Former Tabloid Publisher david well be back with wolf blitzer in situation breaking news tonight, The Trump Trial Testimony Begins and the official transcript was just released for the next hour. Well take you inside the courtroom from gavel to gavel. As this historic hush money criminal case unfolds the prosecutions first key witness takes the stand after both sides start to lay out their cases in Opening Statements are reporters and experts are standing by to break down all of todays most important developments and look ahead to whats next. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and arnd the world. Im wolf blitzer with a Special Report in this Room Trump Trial today lets get right to the breaking news on the Opening Statements and testimony in the first criminal trial of a former president of the United States, donald trump. At the Defense Table as prosecutors and his lawyers began cutting to the heart of the hushmoney case against him cnns Kara Scannell is joining us live
Criminal trial. We have a pretty good sense of what the playbook will look like. We have lawyers here to break it down. An exclusive interview with gavin newsom. We will debut a new ad that the governor is putting on air in alabama and we will get his thoughts on the former president s trial and what it means for the 2024 race. Foreign aid bills finally passed in the house, but not that plenty of drama from Marjorie Taylor green. Later . A conversation with Superstar Stinger a an activist, john legend. I will ask him about the work hes doing on criminal Justice Reform and get his take on the state of politics. In the words of judge mershon, this trial is starting. There are seven men, five women, and six alternates. They will hear alternate Opening Statements tomorrow. It wasnt a smooth road, because defendant trump was all but digging the potholes himself with an assist from some of his cable news allies. She said two things that stuck out, one, i dont really have an opinion of trump,
Good morning. It is sunday, april 21st. And Alisha Menendez with symone and michael steele. Nato Secretary General brings is the view from our allies in europe. The vote might cause Speaker Johnson his gavel this hour. We will hear from house members Jasmine Crockett and betty thompson. Opening statements in Donald Trumps first criminal trial just over 24 hours away. We are getting set for a crucial week in court. At your coffee and settle in. Welcome to the weekend. The longawaited 95 billiondollar foreign aid package is now in the hands of the u. S. Senate. Senators are expected to take of the legislation on tuesday. Saturday afternoon, the house passed a series of bills sending military aid to ukraine, israel and taiwan. The eight for israel also increase twominute turn really for gaza. When it comes to supporting ukraine, a majority of House Republicans voted against the bill picked democrats picked up the slack helping House Speaker mike johnson get the bill over the line. As for
It today, go to pretty litter, im Zachary Cohen in washington. And this is cnn welcome to cnn Special Coverage on big tapper and youre looking live inside the Manhattan Courthouse right now, lets bring up those pictures where the judge has just entered the courtroom and donald trump is about to make history. The first former president in the United States to ever face a criminal trial. Any second, can we expect Jury Selection to start . Whats called void here . And we just got our first look at the former president s inside that courtroom is still photograph cameras are not allowed in general. There he is facing 34 counts of fall falsifying Business Records allegedly part of a scheme to keep Adult Film Star and director Stormy Daniels from speaking out about their alleged Sexual Interlude ahead of the 2016 election, Cnns Kaitlan Collins and paula reid are outside the courthouse for us right now, caitlyn, at the prosecution and the defense are about to start this process of choosing 12
It today, go to pretty litter, im Zachary Cohen in washington. And this is cnn welcome to cnn Special Coverage on big tapper and youre looking live inside the Manhattan Courthouse right now, lets bring up those pictures where the judge has just entered the courtroom and donald trump is about to make history. The first former president in the United States to ever face a criminal trial. Any second, can we expect Jury Selection to start . Whats called void here . And we just got our first look at the former president s inside that courtroom is still photograph cameras are not allowed in general. There he is facing 34 counts of fall falsifying Business Records allegedly part of a scheme to keep Adult Film Star and director Stormy Daniels from speaking out about their alleged Sexual Interlude ahead of the 2016 election, Cnns Kaitlan Collins and paula reid are outside the courthouse for us right now, caitlyn, at the prosecution and the defense are about to start this process of choosing 12