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After more than four weeks of often sordid testimony, accusations of lying and even a warning from Judge Juan M. Merchan to a witness to stop giving him the side-eye, lawyers in the hush-money case involving former President Donald Trump are expected to make their closing arguments on May 28,…

The Independent has been covering the former president’s criminal trial every day from the Manhattan courthouse. We answered your questions about the case during a Reddit Ask Me Anything forum

From an adult film actress and a Playboy model to a supermarket tabloid publisher – by way of a lawyer-turned-felon – the cast of characters in the first-ever criminal trial of a former president could not have been more colorful. Ariana Baio reports

Donald Trump may be stuck in a Manhattan courtroom for his hush money trial, but he knows his favorite television analysts

To convert a hush payment into 34 felonies, prosecutors are relying on a chain of assumptions with several weak links.

In an attempt to avoid testifying, Trump pushed an underling onto the stand who just undermined his whole case

Key testimonies and developments in the trial involving former President Trump with high stakes and conflicting testimonies.

Challenges faced by the prosecution in a complex trial involving witness credibility and potential jury deadlock.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan criticizes ongoing investigations involving former President Trump, citing bias, unreliable witnesses, and la...