In a trial watched with interest around the world, Trump faces criminal convictions and prison time on charges of falsifying his company's business records to silence allegations that he allegedly had sex with a porn actor. may have to.
Apart from the cloud of the conviction, the ability to campaign for Republican Trump, who has a slight lead over Democrat President Joe Biden, will be seriously affected by tying him up in a Manhattan courtroom for four days in less than a month. Seven months before the elections.
Even if he is convicted, he cannot be disqualified from participating in and being elected to the presidential election because the Constitution is silent about criminal convictions.
The Manhattan case will likely be the only criminal case to come to trial before the election as a second case in Georgia alleging election interference is moving forward because of allegations that the prosecutor hired a lover at the expense of Trump. $650,000 grant to taxpayers to help prosecute conflicts of interest.
There is also a federal criminal case pending against him charging him with election interference as a result of the January 6, 2021 riot, when his supporters broke into Capito to prevent Congress from ratifying his election, in which the Supreme Court overruled the president. A decision is likely to be taken on their claims to immunity.,
Another pending federal criminal case against him concerns his handling of classified documents.
Before entering the courtroom, Trump said: "This is political harassment, this is harassment like it's never happened before, nobody's ever seen anything like it".
Prosecutors have said the prosecution only shows that no one is above the law in a democracy.
Outside, people supporting and opposing him rallied with signs and shouting as he arrived in a sports utility vehicle accompanied by personal Secret Service guards, a privilege he gets as a former president.
Inside the courtroom, Trump sat at a table with his lawyers as he made a futile attempt to delay the trial at the last minute by asking Judge Juan Merchant to recuse himself from the hearing, accusing him of being biased.Merchan, with whom Trump has had several run-ins and was slapped with a GA order, rejected the demand and proceeded with the lawsuit.
Manhattan Deputy Prosecutor Joshua Steinglass began recounting the case against Trump, which has 34 charges. He negotiated with defense attorneys what evidence could be presented at trial with Marchen's ruling at issue.
Under state procedures, the initial phase of the trial is the selection of 1 jurors – ordinary citizens who will form the panel that renders verdict – is about to begin. Prosecutors and defense attorneys will closely scrutinize potential jurors looking for biases that could harm their case and will try to prevent people they believe to be biased from sitting on the jury.Manhattan is overwhelmingly Democratic, so most potential jurors will be persuasive and the defense will try to persuade them. The case involved Manhattan Public Prosecutor Alvin Bragg, a Democrat elected to the position, paying $130,000 that was paid to porn star Stormy Daniels through her former attorney Michael Cohen during her 2016 election campaign. This was done to silence and avoid another sex scandal.
Prosecutors allege the payments were disguised as corporate legal expenses, a violation of state law that would make it a crime. Trump is also embroiled in civil matters.
New York State Attorney General, Letitia James, another Democrat elected to office, successfully prosecuted her in a civil fraud case over overstating the value of her assets when applying for a loan. He was ordered to pay a fine of $45 million, which the billionaire, whose wealth is tied up in real estate, could not easily pay.While his appeal against the verdict is ongoing, he was required to post a bond to cover the amount, which he eventually did with great difficulty, with the help of a windfall of billions from an online port that he invested in going public. Did it on a stock exchange.
In another civil case in a federal court, he was ordered to pay $83 million in damages for defamation to a woman who accused him of repeatedly denying and criticizing her statements.
Apart from the cloud of the conviction, the ability to campaign for Republican Trump, who has a slight lead over Democrat President Joe Biden, will be seriously affected by tying him up in a Manhattan courtroom for four days in less than a month. Seven months before the elections.
Even if he is convicted, he cannot be disqualified from participating in and being elected to the presidential election because the Constitution is silent about criminal convictions.
The Manhattan case will likely be the only criminal case to come to trial before the election as a second case in Georgia alleging election interference is moving forward because of allegations that the prosecutor hired a lover at the expense of Trump. $650,000 grant to taxpayers to help prosecute conflicts of interest.
There is also a federal criminal case pending against him charging him with election interference as a result of the January 6, 2021 riot, when his supporters broke into Capito to prevent Congress from ratifying his election, in which the Supreme Court overruled the president. A decision is likely to be taken on their claims to immunity.,
Another pending federal criminal case against him concerns his handling of classified documents.
Before entering the courtroom, Trump said: "This is political harassment, this is harassment like it's never happened before, nobody's ever seen anything like it".
Prosecutors have said the prosecution only shows that no one is above the law in a democracy.
Outside, people supporting and opposing him rallied with signs and shouting as he arrived in a sports utility vehicle accompanied by personal Secret Service guards, a privilege he gets as a former president.
Inside the courtroom, Trump sat at a table with his lawyers as he made a futile attempt to delay the trial at the last minute by asking Judge Juan Merchant to recuse himself from the hearing, accusing him of being biased.Merchan, with whom Trump has had several run-ins and was slapped with a GA order, rejected the demand and proceeded with the lawsuit.
Manhattan Deputy Prosecutor Joshua Steinglass began recounting the case against Trump, which has 34 charges. He negotiated with defense attorneys what evidence could be presented at trial with Marchen's ruling at issue.
Under state procedures, the initial phase of the trial is the selection of 1 jurors – ordinary citizens who will form the panel that renders verdict – is about to begin. Prosecutors and defense attorneys will closely scrutinize potential jurors looking for biases that could harm their case and will try to prevent people they believe to be biased from sitting on the jury.Manhattan is overwhelmingly Democratic, so most potential jurors will be persuasive and the defense will try to persuade them. The case involved Manhattan Public Prosecutor Alvin Bragg, a Democrat elected to the position, paying $130,000 that was paid to porn star Stormy Daniels through her former attorney Michael Cohen during her 2016 election campaign. This was done to silence and avoid another sex scandal.
Prosecutors allege the payments were disguised as corporate legal expenses, a violation of state law that would make it a crime. Trump is also embroiled in civil matters.
New York State Attorney General, Letitia James, another Democrat elected to office, successfully prosecuted her in a civil fraud case over overstating the value of her assets when applying for a loan. He was ordered to pay a fine of $45 million, which the billionaire, whose wealth is tied up in real estate, could not easily pay.While his appeal against the verdict is ongoing, he was required to post a bond to cover the amount, which he eventually did with great difficulty, with the help of a windfall of billions from an online port that he invested in going public. Did it on a stock exchange.
In another civil case in a federal court, he was ordered to pay $83 million in damages for defamation to a woman who accused him of repeatedly denying and criticizing her statements.