• RFK Jr. claims Trump 'emissaries' asked him to serve as Trump's running mate

    Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has claimed that former President Donald Trump's "emissaries" asked him to serve as Trump's running mate."President Trump calls me an ultra-left radical. I'm soooo liberal that his emissaries asked me to be his VP. I respectfully declined the offer," Kennedy tweeted. — (@) Chris LaCivita, a Trump campaign senior advisor, claimed that nobody from Trump's campaign has reached out to Kennedy about serving as...

  • Opening statements are complete in the Trump trial

    Opening statements are complete in the Trump trial, and our Josh Kovensky has done a tremendous job covering it in real time.

    • MSNBC

    Why there should be no argument in the Trump trial's opening statements

    This week, with a jury seated and sworn, trial will begin in a Manhattan courtroom in the false records case brought by District Attorney Alvin Bragg against former President Donald Trump. The trial will begin with opening statements, an important part of the trial. But do not expect to hear on Monday any arguments about the strength of the case or the weight of the evidence. Hollywood routinely mangles courtroom scenes. But that was mostly not true for the 1992 comedy “My Cousin Vinny.” Vinny...

    • CNN

    How Trump’s trial could impact the campaign

    Dan Pfeiffer speaks with CNN’s Jake Tapper

    • KEYT

    Opinion: Who has the upper hand after Trump trial opening?

    Opinion by Norman Eisen (CNN) — Opening statements, followed by a few minutes of testimony from the first witness, concluded Monday in the criminal trial of former President Donald Trump. Both the prosecution and defense delivered powerful presentations. My takeaway: The prosecution has the upper hand based on the evidence and the law, and Trump knows

    • KIFI

    Opinion: Who has the upper hand after Trump trial opening?

    Opinion by Norman Eisen (CNN) — Opening statements, followed by a few minutes of testimony from the first witness, concluded Monday in the criminal trial of former President Donald Trump. Both the prosecution and defense delivered powerful presentations. My takeaway: The prosecution has the upper hand based on the evidence and the law, and Trump knows

  • 5 takeaways from opening arguments in the Trump trial

    Former President Trump’s first criminal trial began in earnest Monday, with opening statements from prosecutors and the defense team, as well as the calling of the first witness. Trump is charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. The alleged offenses center on a $130,000 payment made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels in

    • CNN

    CNN reporter describes what Trump was doing during opening statements

    CNN’s Kara Scannell describes former President Donald Trump’s demeanor during opening statements and the first day of testimony in his criminal trial.

  • Trump jury members set for opening statements: Who are they?

    The five women and seven men make up a highly educated group who will deliberate on the case.

  • Trump's Complaining More Than Campaigning in Court: Ex-Aide

    Former President Donald Trump seems unable to prevent his campaign from struggling as he instead focuses on "playing the victim" in the throes of his hush-money criminal trial in New York, according to former Trump aide Alyssa Farah Griffin.Trump's trial on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, which began in Manhattan this week with jury selection, is expected to continue into June. The former president and presumptive 2024 GOP presidential nominee has pleaded not guilty to all...

  • Donald Trump Campaigning in Blue New Jersey

    Former President Donald Trump is campaigning in blue New Jersey amid his criminal trial in New York, making a play for these blue areas, exactly as he said he would do.

  • Trump’s Brilliant Prosecution Juxtaposition Campaign

    Say what you want about Donald Trump, but the man is a brilliant communicator. His builder-from-Queens bluntness sometimes manifests as obnoxiousness, but it also has produced some of the most effective messaging of our time. Has there ever been a more concise slogan than “Make America Great Again”? Into those four simple words are packed a vastness of disaffection that is otherwise indescribable even if one uses the entire dictionary.