Peter Grier

Washington

Staff Writer, DC Bureau at The Christian Science Monitor

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So you say you want a revolution? Massachusetts marks 250th anniversary of war.

1 week ago | csmonitor.com | Peter Grier |Cameron Pugh |Jacob Posner |Melanie Freeman

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Will the Biden-Trump debate rematch really matter? What history shows.

Jun 25, 2024 | csmonitor.com | Gail Chaddock |Peter Grier

There will be no live audience when President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump meet head-to-head Thursday at CNN’s Atlanta studios for their first debate of the 2024 campaign season. The microphone of the candidate not meant to be speaking will reportedly be muted. The event will be history-making: It was not organized by the bipartisan Commission on Presidential Debates, which has managed debates since the 1988 presidential election.
Trump trial as spectacle: Not like OJ, but a media frenzy all the same

May 27, 2024 | csmonitor.com | Peter Grier

Former President Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial has featured gripping, and at times steamy, testimony from a former tabloid publisher on the secrets of his business, a porn star on her alleged tryst with Mr. Trump, and a former Trump lawyer on how his boss allegedly paid to silence the porn star. For media outlets result has been a month-long stream of content for readers and viewers – despite the fact that at heart, the case is about the falsification of business records.
Trump Trial As Spectacle: Not Like OJ’s, But A Media Frenzy All The Same - The Christian Science Monitor

May 27, 2024 | everand.com | Peter Grier

Former President Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial has featured gripping, and at times steamy, testimony from a former tabloid publisher on the secrets of his business, a porn star on her alleged tryst with Mr. Trump, and a former Trump lawyer on how his boss allegedly paid to silence the porn star.
Many Americans don’t trust mail-in voting. What can be done?

May 17, 2024 | csmonitor.com | Sophie Hills |Peter Grier

“Mailed ballots are corrupt.”They’re a “disaster” and “out of control.”They’re “unsolicited, millions being sent to everybody.”Why We Wrote ThisA story focused onOverall, experts say election-related fraud in the United States is extremely rare. And safeguards are in place for mailed ballots. Yet distrust in the system remains high among Republican voters.
Michael Cohen testifies Trump approved hush money payment

May 13, 2024 | csmonitor.com | Peter Grier

Donald Trump knew – and approved. That’s what Mr. Trump’s former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen said in a Manhattan courtroom Monday. Mr. Cohen testified in Mr. Trump’s New York hush money trial that his actions to suppress stories about alleged infidelities of the then-candidate before the 2016 election were done at Mr. Trump’s direction. The point was to help the Trump campaign, Mr. Cohen testified, not to prevent embarrassment for the Trump family.
Michael Cohen Testifies Trump Approved Hush Money Payment - The Christian Science Monitor

May 12, 2024 | everand.com | Peter Grier

Donald Trump knew – and approved. That’s what Mr. Trump’s former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen said in a Manhattan courtroom Monday. Mr. Cohen testified in Mr. Trump’s New York hush money trial that his actions to suppress stories about alleged infidelities of the then-candidate before the 2016 election were done at Mr. Trump’s direction. The point was to help the Trump campaign, Mr. Cohen testified, not to prevent embarrassment for the Trump family.
Trump hush money trial: What to know as case moves toward pivotal witness

May 8, 2024 | csmonitor.com | Peter Grier

This week porn star Stormy Daniels provided some of the most explosive testimony yet in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial in a Manhattan courtroom. Under oath, and in front of a jury, Ms. Daniels described in vivid detail her alleged sexual encounter with Mr. Trump during a celebrity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, in 2006 – something the former president has publicly denied ever occurred.
Trump On Trial: What To Know As Case Moves Toward Pivotal Witness - The Christian Science Monitor

May 8, 2024 | everand.com | Peter Grier

This week porn star Stormy Daniels provided some of the most explosive testimony yet in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial in a Manhattan courtroom. Under oath, and in front of a jury, Ms. Daniels described in vivid detail her alleged sexual encounter with Mr. Trump during a celebrity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, in 2006 – something the former president has publicly denied ever occurred.
Trump hush money trial after Week 1: Fees, favors, and a tabloid publisher

Apr 26, 2024 | csmonitor.com | Peter Grier

In July 2017, then-President Donald Trump asked National Enquirer publisher David Pecker to a White House dinner to thank him for help with his 2016 presidential campaign. As Mr. Pecker walked out, his host asked about Karen McDougal, a former Playboy centerfold whom National Enquirer had paid $150,000 to keep quiet about an affair she said she had with Mr. Trump in 2006. “She’s doing well; she’s quiet. Everything’s good,” Mr. Pecker said.