This was Trump’s best day of the trial. But will it be enough to get him off?
Jonathan Alter
Jonathan Alter, a contributing editor of the Washington Monthly, is a former senior editor and columnist at Newsweek, a filmmaker, journalist, political analyst, and the publisher of the Substack Old Goats with Jonathan Alter where this piece also appears. He is the author of His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, a Life. His latest book is American Reckoning: Inside Trump's Trial--And My Own.
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Trump Trial, Day 17: Cohen Goes Deeper and Survives Early Cross
Trump Trial, Day 17: Cohen Goes Deeper and Survives Early Cross.
Plus, Trump uses courthouse guests to trash the judicial system.
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Trump Trial, Day 16: On Direct, Cohen Lands Some Big Blows
For the first two weeks of this trial, we’ve heard one constant theme: a play on Ray Romano’s old TV show Everybody Hates Michael. It wasn’t just Donald Trump’s defense team that trashed Michael Cohen at every opportunity. The prosecution encouraged a few witnesses to take shots at the former Trump Organization attorney and fixer […]
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Day 15: Trump Misfires in Bid For Mistrial
A compelling exchange when the jury was out of the room.
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Trump Trial Day 14: Stormy Daniels Flushes Trump on Cross
How the adult film actress beat the “Orange Turd” at his own game.
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Trump Trial Day 13: Stormy on the Stand
A full account of her dark, believable, and entertaining testimony.
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Day 12 of the Hush Money Trial: What Would Jail Be Like for Trump?
Plus, dull but extremely important testimony about business records
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Day Eleven of the Trump Hush Money Trial: Hope Hicks Takes the Stand
Her tears watermarked a devastating account of Trump’s lies.
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Day Ten of the Trump Hush Money Trial: Louche Tabloid World Hurts Prosecution
Keith Davidson Gets Blisters on Cross-Examination
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Day Nine of the Trump Hush Money Trial: Pre-Corroborating a “Jerk”
How Keith Davidson’s testimony is bolstering the prosecution’s case
