Former President Donald Trump gave public remarks Monday afternoon from Manhattan court after the trial wrapped up early for the day due to a juror's appointment.
Former President Donald Trump railed against the historic trial in Manhattan criminal court Monday, asking why the District Attorney's office picked up the case after other law enforcement bodies did not pursue charges. 'If this were such a great case, why didn't the Southern District bring it? Who looked at it and turned it down. Why didn't numerous other agencies and law enforcement groups look at it? Because it was shown to everybody.
Trump's trial in a Manhattan courtroom began in earnest Monday, after jury selection last week, and heard its first witness, former American Media Inc. CEO David Pecker. Pecker was allegedly a key figure to a 'catch and kill' scheme ahead of the 2016 election. 'Catch-and-kill' schemes are understood as tactics used by media and publishing companies to buy the rights of a person’s story, but do not publish the materials. NY VS.
The trial focuses on a $130,000 payment made by former Trump attorney Michael Cohen to former pornographic actor Stormy Daniels $130,000 to allegedly quiet her claims of an alleged extramarital affair she had with Trump in the early 2000s. Daniels reportedly spoke to the National Enquirer, which is owned by American Media Inc., on her claims of an affair with Trump, with Pecker allegedly contacting Cohen to 'purchase' Daniels' silence on the alleged affair.
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