The first witness scheduled to provide testimony in Donald Trump's historic criminal case in Manhattan will bring "dynamite evidence" that jumps to the heart of the case and shows Trump intended to conceal his affairs in order to win the presidency, a law professor said.Raw Story reported on Sunday that the New York Times had sources suggesting the first witness to be called in the falsification of business records case is National Enquirer publisher David Pecker. Pecker, a key figure in the...
Donald Trump's hush money trial is set to begin on Monday.
NEW YORK (AP) — In opening statements in Donald Trump’s historic hush money trial, prosecutors said Monday
Donald Trump delivered remarks in the court hallway, while one his most loyal hucksters worked the crowd outside and c-list talking heads took their seats in an overflow room to watch proceedings.
Donald Trump trial LIVE: Former president returns to hush money trial as Supreme Court considers whether he is immune from prosecution - When Trump appeared in court, he told reporters about the poor economic numbers, specifically referring to GDP, gas prices and the U.S. dollar. "This is Bidenomics, it's catching up with himit's destroyed our country at the border, destroyed our country with other countries, they don't respect the United States anymore," he said. “This is very bad news,” he...
The New York criminal trial of former president Donald Trump resumes Tuesday.
A key witness in former President Donald Trump's criminal trial who allegedly helped bury negative stories involving him has close ties to Westchester, including a university in the county from which he graduated. Former media executive David Pecker, the former publisher of the National Enquirer, became the first witness to testify in Trump's criminal trial on Monday, April 22, and Tuesday, April 23, according to a CBS News report. Pecker, the former CEO of the Enquirer's parent company,...
Donald Trump’s trial began in earnest Monday with opening statements and the first witness.
David Pecker, the former chairman of the National Enquirer's parent company, is expected to be called as the first witness when evidence begins in Donald Trump's hush-money trial on Monday.Pecker was allegedly present at a meeting with Trump in 2015 about how the National Enquirer could help him get elected in the 2016 presidential election.That allegedly led to the Enquirer being used as a front by Trump while he was trying to silence women with whom he had allegedly had affairs.According to...
NEW YORK — Former President Trump is set to come face-to-face with a lineup of witnesses in his first criminal trial that could include former White House aides, Trump Organization employees and multiple people allegedly paid hush money on his behalf. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) is looking to convince a New York jury []
MSNBC’s Ari Melber is joined by Joy Reid, Lawrence O’Donnell, Jen Psaki, and Chris Hayes to discuss day one of his criminal trial in New York. (Bookmark The Beat’s YouTube playlist, updated daily: https://msnbc.com/ari. Connect with Ari on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AriMelber IG: https://www.instagram.com/arimelber Merch: msnbc.com/beat5)
David Pecker has been called as the first witness in Donald Trump's hush money trial following opening statements Monday.