Trump News for Monday, April 22, 2024
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Trump trial in "hush money" case gets underway with opening statements and first witness
CBS News
Jurors in former President Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York got their first glimpse of the arguments both sides plan to make.
Apr 22, 2024, 11:49 PM
Key takeaways in Donald Trump’s hush money trial
Chicago Tribune
Still to come are weeks of what’s likely to be dramatic and embarrassing testimony about the presumptive Republican presidential nominee’s personal life as he simultaneously campaigns to return to the White House in November.
Apr 22, 2024, 11:25 PM
NY courts to release daily transcripts, here's how to find them
The Hill
While you still can't watch the trial of former President Donald Trump, you can now read daily transcripts of the historic hush money proceedings, the New York Court System announced Monday.
Apr 22, 2024, 11:13 PM
Avenatti calls Trump a ‘victim of the system’ in interview from prison
The Hill
Former attorney Michael Avenatti ripped into the hush money case against former President Trump, arguing it was politically motivated to prevent the former president from taking back the Oval Office in November. “I certainly see [Trump] as a victim of the system,” he said in a phone interview with Fox News Digital while in prison.…
Apr 22, 2024, 11:08 PM
‘Catch and kill’ to be described to jurors in Trump’s hush money trial
BreakingNews.ie
Prosecutors are also expected to say that the former US president should be held in contempt over a series of posts on his Truth Social platform.
Apr 22, 2024, 11:00 PM
Trial hears tabloid publisher helped Trump candidacy
RTE.ie
The first witness in Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial, former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker, has testified that he used his tabloid to suppress stories that might have hurt Mr Trump's 2016 presidential bid.
Apr 22, 2024, 11:00 PM
Biden blames Trump for Florida’s six-week abortion ban
BreakingNews.ie
Mr Biden said millions of women are facing ‘pain and cruelty’.
Apr 22, 2024, 11:00 PM
Donald Trump's hush money trial: the key players
RTE.ie
Donald Trump is the first former US president to face criminal trial and his defence as well as New York prosecutors have presented their opening arguments in the closely-watched case.
Apr 22, 2024, 11:00 PM
What does the gag order mean in Trump's hush money trial?
BreakingNews.ie
What does the gag order mean in Trump's hush money trial?
Apr 22, 2024, 11:00 PM
Trump says RFK Jr. will hurt Biden. In private, he’s not so sure.
NBC News
After mostly ignoring Kennedy earlier, Trump has stepped up his efforts to brand the independent candidate as left-wing and make him Biden’s problem.
Apr 22, 2024, 10:52 PM
5 takeaways from opening arguments in the Trump trial
The Hill
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…
Apr 22, 2024, 10:47 PM
Jack Smith's Jan. 6 indictment may be in jeopardy, and other Trump trial news updates.
Slate
But Jan. 6–related civil suits against the former president can go ahead.
Apr 22, 2024, 10:40 PM
'Cringy' Access Hollywood tape reading was more 'damning' to Trump than the video: expert
Raw Story
Manhattan prosecutors Monday read to the jury transcripts of former President Donald Trump's notorious "Access Hollywood" tape, prompting one legal expert to describe it as both "cringy" and "damning." The reading came after a debate between District Attorney Alvin Bragg's team and Trump's lawye...
Apr 22, 2024, 10:32 PM
Bring back school discipline and other commentary
New York Post
The Post Editorial Board gives its thoughts on issues including bringing back school discipline, the conservative 'warmonger' idiocy, GOP isolationism, pro-Hamas protests, and Bragg v. Trump.
Apr 22, 2024, 10:28 PM
'I was surprised': Expert warns one jury decision could jeopardize Trump's NYC trial
Raw Story
A full jury has been empaneled to hear former President Donald Trump's criminal case in Manhattan — but that doesn't necessarily mean the court won't have to deal with more jury complications, trial expert J. Lee Meihls told CNN's Jake Tapper on Monday.That's because there's every risk that more jur...
Apr 22, 2024, 10:20 PM
Trump Was Warned to Return Records to Archives, Unsealed Documents Say
The New York Times
“Don’t give them a noble reason to indict you, because they will,” an unnamed associate told Donald J. Trump, according to an interview the person gave the F.B.I. in the classified documents case.
Apr 22, 2024, 10:14 PM
Opening statements in Trump's hush money trial
Boston.com
Donald Trump is charged with 34 counts of falsifying internal Trump Organization business records.
Apr 22, 2024, 10:02 PM
Trump lawyers unveil hush money strategy: Prosecutors’ facts show ‘nothing illegal’
Washington Examiner
Attorneys for Donald Trump previewed their defense strategy during opening arguments in his hush money case on Monday, saying he did "nothing illegal."
Apr 22, 2024, 9:57 PM
An Unprecedented Trial Opens With Two Visions of Trump
The New York Times
The prosecution’s opening statement sketched a seamy scheme meant to further the election of Donald J. Trump. His lawyer said the government’s case is merely “34 pieces of paper.”
Apr 22, 2024, 9:47 PM
Trump VP hopeful Noem opposes exceptions for rape, incest in abortion ban
The Hill
South Dakota Gov. d, a potential vice presidential pick for former President Trump, on Sunday said she did not think there should be exceptions in abortion regulation for rape and incest, defending her own state’s law. Noem in an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash said South Dakotans want the law they have, and noted that…
Apr 22, 2024, 9:40 PM
Rousing a sleeping giant: Trump perks up as testimony begins in hush money trial
NBC News
No one will ever accuse former President Donald Trump of being woke.
Apr 22, 2024, 9:32 PM
Bodegas, crime and Chick-fil-A: The bad taste of Trump's culinary campaign trail stops
Salon
Many politicians have used food as a way to bond with voters — so why does that strategy feel so hollow now?
Apr 22, 2024, 9:29 PM
Biden condemns 'antisemitic protests,' 'those who don't understand' Palestinians in echo of Trump 'both sides' remark
New York Post
The 81-year-old's remarks were a mirror image of then-President Donald Trump's assessment of deadly unrest in Charlottesville, Va. following a white supremacist rally in August 2017.
Apr 22, 2024, 9:26 PM
The remarkably stable 2024 race: From the Politics Desk
NBC News
The 2024 presidential race between Joe Biden and Donald Trump has been remarkably stable, NBC News polling shows, despite the drama of the campaign.
Apr 22, 2024, 9:24 PM