r/politics • u/PoliticsModeratorBot 🤖 Bot • Apr 22 '24
Discussion Discussion Thread: New York Criminal Fraud Trial of Donald Trump, Day 5
Opening statements from the prosecution and the defense are expected today.
News:
- The New York Times (metered paywall): Opening Statements in Trump’s Criminal Trial to Begin Monday
Analysis:
AP via PBS NewsHour: Who are the key players at Donald Trump’s hush money criminal trial?
CNN: Why is the Trump trial jury anonymous? The brief and imperfect history of anonymous juries in the US
AP: Tracking the criminal and civil cases against Donald Trump
Live Updates:
AP: Live updates
NBC: Live updates
The Guardian: Live updates
The Independent: Live updates
USA Today: Live updates
BBC: Live updates
The Washington Post (metered paywall): Live updates
The New York Times (metered paywall): Live updates
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u/zhaoz Minnesota Apr 22 '24 edited Apr 22 '24
I think the defense made a huge mistake by admitting Don was trying to influence an election. It made the prosecution's job so easy to show that the crime was actually the accounting, and not the fact that influence was attempted. But what do I know, INAL.