The first criminal trial of Donald Trump is officially underway.
Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNNThe judge is considering accusations that TRumo violated a gag order at least 10 times.Prosecutors and Trump's attorneys delivered opening statements and the first witness - a former National Enquirer publisher - was called Monday in the historic and unprecedented criminal trial of a former president.
The district attorney's office framed the case for jurors as illegal payments to try to influence illicitly influence the 2016 election that Trump then tried to illegally cover up by falsifying business records. "President Trump had nothing to do, had nothing to do with the invoice, with the check being generated, or with the entry on the ledger," he said.
"His entire financial livelihood depends on President Trump's destruction," Blanche said. "You cannot make a serious decision about President Trump relying on the words of Michael Cohen." The scheme, the prosecutor said, was three-pronged: AMI would publish flattering stories about Trump, publish hit stories on Trump's political opponents and kill negative stories that could harm Trump's campaign. The "catch and kill" practice was at the "core" of the conspiracy, Colangelo told the jury.
At the hearing, Trump's attorneys came to an agreement with the New York attorney general's office on the terms of that $175 million bond. James' team had previously challenged the bond, questioning the financial wherewithal of the underwriter, Knight Specialty Insurance Company.
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