will make history as the first former president to stand trial on criminal charges when his hush money case opens today with jury selection.
Prosecutor Joshua Steinglass discussed the admissibility of an August 2015 meeting at Trump Tower between lawyer Michael Cohen and ex-National Enquirer publisher David Pecker to discuss the tabloid’s role in helping his presidential run.Steinglass asked for permission to admit certain exhibits, including articles in the Enquirer with positive headlines on Trump that were shown to him before publication so that he could suggest changes and/or approve them.
At most, that would mean April 22 and 23 for Passover as well as April 29 and 30, but that will not be true to accommodate the lawyers alone. He is willing to curtail trial on April 22 and April 23 by 2 p.m. to allow counsel to make it to their holiday observances by sundown, which is roughly at 7:43 pm ET.
Merchan says that the defense motion to recuse"does not reasonably or logically" explain how an interview he gave to a publication violates the law or the defendant's rights.The judge also said Trump has made attacks on social media, which he said the court has said is in violation of the gag order.Judge Juan M. Merchan will begin by bringing a large group of potential jurors into his courtroom.
According to NBC News, Trump chatted animatedly with his attorney Todd Blanche,"as the latter slips him pages from a very thick three-holed binder."Speaking to reporters and cameras in the hallway, Trump said that the trial is"an assault on America" and just an attack on a"political opponent." “Have you, a relative, or a close friend ever worked or volunteered for any anti-Trump group or organization?”“Do you currently follow any anti-Trump group or organization on any social media site, or have you done so in the past?”Donald Trump's motorcade has departed Trump Tower in Manhattan and is en route to the courthouse.
Cohen served prison time after pleading guilty in 2018 to federal charges, including campaign finance violations, for arranging the payouts to Daniels and McDougal.
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