Trump lashes out leaving court after jurors heard of 2016 ‘election fraud’ scheme in trial opening statements
by The Independent
The Independent— Former National Enquirer boss David Pecker became the first witness to take the stand to testify in the former president’s historic hush money trial, after the defence and prosecution delivered opening statements
Talking Points Memo—Trump Opening Statements: ‘Election Fraud,’ Fake News, And An Appeal To Exhaustion. NEW YORK — Opening statements in the first-ever criminal trial of a former President kicked off Monday morning with prosecutors accusing Trump of "election fraud" as the defense asked jurors to take a
The Independent—Trump trial live updates: Court wraps after first day of opening statements in historic case. Former president’s historic ‘hush money’ election interference trial is underway in Manhattan
NBC News—Prosecutors at hush money trial say Trump led 'porn star payoff' scheme to 'corrupt' 2016 election. Donald Trump "orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt the 2016 presidential election," a prosecutor told jurors Monday during opening statements in the first criminal trial of a former president. "This case is about a criminal conspiracy and a cover-up,” prosecutor Matthew Colangelo told the 12-person jury and six alternates. Trump, he said, conspired to corrupt the 2016 presidential election by scheming with his lawyer Michael Cohen and David Pecker, who was the publisher of the National...