Jury of seven men and five women to weigh testimony related to $130,000 payment from ex-fixer Michael Cohen to Stormy DanielsTrump hush money trial – live updatesDonald Trump arrived at court in Manhattan on Monday morning for the start in earnest of his hush-money case, as he is set to become the first US president, present or former, to face opening statements in a criminal trial.A jury of seven men and five women living in Manhattan will weigh whether Trump’s alleged efforts to conceal an affair with an adult star, which he feared would damage his 2016 election bid, were illicit. Trump was charged in the spring of 2023 with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. Continue reading…
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Author : Victoria Bekiempis in New York
Publish date : 2024-04-22 16:05:39
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