Minute, people the state of new york versus donald j. Trump started The Main Event Opening Statement hey, miss, youre looking at my picture in downtown new york. The courthouse and you hadnt soon the judge will gavel in and cmt the jury for the first ever prosecution of a former United States president. Minutes ago, we watched trump walk into court after his motorcade arrived at 100 centre street. We expect him to stop for the cameras and talk before heading inside get up in the judge and the jury prosecutors will chart a roadmap of what they intend to prove, how they say the former president helm, the scheme to buried the details of a sexual encounter with adult film actress. In the final month, the 2016 campaign remainders cooper, new york, youre watching Cnn Special Live Coverage of donald trump Hush Money Trial. And im jake tapper in washington today, a Courtroom Collision Filled with history shattering precedent, and a Stock Possibility that one of the two major candidates for pre
Believe thats going to be their best argument, even though its not true, its going to be the idea that this is directed is ludicrous. This is often referred to as a zombie case. This is a case that has been around for awhile. It just sort of i mean, it just took a long time. It would kind of Go Away and then i would brag would come back to two different districts. Before bragg was even, the District Attorney here a Minute And Sorrow civilians was the manhattan District Attorney here that was dealing with that. I mean, this was a case that they were questioning how to bring it, what it would look like. The question of whether the civil Fraud Case would be brought as a criminal case . So things that have been around for a long time, there were questions i was covering the White House in 2016, 2017, whether or not this was illegal Campaign Contribution with these payments. Judge isar, were talking about Opening Statements and i know after a lot of trials, you would interview the juries th
Then next 40 or 60 minutes, just speaking of Trumps Body Language already the judge is going over what prosecutors would be allowed to ask trump about if you did testify and the judge said that he would be allowed to ask, they would be allowed to ask about the violations of the Gag Order in that civil fraud case. The judge that trump has just complaining about 40 went to the Courtroom Trump was seeing shaking his head as the judge had found that he had violated that Gag Order. This is schneider. Thank you so much. Good to have you on. Were moments away from opening statements in a trial that could ultimately make former president wants to be our next president. A convicted felon. All the breaking details are coming up after quick break every weekday morning, cnns five things has what you need to get going with your day. Its the five Essential Stories of the morning in five minutes for less. Cnns five things with kate bolduan, Streaming Weekdays exclusively on macs businesses go further