Prosecutors to make history with opening statements in hush money case against Trump
by Michael R. Sisak,Jennifer Peltz,Eric Tucker and Jake Offenhartz
Apr 22, 2024
2 minutes
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For the first time in history, prosecutors will present a criminal case against a former American president to a jury Monday as they accuse Donald Trump of a hush money scheme aimed at preventing damaging stories about his personal life from becoming public.
A 12-person jury in Manhattan is set to hear opening statements from prosecutors and defense lawyers in the first of four criminal cases against the
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