Former US president becomes first to undergo criminal trial over charges of falsifying business records to hide his affair with Stormy Daniels
Donald Trump’s criminal trial over hush money to begin in New York
So what happens today?
Well, Trump will be present, though he won’t be testifying or anything like that yet. (He may never: he has a history of talking big about cases, only to refuse to speak under oath.) He’s likely to speak to the media outside the courthouse about the case, although he is under a gag order to prevent him from making public statements about witnesses, prosecutors, court staff, and the family members of judge Juan Merchan and DA Alvin Bragg – though not about those two men themselves.
Continue reading…Former US president becomes first to undergo criminal trial over charges of falsifying business records to hide his affair with Stormy DanielsDonald Trump’s criminal trial over hush money to begin in New YorkSo what happens today?Well, Trump will be present, though he won’t be testifying or anything like that yet. (He may never: he has a history of talking big about cases, only to refuse to speak under oath.) He’s likely to speak to the media outside the courthouse about the case, although he is under a gag order to prevent him from making public statements about witnesses, prosecutors, court staff, and the family members of judge Juan Merchan and DA Alvin Bragg – though not about those two men themselves. Continue reading…