Trump's hush money trial: What to know with jury selection to begin Monday
Time:2024-05-21 16:53:42 Source:opinionsViews(143)
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump will make history as the first former president to stand trial on criminal charges when his hush money case opens Monday with jury selection.
The case will force the presumptive Republican presidential nominee to juggle campaigning with sitting in a Manhattan courtroom for weeks to defend himself against charges involving a scheme to bury allegations of marital infidelity that arose during his first White House campaign in 2016.
It carries enormous political ramifications as potentially the only one of four criminal cases against Trump that could reach a verdict before voters decide in November whether to send him back to the White House.
Here’s what to know about the hush money case and the charges against Trump:
WHAT’S THIS CASE ABOUT?
The former president is accused of falsifying internal Trump Organization records as part of a scheme to bury damaging stories that he feared could hurt his 2016 campaign, particularly as Trump’s reputation was suffering at the time from comments he had made about women.
Previous:Iran helicopter crash that killed President Raisi could reverberate across the Middle East
Next:Travis Kelce downs whiskey shot on slice of bread at Kelce Jam without Taylor Swift
You may also like
- Yvette Fielding says her Most Haunted co
- E China hailstorm disaster death toll rises to 7
- China's tiger and leopard park sees over 35 cubs born in past year
- 9 corpses found adrift in boat off Brazil were likely migrants from Mauritania and Mali, police say
- A warrant for Netanyahu’s arrest was requested. But no decision was made about whether to issue it
- Hong Kong's top talent scheme approves 59,000 applications
- Relative of Bianca Censori reveals how she really feels about her marriage to Kanye West
- Iranian FM, EU foreign policy chief discuss Iran's retaliatory attack against Israel
- Candice Swanepoel stuns in a form