Prosecutors to make history with opening statements in hush money case against Trump
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KEYT— Prosecutors to make history with opening statements in hush money case against Trump
Gephardt Daily—Prosecutors, defense deliver opening statements in Trump’s hush-money trial. 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...
KTSA—Lawyers in Trump hush money case paint competing portraits of him in opening statements. 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...