same time, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a different criminal matter involving Trump, who has claimed that he should be immune from prosecution over his efforts to reverse his 2020 election loss to Joe Biden.
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Supreme Court seems skeptical of Trump’s claim of absolute immunity, but decision’s timing is unclear
The justices on Thursday took up for the first time whether a former president has absolute immunity from criminal charges for actions he took while in office.
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Arizona indicts 18 in election interference case, including Giuliani and Meadows
The indictment names 11 Republicans who submitted a document to Congress falsely declaring that Trump won Arizona in 2020. The identities of the seven other defendants were identifiable based on descriptions.
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What to know in the Supreme Court case about immunity for former President Trump
The case, to be argued Thursday, stems from Trump’s attempts to have charges against him dismissed.
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Judge conducts hearing on whether to hold Trump in contempt for social media posts
Prosecutors called the messages a ‘deliberate flouting’ of the court’s prohibition and requested a $1,000 fine for each one.
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Tabloid publisher says he pledged to be Trump campaign’s ‘eyes and ears’ during 2016 race
David Pecker is the first witness in Trump’s historic hush money trial in Manhattan, where he faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in connection with payments meant to prevent harmful stories from surfacing.
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Key takeaways from the opening statements in Donald Trump’s hush money trial
The opening statements in the first criminal trial of a former American president provided a clear roadmap of how prosecutors will try to make the case that Donald Trump broke the law, and how the defense plans to fight the charges on multiple fronts
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Trump tried to corrupt 2016 election, prosecutors allege as election interference trial starts
Trump is charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records and could face four years in prison if convicted, though it’s not clear if the judge would seek to put him behind bars.
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Melania Trump set to make a return to her husband’s campaign with rare political appearance
She plans to attend a fundraiser Saturday for the Log Cabin Republicans, an advocacy group for LGBTQ+ members of the Republican party.