Lawyers for both sides wrangled with Judge Juan Merchan over what evidence could be admitted as Trump sat, shoulders hunched.
Lawyers for both sides wrangled with Judge Juan Merchan over what evidence could be admitted as Trump, shoulders hunched, stared sternly straight ahead or looked down at the computer.
Wearing his trademark red tie, white shirt and blue suit, Trump struck a defiant tone on arrival at the gritty Manhattan courthouse, telling a throng of journalists that his trial was an “assault on America.”Outside, at a small but noisy pro-Trump protest, the former commander in chief’s supporters shouted obscenities about President Joe Biden and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, the lead prosecutor.
Still, the prospect of Trump becoming a convicted felon throws an unprecedented wild card into an already unpredictable November 5 election, at which he will seek to defeat Biden and retake the White House.The hard-right populist is running on dark vows of “vengeance” and seeking to spin his criminal cases as evidence of persecution.
A New York grand jury indicted Trump in March 2023 over the payments made to Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, with the ex-president charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records.
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