Hush-money prosecutors say Trump's gag order should no longer protect Michael Cohen and Stormy Daniels — but want to keep other parts of it

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Donald Trump, Michael Cohen, and Stormy Daniels.

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Tough-on-crime former NYC judges say even they wouldn't sentence Trump to prison in the hush-money case

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Donald Trump awaits his first criminal sentencing.

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Hush-money prosecutors want to keep Trump under a gag order even though his trial is over

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Former US President Donald Trump speaking to the press during his trial.

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Trump's jury asked to re-hear the judge's 'rain metaphor' instruction — here's what that might mean

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump appears in court for his hush money trial at Manhattan Criminal Court.

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Trump just debuted a new trial spin as the jury deliberates, claiming 'nobody knows what the crime is'

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media as the jury ends its first day of deliberations.

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Trump claims the hush-money porn-star case is so 'rigged' against him that not even Mother Teresa could get acquitted

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Donald Trump and Mother Teresa
Former President Donald Trump invoked Mother Teresa as he defended himself from charges that he tried to cover up a hush-money payment to a porn star.

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When the crowd leaves Trump's hush-money trial, the judge spends his day in a very different kind of court

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New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan oversees Manhattan's mental health court on Wednesdays.

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Latest Trump hush-money battle: how to instruct jurors on the coverup of a coverup and crimes within crimes

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As Michael Cohen's testimony droned on, the real hush-money show moved outdoors with crude balloons and a 'Beetlejuice' chant

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A penis balloon with a picture of Jack Smith floats outside Trump's criminal trial. In another moment, a protestor confronts GOP lawmakers.
The wild scene outside former President Donald Trump's criminal trial rose to a new level Thursday when visitors released penis-shaped balloons and protestors heckled GOP lawmakers.

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Jailing Trump on contempt would likely mean locking him up for an hour or two behind the courtroom, experts predict

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Donald Trump at his hush-money trial in Manhattan.
Donald Trump with attorney Todd Blanche at his hush-money trial in Manhattan.

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