Prosecutors to make history with opening statements in hush money case against Trump

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Prosecutors to make history with opening statements in hush money case against Trump
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A jury in Manhattan is to hear opening statements Monday from prosecutors and defense lawyers in the first of four criminal cases against Trump to reach trial.

For the first time in history, prosecutors are presenting a criminal case against a former American president to a juryFor the first time in history, prosecutors will present a criminal case against a former American president to a jury Monday as they accuseA 12-person jury in Manhattan is set to hear opening statements from prosecutors and defense lawyers in the first of four criminal cases against the presumptive Republican nominee to reach trial.

Unfolding as Trump vies to reclaim the White House, the trial will require him to spend his days in a courtroom rather than the campaign trail. He will have to listen as witnesses recount salacious and potentially unflattering details about his private life. The case will test jurors' ability to set aside any bias but also Trump's ability to abide by the court's restrictions, such as a gag order that bars him from attacking witnesses. Prosecutors are seeking fines against him for alleged violations of that order.

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