Prosecutors can confront Trump about defamation and fraud if he testifies in hush money trial
by The Independent
The Independent— If the former president testifies, Manhattan prosecutors are permitted to bring up court rulings in his prior defamation and fraud cases – including the E Jean Carroll cases
The Guardian—Trump trial: hush money was ‘election fraud pure and simple’, prosecutors say. Ex-president ‘orchestrated a criminal scheme’ to corrupt 2016 election, prosecution says in opening statementKey takeaways from opening statementsDonald Trump “orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt the 2016 presidential election” in his efforts to cover up an alleged affair with the adult film star Stormy Daniels, the prosecution said on Monday in its opening statement in the former president’s criminal trial, with the defense countering that “there’s nothing wrong with trying to influence...
TheJournal.ie—'Election fraud, pure and simple': Prosecutors lay out case against Trump in hush-money trial. Opening statements began today in the first ever criminal trial of a former US president.
The Independent—Will Trump testify in his hush money trial – and should he? Experts weigh in. Trump appears to be toying with the idea of taking the stand to testify in his criminal trial. But is it a good idea? Gustaf Kilander writes