Donald Trump's hush-money trial is set to begin Monday, marking the first time the former president will be tried for criminal charges.
Donald Trump gets 'millions of dollars' every time he steps into a court room, the former president's son, Eric Trump, said.On Wednesday, Eric Trump appeared on Fox News' Fox & Friends for an interview with co-host Brian Kilmeade, where he was asked about his father's upcoming criminal trial in New York City.
'Every single time he walks into that court room, million and millions of dollars flow in because the American people know exactly what's happening to him,' Eric Trump said.He went on to criticize the daughter of New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan, who is overseeing the former president's criminal case in Manhattan for alleged hush money payments made to former adult film star Stormy Daniels.The context:Trump's criminal trial in New York is expected to begin on April 15, and New York law requires defendants to be personally present during a trial for a criminal indictment.Last April, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg indicted Trump for alleged hush money payments made to Daniels and claimed the former president 'repeatedly and fraudulently falsified New York business records to conceal crimes that hid damaging information from the voting public during the 2016 presidential election.'Trump has continued to deny any wrongdoing in the case and was recently placed under a gag order after criticizing Merchan's daughter, Loren, over her connection to the Democratic Party.What we know:Trump was recently placed under a gag order by Merchan, who expanded the order to include barring the former president from making any comments about the judge's family.Newsweek previously reported how the criminal trial in New York will require Trump to appear in court for many hearings, which could threaten his ability to campaign for the 2024 presidency.Newsweek reached out to Trump's spokesperson via email for comment.Views:Eric Trump also spoke on Fox & Friends about the gag order against his father, saying: 'We do have a First Amendment in this country for a reason.'But as it pertains to Donald Trump, for some reason it doesn't exist. As it pertains to everybody else, the First Amendment's unstoppable but if it comes to Donald Trump he no longer has a freedom of speech according to these courts.'In response to the gag order, Donald Trump's legal team has filed motions to have Judge Merchan recused from the case.What's next:Jury selection for the former president's criminal trial is expected to start next week.However, writing about the motion to have Merchan recused, former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance said this week that: 'Trump will undoubtedly try to pull some other last-minute stunt to get a delay if that fails .'Update, 4/10/24, 9:25 a.m. EST: This story has been updated with further information.Update, 4/10/24, 10:05 a.m. EST: This story has been updated with further information.
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