Column: Without cameras in the courtroom, Trump has already won a major victory in hush money trial
by Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times— If a former president nods off in a courtroom and no cameras are around to see it, did it really happen? The case of the People of the State of New York vs. Donald J. Trump got underway Monday, and while the fate of the forthcoming election — and perhaps democracy itself — may teeter on the outcome, the public is locked out of witnessing a seismic moment in American history. Video and audio feeds are banned from the courtroom, leaving folks to rely on the written and spoken word of reporters...
Los Angeles Times—Column: Trump's hush-money criminal trial could be a cure for 'Trump amnesia'. Before Donald Trump's hush-money trial in New York got underway, pundits predicted that the proceedings could be a media bonanza for the former president. During this year’s Republican primaries, they noted, Trump’s popularity rose every time he was indicted. But so far, the trial, on charges that Trump covered up illicit payments to an adult filmmaker and actor to influence the 2016 election, hasn’t made him look like much of a hero. He’s appeared to fall asleep in the courtroom more than once....
NBC News—Tears on the stand and Trump's hands in everything: Here's what you missed on Day 11 of Trump's hush money trial. In bombshell testimony Friday, Hope Hicks relayed cascading concerns inside Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign as a lewd tape and allegations that he had had affairs with a Playboy model and a porn star emerged in the waning days of the election. A close aide to Trump who spoke daily with him, Hicks said Trump’s campaign feared the potential ramifications of the Hollywood Access tape on the pending election. She also testified that Trump did not want the newspaper delivered to his home on...
The Independent—Trump trial live updates: Trump told Michael Cohen ‘I hate the fact we did it’ over hush money plot, jury hears. Audio recording played in court appeared to show former president discussing catch-and-kill payment with fixer Michael Cohen