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Trump in panic mode as he braces for likely charges in Stormy Daniels case Donald Trump Manhattan district attorney expected to file criminal charges against ex-president for payment to adult film star in 2016 Donald Trump is bracing for his most legally perilous week since he left the White House, with the Manhattan district attorney likely to bring criminal charges against him over his role in paying hush money to adult film star  Stormy Daniels , as he huddled this weekend to strategize his legal and political responses. The  former US president  has posted in all-caps on his Truth Social platform that he expected to be “ARRESTED ON TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK” and called for his supporters to engage in protests – an ominous echo of his tweets urging protests in the lead-up to the January 6 US Capitol attack. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Kristin Callahan/REX/Shutterstock (13758338d) Mayor Eric Adams, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. Illegal, Unlicensed Cannabis D...

Alex Murdaugh jurors visit crime scene as murder trial winds towards its close Closing arguments to be delivered in gripping case of prominent state attorney, accused of killing wife and son at family estate After six weeks of testimony, including 62 prosecution witnesses and 14 for the defense, including the defendant himself, the closing days in the double-murder trial of Richard “Alex” Murdaugh has resembled a fairytale of dynastic corruption and deep south Gothic horror. As the last prosecution witness stepped down from a  South Carolina  courtroom stand on Tuesday, closing the rebuttal phase of the trial, jurors on Wednesday headed off to tour the 1,700-acre country estate where Murdaugh’s wife Maggie and son Paul were found dead on 7 June 2021. “The state’s position seems to be: let no dead horse go unbeaten,” said Dick Harpootlian, a blustering defense lawyer whose job it has been to poke holes in the prosecution’s case. “This is a process that has got to stop at some p...

Eddie Hearn attempting to secure boxing licence for Conor Benn in US Promoter expects boxer to receive licence in ‘a couple of weeks’ Investigations into fighter’s tests for clomifene still incomplete Eddie Hearn has approached numerous commissions in the US about the possibility of obtaining a boxing licence for Conor Benn even though investigations into the fighter’s positive results for clomifene in two separate tests last year remain incomplete. Clomifene can boost testosterone levels by up to 50% but Hearn said he believes Benn will receive an American licence in “a couple of weeks”. A source had said Hearn’s company Matchroom  Boxing , which promotes Benn, had reached out to Jeff Mullen, the executive director of the Nevada Commission, to discuss the granting of a licence to the British fighter. When contacted to verify this information, Hearn said: “We’ve spoken to a number of commissions about moving forward with licensing Conor, but have not made any official applications ...