Prosecutors, defense deliver opening statements in Trump’s hush-money trial


by Gephardt Daily

Gephardt Daily— April 22 (UPI) — The first day of Donald Trump‘s historic hush-money trial concluded Monday afternoon with opening statements from both sides and testimony from its first witness, former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker. Following last week’s completion of jury selection, opening statements began in the morning with prosecutors painting the former president as the ringleader of […] The post Prosecutors, defense deliver opening statements in Trump’s hush-money trial first appeared on...

POLITICO—Trump’s defense comes into view, and more takeaways from opening statements at the hush money trial. Here are five takeaways from the first arguments jurors heard from both sides.

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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...