Donald Trump will once again make history on Monday morning as he becomes the first American president to face a criminal trial.
The Republican, who is running for the White House again this year, was accused by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg of falsifying business records, which is a felony in New York state, to hide “hush money” payments to porn figures. He is accused of having. Star Stormy Daniels tried to keep quiet about her alleged extra-military relationship with a businessman a decade ago during the 2016 presidential campaign.
Mr. Trump has denied the affair and any wrongdoing in the affair after Mr. Bragg charged him with 34 felonies.
The trial is scheduled to begin in Judge Juan Mercian's courtroom at 10am this morning, with jury selection being the first step, after numerous efforts by the defendants' lawyers to further postpone the event failed. .
On Sunday night, Trump filed a complaint with Truth Social. “Tomorrow morning, I will be in criminal court, in front of completely inconsistent judges, corrupt prosecutors, a chaotic legal system, a nation rife with violent crime and corruption, and a perverse Joe Biden. Henchman “tampering with the system”. ”
Truth Society: President Trump slams the eve of historic hush money trial
Below are some of Trump's most recent complaint posts on his platform of choice.
You'll be pleased to hear that his legal predicament hasn't stopped him from peddling Bibles with Christian country music star Lee Greenwood.
Joe SummerradApril 15, 2024 09:15
President Trump slams Biden in criminal trial as jury selection begins today
Donald Trump slammed his successor Joe Biden in a video on Truth Social, slamming the president as a “criminal” for not delaying an impending criminal trial in Manhattan.
President Trump has lost three last-minute bids in three days to postpone the hush money trial in New York, where jury selection was scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Monday.
The former president faces a total of 88 felony charges in four state and federal prosecutors as he works to return to the White House. He pleaded not guilty to all charges against him.
President Trump continues to baselessly claim that he is the victim of a Democratic-led conspiracy, despite the fact that criminal charges were recommended by a national grand jury.
His federal case is being overseen by an independent special counsel under the Justice Department.
That didn't stop the defendant from accusing his rival of “breaking the law.”
martha mchardy and alex woodward report.
Joe SummerradApril 15, 2024 08:45
President Trump again falsely claims about infant executions
Donald Trump weighs in on Arizona Supreme Court's abortion ruling that reinstated “an inappropriate law from 1864,” but says Democrats want “abortion up to the moment of birth and even execution of infants.” He again made a false claim that he was.
The former president wrote:
The Arizona Supreme Court went too far in its ruling on abortion, enacting and approving inappropriate laws starting in 1864. So now, the Governor and the Arizona Legislature must use their hearts and common sense to act immediately to correct what happened. Remember, it now depends on the goodwill of the nation and the people who represent it. Ideally, there should be her three exceptions for rape, incest, and mother's life. This is important! Democrats are extremists. They support abortion up to the moment of birth, and in some cases even the execution of babies after birth. That can't be true. Arizona Legislature, please act as soon as possible.
Here's how Trump starts the week talking about abortion.
john bordenApril 15, 2024 07:02
Report: President Trump could not pardon the January 6 rioters even if he won in November
Former President Donald Trump has promised to pardon his supporters who have been charged, convicted and even imprisoned for crimes committed during the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
But even if he returns to the White House after this year's election, he may not actually have that power, according to a new report from the anti-authoritarian group Protect Democracy.
The report titled Confirming Pardon Power: Constitutional Limits and Options to Prevent Abuse The paper enumerates a number of situations in which a presidential pardon is invalid because it is not a legitimate exercise of the president's power to grant reprieves for “crimes against the United States.”
john bordenApril 15, 2024 04:02
Special prosecutor hands down verdict in Georgia lieutenant governor Bert Jones' election interference case
A special prosecutor has been appointed to investigate whether Lt. Gov. Bert Jones should face criminal charges over his efforts to overturn Georgia's 2020 presidential election.
Georgia's Prosecutors' Council on Thursday announced that its executive director, Pete Skandalakis, will block Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from prosecuting Jones as part of the election interference case against former President Donald Trump and others. He announced that he would be in charge of this issue.
Jones said Trump won Georgia, even though Democrat Joe Biden was declared the winner in the state, and that they were “duly elected and qualified” to hold the state's election. He was one of 16 state Republicans to sign a certificate declaring him a person. After the election, as a state senator, he also called for a special session of the Georgia General Assembly aimed at overturning Biden's narrow victory in the state.
john bordenApril 15, 2024 03:02
President Trump slams Biden in criminal trial as jury selection begins tomorrow
President Donald Trump slammed President Joe Biden in a video on Truth Social, calling him a “criminal” for not delaying an impending criminal trial in Manhattan. his series of criminal trials;
The former president faces 88 felony charges in four state and federal prosecutors as he works to return to the White House. He pleaded not guilty to all charges against him.
Trump continues to baselessly claim that he is the victim of a Democratic-led conspiracy, despite the fact that criminal charges were recommended by a national grand jury. His federal case is being overseen by an independent special counsel under the U.S. Department of Justice.
That didn't stop Trump from accusing his rival of “breaking the law.”
martha mchardy and alex woodward report:
john bordenApril 15, 2024 02:02
New biopic focuses on President Trump's coaching by mob lawyer Roy Cohn
Donald Trump and his mentor Roy Cohn, or at least a fictionalized version of them, are heading to Cannes.
martha mchardy Here are the details:
john bordenApril 15, 2024 01:02
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer slams President Trump on abortion issue: 'He lies over and over and over again'
A rising star in the Democratic Party was leading the case against Donald Trump over the “lies” he told Americans over the years about his positions on reproductive rights.
Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee to challenge President Joe Biden in 2024, released a video last Monday outlining his (current) position on the issue of abortion rights.
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer attended Sunday's rally. Press introduction appeared on NBC and responded to host Kristen Welker's assertion that Trump was “crossing the line” on the issue.
john bordenApril 15, 2024 00:02
Inside the Stormy Daniels hush money scandal that led to President Trump's arrest
With the start of Trump's trial just hours away, it's worth looking back at the hush-money case that started it all, the Stormy Daniels case.
Trump was only recently indicted for the scheme in 2023, but news of the payments to porn stars first broke. wall street journal Back in 2018.
Read more independent person On how we ended up here:
john bordenApril 14, 2024 23:00
What will happen during tomorrow's jury selection in President Trump's Manhattan trial?
The first criminal trial against a former US president begins with jury selection on Monday.
The hush-money lawsuit involves 34 charges of corporate fraud, following allegations that Donald Trump instructed his staff to include hush-money payments as legal costs.
Steve Duffy of Trial Behavior Consulting spoke: independent Gustav Kirander Regarding the expected demographics of the judges and the selection process itself.
john bordenApril 14, 2024 22:14