Trump says he did nothing wrong, and has cast himself as the victim of a politically motivated justice system bent on keeping him out of the White House.
FILE - Former President Donald Trump awaits the start of proceedings on the second day of jury selection at Manhattan criminal court, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in New York. A third panel of potential jurors will be questioned Friday in Donald Trump 's hush money case, drawing jury selection a step closer to completion in the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president.
The trial will place Trump in a Manhattan courtroom for weeks, forcing him to juggle his dual role as criminal defendant and political candidate against the backdrop of his hotly contested race against President Joe Biden. It will feature salacious and unflattering testimony his opponent will no doubt seize on to try to paint Trump as unfit to return as commander in chief.
He has lashed out on social media about the judge, prosecutors and potential witnesses, prompting the district attorneys to seek sanctions for possible violations of a gag order in the criminal case. The trial centers on a $130,000 payment that Michael Cohen, Trump's former lawyer and personal fixer, made to porn actorto prevent her claims of a sexual encounter with Trump from becoming public in the final days of the 2016 race.
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