Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and U.S. Reps. Troy Nehls and Ronny Jackson flew to New York to attend final testimony. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton visited earlier in the trial.
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick , center, accompanies former U.S. President Donald Trump as he speaks to his attorney Todd Blanch at the Manhattan Criminal Court where he is on trial for hush money payments in New York City on May 21, 2024.to The Texas Tribune will help investigative journalism that impacts state policies and politics. It is the last week of our Spring Member Drive, and our newsroom relies on readers like you who support independent Texas news.
Trump is charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records over his 2016 $130,000 payment to adult film actress Stephanie Clifford, known professionally as Stormy Daniels. While he could face imprisonment if convicted, it is an unlikely sentence for someone convicted of a non-violent crime.Closing arguments in Trump’s trial are scheduled for next Tuesday, May 28. Jurors are expected to begin deliberations once those are complete.
While the former president stayed out of Nehls’ heated 2020 primary runoff against Kathaleen Wall, another Trump supporter, Nehls, Jackson and Paxton have all, happening Sept. 5–7 in downtown Austin. Join us for three days of big, bold conversations about politics, public policy and the day’s news.More than 2 million people read Texas Tribune articles every month, but only 12,000 of those readers also donate to support the news they count on.
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