Via APNews.com: Opening statements in Donald Trump‘s hush money trial are set to begin in a New York court this morning. For the first time in history, prosecutors will present a criminal case against a former American president to a jury, accusing Trump of a scheme to prevent damaging stories about his personal life from becoming public. That same scheme left Trump accused of violating federal election laws and New York state tax laws -- because, of course, he wrote off the Stormy Daniels payoff as a business expense. A brief preview of the expected testimony of former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker’s testimony on the Trump trial today … https://t.co/ZYjA2urUaa — Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) April 22, 2024read more

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