Plus, dispatches from inside the Trump trial courtroom, the misguided divestment protests, and what we can learn from Polish democracy—all in the April 25, 2024 newsletter.
Stormy Daniels
Posted inJonathan Alter's Trump Trial Diary
Day Six of the Trump Trial: A Bench Slap and Pecker on the Stand
The court hears the first details of the Trump Tower Conspiracy
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Day Five: A Guide to Opening Arguments in the Trump Hush Money Trial
The prosecution narrative begins with the 2015 “Trump Tower Conspiracy.”
Posted inLaw and Justice
Why the Trump Trial Is Like a Bullfight
The distinct stages of prosecution have a choreographed quality, but will the prosecutor, like a matador, be able to slay its prey?
Posted inNewsletter
Don’t Expect the Jury to Save Us From Trump
Plus, the latest from inside the courtroom of Trump’s hush money trial and Putin’s hold on the GOP—all in the April 18, 2024, Washington Monthly Newsletter.
Posted inPolitics
Biden Isn’t Talking About Trump’s Hush Money Trial, For Good Reason
There could be a mistrial, or Trump could be acquitted, so why even mention Stormy Daniels?
Posted inJonathan Alter's Trump Trial Diary
Day Two of the Trump Cover-Up Trial
As Trump sweats in a Manhattan courtroom, jury selection—the most important part of any trial—continues with some intriguing citizens making the cut.
Posted inJonathan Alter's Trump Trial Diary
The Steady Judge Merchan and The Desperate Trump Defense
Jonathan Alter—the journalist, historian, and Washington Monthly contributing editor—reports from the first day of Trump’s hush money trial
Posted inJonathan Alter's Trump Trial Diary
Make Donald Trump Pick Up Trash if He Violates the Gag Order
That’s the right penalty for an ex-president who has been mouthing off in the Stormy Daniels hush money case. He can’t easily be sent to prison without making him a martyr. But picking up beer cans is perfect.
Posted inJonathan Alter's Trump Trial Diary
Stormy Weather Ahead for Trump
Rulings by the New York State judge in the Stormy Daniels hush money trial increase the odds of a Trump conviction.
