CNN fact-checks Trump’s remarks before court appearance


by CNN

CNN— Former President Donald Trump addressed the media before entering a Manhattan courtroom, where opening statements in his hush money trial are set to begin. CNN’s Kaitlan Collins fact checks Trump’s statements.

MediaNama—Fact Check Rule harms a satirist’s rights: Stand-up comic Kunal Kamra’s Advocate argues before the Bombay High Court. "If I have to put a disclaimer on satire, it defeats the whole purpose and goes to the heart of my right under 19(1)(a) and 19(1)(g)," Kamra’s lawyer Navroz Seervai argued in response to govt's proposal to add a "disclaimer" to satirical content.

MSNBC—Eric Trump’s court presence at Donald Trump’s trial didn’t help his dad’s ‘family man’ strategy. Especially since Jan. 6, much has been written about the call-and-response dynamic between Donald Trump and his supporters. But since the beginning of the Manhattan district attorney’s criminal trial against Trump last month, a different feedback loop has been on display: After the media makes observations of the former president’s courtroom arrangements and behavior, Team Trump appears to make noticeable tweaks in response. Don’t believe me? After the press noted that Trump was sitting alone...

The Independent—‘I hate that fact that we did it’: Key takeaways from Trump’s day in court. The former president falsely claimed to media in criminal court that he can’t testify at his own hush money tril due to the gag order