Before we kick off, let’s not forget that this is the least serious of the criminal cases former US president Donald Trump is facing in the next year or so. The coming cases concern things like Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents and of course the alleged attempts to overthrow the results of the 2020 election. But this week the court is focused on the comparatively tame allegations regarding Trump’s efforts to mitigate negative stories about himself back when he was a mere presidential hopeful.
The opening statements from prosecutors in Manhattan allege Trump was involved in a “criminal conspiracy” to “catch and kill” negative stories in the lead-up to the 2016 election.
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