Trial against donald trump wrapping up, what went down. Welcome everyone, im sandra smith in for neil cavuto and this is your world. Opening statements first witness today the jury saw Andy Mccarthy and john yoo on what we can glean from it in just a moment. First made for outside the courthouse with the very latest on what went down. Hi nate. Hi, Sandra Perron during Opening Statements the das office argued that trent criminal conspiracy and coverup leading up to the 2016 president ial election by suppressing negative stories about his personal life whereas trumps lawyers argued the former president is innocent but Todd Blanche The President s lawyer and there is nothing illegal about trying to influence an election, he called that democracy. After court today, trump criticized matt mda alvin bragg, trump reference how federal prosecutors declined to bring a case against him on the same allegations and he says alvin braggs not interfere with this years president ial election. Mr. Trum
Conspiracy to violate the election laws. People should be taking a step back and asking why is this case as andy said being brought on frivolous grounds, being its being brought because its targeting not just a former president , but a current candidate of the Republican Party for the November 2024 were there in the lead. Sandra and and being people should be asking why theyre doing that. Sandra and they are, and at the final word from your that conducts one more thing that the president s warning about this Calendar President s that the sets. To John Points johns point about how limited braggs the relation is, Hillary Clinton who one the 2016 election in new york but substantially and she wanted man at manhattan by about 80 points so you have to ask if this da is undertaking to enforce federal law on whose behalf is he doing that . Because he only represents manhattan, is not supposed to be bringing a case on behalf of all progressives across america who are disappointed that hillary