Manhattan jury seated for Donald Trump trial's opening arguments to start Monday


by The Washington Times

The Washington Times— Former President Donald Trump’s hush-money trial will begin in earnest Monday after successfully assembling a jury of Manhattanites who will convict or acquit the GOP presidential nominee in the heat of the campaign.

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...

KTSA—Opening statements in Donald Trump's hush money trial begin Monday. A 12-person jury in Manhattan is set to hear opening statements from prosecutors and defense lawyers in

Reading Eagle—Key takeaways from the opening statements in Donald Trump’s hush money trial. The opening statements in the first criminal trial of a former American president provided a clear roadmap of how prosecutors will try to make the case that Donald Trump broke the law, and how the defense plans to fight the charges on multiple fronts. Lawyers presented dueling narratives Monday as jurors got their first glimpse into the prosecution accusing Trump of falsifying business records as part of a scheme to squelch negative stories about him during his 2016 presidential campaign. Still...