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Tom Howell Jr.

Tom Howell Jr.

Tom Howell Jr. covers politics and the White House for The Washington Times. He can be reached at thowell@washingtontimes.com.

Articles by Tom Howell Jr.

Former President Donald Trump sits in court at Manhattan criminal court, Tuesday, May 21, 2024 in New York. (Curtis Means/DailyMail.com via AP, Pool)

Trump declines to testify as defense rests after calling only two witnesses

Defense lawyers rested Tuesday in former President Donald Trump's hush money trial after taking just two days to present their case and declining to put Mr. Trump on the witness stand, signaling they don't think Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg made a compelling case. Published May 21, 2024

Reporters return to the courtroom after being made to briefly leave during the ongoing trial of former President Donald Trump at Manhattan Criminal Court, Monday, May 20, 2024 in New York. Trump is charged with falsifying 34 business records in an attempt to cover up a payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. (Pool photo by Dave Sanders for The New York Times)

‘Clear the courtroom!’ judge says over Trump witness’ sass

State Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan cleared the courtroom Monday over a dramatic spat with the defense's first main witness, Robert Costello, causing a period of mayhem at former President Donald Trump's hush money trial. Published May 20, 2024

Former President Donald Trump sits in Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, Monday, May 20 2024. (Mark Peterson/Pool Photo via AP)

Trump begins defense after state rests in hush money trial

Prosecutors rested their case against former President Donald Trump on Monday, clearing the way for Mr. Trump to mount his defense and setting the table for closing arguments after the Memorial Day break. Published May 20, 2024

Michael Cohen leaves his apartment building on his way to Manhattan criminal court in New York, Monday, May 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Prosecutors patch up Michael Cohen after bruising cross-examination

Prosecutors worked to restore Michael Cohen's credibility Monday after lawyers for ex-President Donald Trump raised doubts about critical phone calls he had with Mr. Trump near the 2016 election and got the so-called fixer to admit he pilfered $30,000 from the Trump Organization. Published May 20, 2024

Michael Cohen leaves his apartment building on his way to Manhattan criminal court in New York, Monday, May 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Michael Cohen admits stealing $30K from Trump Organization

Michael Cohen admitted on the witness stand Monday that he stole $30,000 from the Trump Organization, blowing another hole in his credibility as the star witness against former President Donald Trump. Published May 20, 2024

Former President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media with his attorney Todd Blanche at Manhattan Criminal Court on Monday, May 20, 2024 in New York. (Michael M. Santiago/Pool Photo via AP)

Alan Dershowitz, Bernie Kerik, Vernon Jones join Trump trial guest list

Former President Donald Trump attended his trial Monday with a large entourage that included lawyer Alan Dershowitz, former New York Police Commissioner Bernie Kerik and Democrat-turned-Republican Vernon Jones, a former state representative from Georgia and outspoken champion of the former president. Published May 20, 2024

Former President Donald Trump addresses reporters following the day's proceedings in his trial at Manhattan criminal court in New York, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. (Steven Hirsch/New York Post via AP, Pool)

Trump: My only crime was beating Hillary Clinton

Former President Donald Trump relished a "very interesting day" after his defense team roughed up Michael Cohen, the star witness in the hush money case against the presumptive GOP nominee. Published May 16, 2024

Michael Cohen departs his apartment building on his way to Manhattan criminal court, Thursday, May 16, 2024, in New York. The prosecutors’ star witness in the hush money case against former President Donald Trump is returning to the witness stand as defense lawyers try to chip away at Cohen’s crucial testimony implicating the former president. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Trump team wears down Michael Cohen’s credibility in front of jury

Attorneys for former President Donald Trump, using cross-examination to portray Michael Cohen on Thursday as a man who lies about anything and everything, sought to eviscerate the credibility of the prosecution's main witness to a 2016 hush payment and alleged crimes to cover it up. Published May 16, 2024

Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., left, and Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., listen as former President Donald Trump speaks to the press before his trial at Manhattan criminal court in New York, Thursday, May 16, 2024. (Angela Weiss/Pool Photo via AP)

GOP firebrands Matt Gaetz, Lauren Boebert back Trump at New York trial

Reps. Matt Gaetz of Florida and Lauren Boebert of Colorado attended former President Donald Trump's criminal trial Thursday, making them the latest Republican allies to show support for the presumptive GOP nominee as he campaigns from the courthouse. Published May 16, 2024

Michael Cohen leaves his apartment building on his way to Manhattan criminal court in New York, Tuesday, May 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Trump’s team hits Michael Cohen as foul-mouthed schemer

Donald Trump's attorneys went for the jugular Tuesday in cross-examination of Michael Cohen, casting the prosecution's star witness as a shady character with an intense hatred of the former president and with financial motivation to lie about the hush money scheme at the heart of the trial. Published May 14, 2024