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Donald Trump brings his campaign to courthouse as hush money trial begins

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump began his day as a criminal defendant lashing out at the judge and prosecutors, casting himself as a victim and angrily posting on social media. In other words: a familiar routine. But inside the courtroom, which was closed to TV cameras, Trump was a different man — reserved and muted in a …

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What to know about Trump’s hush-money trial

15 February 2024 Updated 6 hours ago To play this content, please enable JavaScript, or try a different browser Video caption, Watch: A view from inside the courthouse for Trump’s historic trial Donald Trump’s first criminal trial is now under way, with the first day of jury selection concluding on Monday. The former president has in recent months faced judges …

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Trump’s Hush-Money Trial Day One: Trump Speaks and Crowds Come

Donald Trump was defiant and frustrated as he walked out of his first day on trial in New York. It was also the first day any former President had ever been on trial in 246 years of American history. But Trump didn’t dwell on the historic significance of the moment. Instead he launched a litany of complaints and excuses. He …

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First day of Trump N.Y. hush money trial shows focus on sex, tabloids

NEW YORK — The opening day of Donald Trump’s criminal trial delved deep into his tabloid-fueled sex life, as lawyers and the judge debated how many salacious details jurors should eventually hear as they decide whether he broke the law to cover up hush money payments. The historic first trial of a former U.S. president began Monday in a storied …

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Trump’s hush money trial is underway. We owe him a debt of gratitude

I would like to personally thank PRESIDENT Donald Trump for having the guts to sit in a Manhattan courtroom and stand up for my God-given right to face allegations that I slept with an adult film star and then paid her off in order to win an election. Like most Americans, I have an ever-present fear that I will one …

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Trump New York hush money criminal trial

A view of Judge Juan Manuel Merchan’s courtroom at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York on March 12. Brendan McDermid/Reuters The jury selection process for the hush money trial against former President Donald Trump will be tedious and the questionnaire involved is a key tool in weeding out potential bias, CNN legal analysts said. “A lot of it is very …

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Trump trial live updates: Jury selection begins in Trump’s hush-money trial

Trump trial live updates: Jury selection begins in Trump’s hush-money trial – BBC News BreakingBreaking news Close breaking news Summary Donald Trump is in court and his long-awaited hush-money trial is under way in New York It marks the first time that a US president – former or current – has faced a criminal trial Jury selection has begun after …

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Trump’s ‘hush money’ NYC trial live updates: Reactions, photos, analysis

Prosecutor Joshua Steinglass looked for a backdoor way of introducing Donald Trump’s infamous “Access Hollywood” interview into the hush money trial Monday morning, where he recited, word for word, Trump’s “grab ’em by the p—y” speech. Justice Juan M. Merchan had previously ruled that the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office could not play Trump’s interview to a jury because it could …

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The threat to Trump in the hush money case

A former president of the United States went on trial for the first time in American history on Monday. And as any political analyst will tell you, this Manhattan “hush money”/election interference case is the least concerning to voters among Donald Trump’s four indictments. But what’s also true is that Americans have overwhelmingly found the facts of this case to …

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