Judge Juan Merchan presides over proceedings on Tuesday as Stormy Daniels, far right, answers questions on direct examination by assistant district attorney Susan Hoffinger in Manhattan criminal court as former President Donald Trump and defense attorney Todd Blanche look on. Elizabeth Williams/AP hide caption
Former President Trump is set to receive 36 million additional shares in his social media company, providing him with a windfall of more than $1 billion. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption
Shares in former President Trump's social media company surged climbed over the past two trading sessions after tanking for several weeks. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
Shares of the company behind Truth Social slumped on Monday, continuing its volatile ride since its strong debut in late March. Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group, the company behind social media platform Truth Social, plunged for a second consecutive day on Monday. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
News of Trump Media & Technology Group public trading is seen on television screens at the Nasdaq Marketplace on March 26, 2024 in New York City. At one point, the company was valued at over $9 billion after trading began. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption
Former President Trump's social media company is set to start trading in stock markets on Tuesday. He stands to earn billions of dollars. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The Supreme Court, seen behind the stop light, is hearing arguments in a case testing the legality of a federal regulation banning devices that modify semiautomatic weapons to speed the firing mechanism. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Former U.S.President Donald Trump speaks during the 2024 Iowa Republican caucuses at Horizon Events Center in West Des Moines, Iowa. Nathan Howard/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Republican presidential candidate former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley addresses a gathering during a campaign stop at a brewery, Nov. 29 in Meredith, N.H. Charles Krupa/AP hide caption
Former President Donald Trump, shown here at a mixed martial arts event on Nov. 11, is asking to be freed from a gag order in an election interference case. Frank Franklin II/AP hide caption
Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump boards his plane at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport on Monday. Charles Krupa/AP hide caption
Former President Trump speaks at a conservative conference in Washington last month. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
Former President Trump at the annual New Hampshire Republican State Committee meeting in January. Trump has promised to crack down on the Mexican cartels by instituting the death penalty for drug dealers and smugglers. Reba Saldanha/AP hide caption
Lady Gaga performs during President Biden's inauguration at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2021. She'll co-chair Biden's arts advisory committee. Saul Loeb/Pool/Getty Images hide caption
President Biden pictured at his home office in his private residence in Wilmington, Del., in 2021. This week, the Department of Justice announced that improperly stored classified documents had been discovered at the president's Wilmington home. Adam Schultz/AP hide caption
Attendees watch David Solomon, chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs & Co., on a screen as he speaks during a panel session at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. Tasneem Alsultan/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Google announced late Wednesday that it would permit the Trump-backed social media site Truth Social to be downloaded through its app store, making the service available to millions of new users. Mary Altaffer/AP hide caption
Jared Kushner is seen here talking with Israel's opposition leader and ex-premier Benjamin Netanyahu, left, with his wife Ivanka Trump at the Knesset in Jerusalem on Oct. 11, 2021. Kushner, a senior adviser to former President Trump, appeared before the House Jan. 6 select committee on March 31, 2022. Ahmad Gharabli/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A painting by artist Sidney King depicting a Dutch ship with 20 enslaved African people arriving at Point Comfort, VA in 1619, marking the beginning of slavery in America. Sidney King/Associated Press hide caption
Supporters of President Trump protest outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Alex Edelman/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The Justice Department says former Trump administration officials can testify before Congress about Jan. 6 and the events leading up to the insurrection. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption