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News Articles: 2016 Election

Lawyer Keith Davidson, who represented former Playboy model Karen McDougal, testifies Tuesday in Manhattan state court during Donald Trump's criminal trial on charges that he falsified business records.

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  • Politics

Who is Keith Davidson, the lawyer who negotiated hush money payments from Trump?

Attorney Keith Davidson, a key witness who represented Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal, is back on the stand to continue testifying against Trump in New York.

May 02, 2024
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  • Ximena Bustillo
Former U.S. President Donald Trump sits in court for his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments at Manhattan Criminal Court.

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Breaking down the legal case at the center of the political universe

The broad outlines of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's case have been known for months.

Hush money payments to a former porn star made in 2016, when Trump was a presidential candidate. Bragg alleges Trump was involved in a scheme to cover up those payments, one that amounted to criminal fraud.

Now we're getting a more detailed outline of their arguments – and Trump's defense.

We break down the legal case at the center of the political universe.

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April 22, 2024
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Former President Donald Trump looks on at Manhattan criminal court Monday, during his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs.

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First day of Trump's hush money trial kicks off with opening statements and a witness

The prosecution is arguing that Donald Trump wanted to keep information out of the public fearing that it would turn off voters in 2016. The defense argues Trump did nothing illegal.

April 22, 2024
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  • Ximena Bustillo
Crystal Mason, center, at the Tim Curry Justice Center in Fort Worth, Texas, on May 25, 2018.

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Texas appeals court acquits Crystal Mason's illegal voting conviction

The court said the state did not have enough evidence to prove that Mason knew she was ineligible to vote when she cast a ballot in the 2016 election. She was facing a five-year prison sentence.

March 29, 2024
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  • Ashley Lopez
Ryan Fournier, pictured here speaking at a rally in Sugar Hill, Georgia in 2021, has been charged with assaulting a woman with a firearm.

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Co-founder of Students for Trump charged with assaulting a woman with a firearm

Ryan Fournier faces two misdemeanor charges, according to documents filed in a North Carolina court. The young conservative was credited with driving thousands of students to the polls in 2016.

November 29, 2023
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  • Emily Olson
Homestead, Fla. - Simone Allison

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  • Politics

Postcards From Americans: What Motivates People To Vote

Photographer Katie Hayes Luke wanted to look at the issues the drive people to cast their ballots.

October 29, 2020
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  • Katie Hayes Luke and
  • Nicole Werbeck

On Second Thought For Monday, April 9, 2018

The ransomware attack that crippled Atlanta a few weeks ago isn't the only high-profile cyberattack Georgia has faced in recent years. Two years ago, a...

September 25, 2018
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  • Sean Powers ,
  • Adam Ragusea ,
  • and 6 more
In this May 15, 2014, file photo, a Delta Air Lines Boeing 757-232 lands at the Tampa International Airport in Tampa, Fla.

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Backlash At State Capitol Over Delta’s NRA Decision

On this edition of Political Rewind, Delta Airlines cuts ties with the NRA and now finds itself in a showdown with legislators who want to punish the...

February 26, 2018
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By:
  • Bill Nigut

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