Day 1 of hush money trial against Trump in New York
Day 1 of hush money trial against Trump in New York
First day of Trump's trial in Manhattan Criminal Court
Donald Trump has visited six different courthouses over the past year, but when he entered the courtroom in downtown Manhattan on Monday morning, he had a new experience. The room was half empty.
The former president walked slowly through the cavernous, dingy courtroom, past the six rows of empty seats reserved for potential jurors, glanced at the six reporters seated in the back row, and then turned to the room. I moved to the front and strolled over to my seat. defense table.
The empty rows served as a reminder that Trump is in a different situation now, as he faces criminal charges for the first time. By the afternoon, the courtroom was filled with 96 jurors, some of whom may be hearing the hush money trial of the Republican presidential candidate.
Trump spoke only three times in court Monday, assuring his judge that he understood his rights as a criminal defendant. Mr. Trump chatted frequently with his lawyers throughout the day, exchanging whispers and notes as he discussed the allegations with the Manhattan District Attorney's Office.
Mr. Trump occasionally sat down and closed his eyes as Judge Juan Melchan walked through the jury and asked up to 42 questions of all prospective jurors.
Trump did not have a lectern in the courtroom, but on his way home that day, he pulled an iPhone from his suit pocket and handed it to the jurors, then spoke to a camera just outside the courtroom and made his feelings clear. It didn't take that long. Aide.
President Trump complained that a judge told him he couldn't attend next week's Supreme Court deliberations on presidential immunity and his son's graduation, saying, "It looks like the judge won't let me get away with this fraud." said. Marchan did not make any decisions on whether Trump would be pardoned at his graduation ceremony.
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