NEW YORK, April 15 —Donald Trump became the first former US president to stand criminal trial today when he appeared in a Manhattan court to face charges stemming from a...
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Former US President Donald Trump has said he plans to testify in his own defence, a risky proposition that would open him up to probing cross-examination by prosecutors. — Reuters pool picNEW YORK, April 15 —Donald Trump became the first former US president to stand criminal trial today when he appeared in a Manhattan court to face charges stemming from a hush-money payment to a porn star that could complicate his bid to win back the White House.
Police stood guard in front of the courthouse amid a maze of barricades, and helicopters shadowed the motorcade of black SUVs that ferried Trump from his Trump Tower apartment.A handful of protesters, gathered in the plaza across the street, carried hand-painted signs reading “LOSER” and “convict Trump already.”
New York state prosecutors accuse him of falsifying records to cover up a US$130,000 payment in the waning days of the 2016 presidential campaign to buy the silence of porn star Stormy Daniels about a 2006 sexual encounter she has said they had. “There’s going to be an argument from the defense that this is a politically motivated prosecution, and if they had a real crime they’d have brought a real crime, and instead they have little notations on a checkbook,” said Adam Kaufmann, a former prosecutor in the Manhattan district attorney’s office.
A Reuters/Ipsos poll published last week found that nearly two in three voters found the charges in the case at least somewhat serious. One in four of his fellow Republicans and half of independents said they would not vote for Trump if he were convicted of a felony.
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