- Opening statements began in Donald Trump’s hush-money trial on Monday.
- Trump faces 34 felony counts for falsifying business records in the historic case.
- “This case is about a criminal conspiracy and a coverup,” ADA Matthew Colangelo said.
Opening arguments in Donald Trump’s historic criminal trial got underway on Monday with a prosecutor describing the case as being about a “criminal conspiracy,” while a defense attorney for the former president likened hush-money payments to “democracy.”
“This case is about a criminal conspiracy and a coverup,” Assistant District Attorney Matthew Colangelo told the 12-person Manhattan jury in the hush-money trial.
Prosecutors in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office allege Trump illegally falsified business records by covering up a $130,000 hush-money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels.
No, they are confusing the issue so the jurors won;t know what he was really accused of. Their best tactic, and one that could very well pay off for them, sadly. Jury trials are a joke.
The judge and the prosecutors ought not to have too big issues with explaining this though right?
I’m not a legal expert but I wonder if the defense can actually object to that as they’ll see it as pressing the jury to make a judgment framed in a specific way.
WTH…