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"Coming up on the show, Trump's first criminal trial begins."
"Trump? This one stands out in that it was a civil trial related to his businesses. It wasn't criminal, and it doesn't relate to an election like there are three others that do. But the ruling does come at a crucial time for Trump, who is the front runner for the republican presidential nomination for this 2024 contest. This week, we also got a date for what is likely to be Trump's first criminal trial, also in New York, and it relates to hush money payments issued during the 2016 election."
"So where we are as of today is that unless something changes, Donald Trump's first criminal trial will start on Monday. Trump will be in court. I believe the schedule is Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday. They have Wednesday off on this particular trial. Four days a week, Trump will be sitting in a court of criminal law."
"But yes. The criminal trial in New York is the first of four Trump could stay in this year. Trump has been charged in three separate criminal trace cases, special counsel Jack Smith's classified records case, special counsel Jack Smith's 2020 election interference case, and Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fannie Willis's case. So there's the four. Now, something interesting happened here, and this one's weird."
"All right, so you get it. It is funny that Trump's criminal trials are conflicting with other motions and hearings also related to Trump's other criminal trial. It is wild. It is a wild and unprecedented situation. But we're going to get back to the idea of Trump not being allowed to go to the Supreme Court in a moment."
"Before we get into Trump's trial, let's be clear about which trial this is. Is it the classified documents trial? No. The January 6 trial? No."
"But first, a criminal trial for Donald Trump starts today in Manhattan with jury selection. This is a first for the country. Before Trump, no former us president had. Ever been criminally indicted. To help you follow the events in court over the next few weeks, well."
"Well, there's a few things I find interesting. Donald Trump's trial begins. The opening statements here in his trial on the hush money case. It's amazing. They just sat the jury."
"Mister Trump, of course, strenuously denies wrongdoing in all of these cases. Well, tell it to the judge. Of the four criminal cases against Donald Trump, this trial that starts today, it might be the only one that produces a verdict before the election in November. Kennett Werner is covering the Trump trials for the economist. The trial is going to run for six to eight weeks."
"Trump is facing a criminal trial in New York in about one week. He's facing a criminal trial in DC. He's facing a criminal trial in Georgia. And in Atlanta, he's facing a criminal trial down by Dave in the southern district of Florida. These judges need to learn to keep their mouths shut, and it violates the judicial canons when they don't."
"It's Tuesday, April 23, and Donald Trump's first criminal trial is underway. We start here. Prosecutors begin giving their case to jurors in the Trump hush money trial. They're gonna try to make this case as much about Michael Cohn as possible. But if you're still unclear what they're even arguing about, don't worry, you're not the only one."
"This trial is going to be a tough go for Trump. I would expect the actual evidentiary and factual issues in the case. I'm not even sure how disputed they will be. If Trump is convicted, he could go to prison. This is not a violent crime."
"Donald's first criminal trial began yesterday, and he was there in person, reportedly with his eyes closed, though there were no cameras permitted inside the courtroom. Yesterday was the start of jury selection, which could take up to two weeks or more. No jurors were picked yesterday. There was also a lot of administration, you could say going on, including scheduling and other procedural matters. Trump is required to be present for basically the entire trial, which will be four days a week for about the next eight weeks or so."
"Well, tell it to the judge. Of the four criminal cases against Donald Trump, this trial that starts today, it might be the only one that produces a verdict before the election in November. Kennett Werner is covering the Trump trials for the economist. The trial is going to run for six to eight weeks. There will be a week or two of jury selection, and it's going to be a spectacle, a full media circus."