Donald Trump's Historic Hush Money Trial: Prosecution Presents Case and Calls First Witness

️⚖️The prosecution accuses Trump of orchestrating a criminal conspiracy to cover up a payment to Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election.

️️️️🗞️The defense argues that the hush money payments were legal expenses and that it's not illegal to try to influence an election.

️🔍The former publisher of the National Enquirer is the first witness, as the prosecution claims he played a key role in the alleged plot.

️️️⚖️The prosecution presents evidence of a meeting at Trump Tower where a plot to buy and bury damaging stories about Trump was allegedly hatched.

️️️️🏢The defense portrays Trump as a husband and father, arguing that the payments to Cohen were for legal expenses.

What are the charges against Donald Trump in the hush money trial?

—Donald Trump is facing charges of a criminal conspiracy to cover up a payment to Stormy Daniels and election fraud.

What is the defense argument in the trial?

—The defense argues that the hush money payments were legal expenses and that trying to influence an election is not illegal.

Who is the first witness in the trial?

—The former publisher of the National Enquirer is the first witness, as the prosecution claims he played a key role in the alleged conspiracy.

What evidence does the prosecution present?

—The prosecution presents evidence of a meeting at Trump Tower where a plot to buy and bury damaging stories about Trump was allegedly hatched.

How does the defense portray Trump?

—The defense portrays Trump as a husband and father, arguing that the payments to Cohen were for legal expenses.

01:41The prosecution accuses Donald Trump of a criminal conspiracy to cover up a payment to Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election.

02:57The defense argues that the hush money payments were legal expenses and that trying to influence an election is not illegal.

03:23The first witness in the trial is the former publisher of the National Enquirer, who the prosecution claims played a key role in the alleged conspiracy.

03:59The prosecution presents evidence of a meeting at Trump Tower where a plot to buy and bury damaging stories about Trump was allegedly hatched.

06:19The defense portrays Trump as a husband and father, arguing that the payments to Cohen were for legal expenses.