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- There were no victims. This is very important to Mr Trump. He believes there should be no case because "there was no crime". "No bank was affected. No bank was hurt," he said moments before the start of the trial, noting that all his loans were paid back on time.
- The case was timed to damage Trump's 2024 campaign. "This trial was railroaded and fast-tracked," the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination said.
- Trump was denied a jury. After the judge's ruling last week, Mr Trump made this claim in a social media post, suggesting to supporters that he had been denied a trial and a jury, and therefore robbed of justice.
- The 'corrupt' justice department is behind this. To fit the case into his wider "witch hunt" rhetoric, Mr Trump claimed that Ms James was corrupt, and that she was coordinating with and taking orders from the US Department of Justice.
Oct 11, 2023 · Former President Donald Trump did not request a jury for his New York civil fraud trial, but even if he had asked for one, the answer would've been "no," a judge said Wednesday.
- KatesG@cbsnews.com
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- Reporter
Mar 24, 2023 · Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty in a Manhattan courtroom on April 4 to charges that he falsified business records to keep allegations about his extramarital affairs a secret...
Aug 4, 2023 · The Department of Justice filed a grand jury indictment against Trump on Aug. 1 concerning his attempts to remain in power despite losing the 2020 election, as we’ve explained.
Jun 20, 2023 · June 8: A federal grand jury votes to indict Trump on charges stemming from the investigation into his handling of sensitive government records recovered from Mar-a-Lago after he left the White...
- Politics Reporter
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Justice Juan Merchan, who has experience with financial cases, [174] was randomly assigned to oversee the grand jury proceedings in Trump's case, and continued to oversee handling of the charges approved by the grand jury. [175] On May 31, 2023, Trump's lawyers filed a motion asking Judge Merchan to recuse himself from the case citing his ...
A grand jury indicted Trump on four charges released on August 1, 2023. [15] On October 5, 2023, Trump's attorneys filed a motion in the federal prosecution case to dismiss the indictment, citing presidential immunity under Nixon v. Fitzgerald. [16] [17] [18]
