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The New York Daily News reports: A juror in E. Jean Carroll’s case against Donald Trump, who told the court his sole source of news was a prominent conservative commentator, was among those who found the former president liable for sexual abuse and defamation, according to court records unsealed Wednesday. Juror No. 77, a Bronx native who works in security, …

The New York Times reports: Donald Trump is still Donald Trump. CNN’s decision to give him an unfiltered prime-time platform was a callback to the 2016 campaign, even as the moderator, Kaitlan Collins, persistently interjected to try to cut him off or correct him. If viewers were expecting Mr. Trump to have moved on from his falsehood that the 2020 …

From Trump’s 1:20 AM post to his Truth Social account: This Clinton appointed Judge, Lewis Kaplan, hated President Donald J. Trump more than is humanly possible. He is a terrible person, completely biased, and should have RECUSED himself when asked to do so. He quickly refused! This case should never have been allowed to be tried in this completely partisan …

“I hope the jury of the American people reach the same conclusion about Donald Trump. He just is not suited to be president of the United States and to be the person who we hold up to our children and the world as the leader of the free world. At some point when the people who work with you, your …

NBC News reports: Former Vice President Mike Pence subtly defended former President Donald Trump in an interview Tuesday, hours after a jury found Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation. “I would tell you, in my 4½ years serving alongside the president, I never heard or witnessed behavior of that nature,” he said. Pence was in Cincinnati to speak at …

CNN reports: Before dismissing the jury, Judge Lewis Kaplan informed them that they are now allowed to identify themselves publicly, if they choose — but he advised them not to. “My advice to you is not to identify yourselves. Not now and not for a long time,” Kaplan said. “If you’re one who elects to speak to others and to …

Mediaite reports: “We invited you to talk about the 2024 race and a number of aspects of what’s going on right now,” Martha MacCallum told McDaniel on Tuesday’s episode of The Story. “But, your reaction to this decision by this jury here in New York City with regard to the current lead[er] in the Republican Party for the nomination?” “Well, …

Posted to Truth Social shortly before the verdict: Waiting for a jury decision on a False Accusation where I, despite being a current political candidate and leading all others in both parties, am not allowed to speak or defend myself, even as hard nosed reporters scream questions about this case at me. In the meantime, the other side has a …

Reuters reports: Jurors reached a verdict on Tuesday in the civil rape trial of Donald Trump, the former U.S. president accused of sexually assaulting writer E. Jean Carroll and then defaming her by claiming she made up the story. A court official said a verdict will be delivered at 3 p.m. ET (1900 GMT). The jury deliberated just under three …

The Guardian reports: The jury in Donald Trump’s rape trial begins deliberations on Tuesday to decide if the former president sexually assaulted the advice columnist E Jean Carroll and then defamed her by denying it. For Carroll to win her civil claim for sexual battery, the jury of six men and three women must reach a unanimous verdict based on …

The Associated Press reports: Attorney Roberta Kaplan delivered the first closing argument in the federal civil trial, showing jurors video clips of Trump from his October deposition and replaying the “Access Hollywood” video from 2005 in which Trump said into a hot mic that celebrities can grab women’s genitals without asking. “That’s who Donald Trump is. That is how he …

Reuters reports: Former U.S. President Donald Trump will not testify at a civil trial to challenge claims made by writer E. Jean Carroll that he raped her in the 1990s and later defamed her, after letting a Sunday deadline pass without asking the court to appear. Trump’s attorney Joseph Tacopina told the judge on Thursday that Trump had waived his …

The Associated Press reports: The jury hearing an advice columnist’s claims that she was raped by Donald Trump could begin deliberations as soon as Tuesday, and it will have wide latitude in deciding the truthfulness of the allegations against the former president. Closing arguments are tentatively scheduled for Monday with an expectation that lawyers for Carroll and Trump will finish …

Rolling Stone reports: Donald Trump for months has been telling people close to him that he plans to bring back his infamous “Muslim ban” if he’s reelected in 2024, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter. “Gotta bring it back,” Trump has said of the policy, according to the two sources, who added he regularly calls the …

The Insider reports: E. Jean Carroll’s legal team has released 48 minutes of Donald Trump’s deposition, which was shown to jurors this week at his ongoing rape trial. The video, which is a collection of segments from a much longer deposition, was entered into evidence and shown in Manhattan federal court, where Trump faces civil allegations of rape and defamation. …

The New York Times reports: Years after a video recording captured Donald J. Trump bragging about grabbing women by their genitals, he said in a deposition for a trial accusing him of rape that he was merely stating a historical truth. “Well, historically, that’s true with stars,” Mr. Trump says. “True with stars that they can grab women by the …

“He’s not running the country. He’s now in Delaware, sleeping. When you have somebody that’s going to be sleeping instead of coming to the coronation, as president of the United States, it’s a bad thing. I don’t think he can do it physically, actually. I think it’s hard for him to do it physically. Certainly, he should be here. He’s …

ABC News reports: Former President Donald Trump will try to move the criminal case brought by the Manhattan district attorney’s office into federal court, his attorneys said Thursday. Defense attorney Todd Blanche informed the judge of the impending motion at the conclusion of a hearing about a protective order in the case. Merchan asked both sides to agree to a …

Mediaite reports: Former President Donald Trump lashed out at E. Jean Carroll and the judge presiding over her rape claim against him while addressing media assembled at his golf course in Ireland. In the days before the trial started, Trump posted insults on social media that did not amuse Judge Lewis Kaplan, to say the least. Tacopina told the court …

Forbes reports: Donald Trump started a new ad campaign on Facebook last week that insists the U.S. is doing worse under President Joe Biden. The Facebook ads even include photos trying to suggest the chaos we see in those images is a direct result of Biden’s policies. The only problem? The two most prominent photos in the ad are from …