Prosecutors argue "election fraud, pure and simple" in Trump hush money case
For this episode of Trump's Trials, we hand the mic over to Consider This.
Host Juana Summers speaks with defense lawyer Daniel Horwitz.
As the first criminal trial for a former U.S. president got under way in New York, Donald Trump looked on as prosecution and defense teams presented their opening statements to the jury.
The former president is charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records, a felony in New York if done to cover up another crime.
The prosecution argued hush money payments made by former Trump fixer Michael Cohen to adult film star Stormy Daniels were to buy her…
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