Lawyers in Trump hush money case paint competing portraits of him in opening statements
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KTSA— The commencement of the proceedings set the stage for weeks of unsavory and salacious testimony about Trump's
CBS News—Trump trial in "hush money" case gets underway with opening statements and first witness. Jurors in former President Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York got their first glimpse Monday of the arguments both sides plan to make over the course of the historic proceedings, with the prosecution and defense teams presenting their opening statements as Trump looked on.Prosecutors also called their first witness to the stand: David Pecker, the former CEO of American Media Inc., or AMI, the parent company of the National Enquirer. The state alleges Pecker helped Trump during the 2016...
CNN—Live updates: Trump hush money trial opening statements. Opening statements took place Monday in Donald Trump's New York hush money criminal trial. Follow here for the latest live news updates, analysis and more.
The Independent—Key takeaways from opening statements in Trump’s hush money trial. Donald Trump’s so-called hush money trial finally began in earnest on Monday with opening statements and the introduction of the first witness. Here’s what we learned