monday. it s 4:00 in new york. so each of the civil and criminal cases brought against donald trump and at this point there are plenty to choose from, slice right to the core of his persona in unique and distinct ways. contempt for the rule of law, a disregard for our very democracy, even an embrace of political violence. but the trial that started today in manhattan that $250 million civil fraud lawsuit brought by new york attorney general letitia james against donald trump, trump s company and his two adult sons is fundamentally different from those. it cuts deep into trump s most base instincts, his compulsive need to exaggerate the size of all things. his woefully and knowingly penchant for lying over and over again. his defrauding, defrauding his customers and the public. well, at least that s according to attorney general tish james. today both sides delivered opening statements, the attorney general s team sought to convince the judge in this case that trump should be
ever criminal trial of an american expresident started the day. opening statements this morning in a downtown manhattan courthouse in donald j. trump s criminal case. they made the opening statements to the jury and the six alternates. it is about a conspiracy of the expresident and his allies to interfere in the 2016 election. the negative stories about donald trump. the attorney for the prosecution, matthew spoke about a 2015 meeting in trump tower between donald trump, his former fixer, michael cohen, and a man named david. the negative stories about donald trump s relationships with women was allegedly hashed. it is a scheme commonly referred to as catch and kill. he said in the wake of the release of the access hollywood tape which was a political earthquake, michael cohen paid former adult film star stormy daniels $130,000 to keep her alleged affair with donald trump silent. according to reporting from the courtroom, he said this. at trump s direction, mike cohen nego
donald trump s lawyer arranging $130,000 payment to a former adult film star. he reportedly did so in october, 2016. one month before the election. s story breaking news here in new york city. a grand jury has voted to indict former president trump. former commander-in-chief, now a criminal defendant. these are felony crimes in new york state, no matter who you are. we have officially begun the first criminal trial of a former president in the united states. i am not going to be getting a fair trial. it is a very sad thing. he seems old and tired and mad. the first witness in this criminal trial is now taking the stand. echo was right there beginning of trump s plan to keep his relationship with stormy daniels a secret. hope hicks on the stand. she just started crying. tissues came out. stormy daniels testified in vivid detail about their alleged sexual encounter. lawyers have argued she is lying. michael cullen was called to the witness stand to t
awesome show, sean. [laughs] sean: enjoy it, everybody at my expense. laura: fine, with you tomorrow. i m laura ingraham of this is the ingraham angle from washington. what a show we have. florida governor ron desantis. newt gingrich, candace owens. after screaming about former president trump s efforts to challenge the 2020 voting results, the democrats are now trying to steal a twice certified house seat in iowa. the republican in their crosshairs is here today. first, fauci unmasked. that s the focus of tonight s angle. on day 367 of 15 days to slow the spread, we know for certain these three things are irrefutably true. number one, lockdowns do more harm than good. never two, states with mask mandates haven t done better than states without them. there s a heck of a lot a public health officials and politicians who seem to be enjoying this crisis. when people are scared and uncertain, they look for reassurance and solutions which usually come from faith, family, and
sean: enjoy it, everybody at my expense. laura: fine, with you tomorrow. i m laura ingraham of this is the ingraham angle from washington. what a show we have. florida governor ron desantis. newt gingrich, candace owens. after screaming about former president trump s efforts to challenge the 2020 voting results, the democrats are now trying to steal a twice certified house seat in iowa. the republican in their crosshairs is here today. first, fauci unmasked. that s the focus of tonight s angle. on day 367 of 15 days to slow the spread, we know for certain these three things are irrefutably true. number one, lockdowns do more harm than good. never two, states with mask mandates haven t done better than states without them. there s a heck of a lot a public health officials and politicians who seem to be enjoying this crisis. when people are scared and uncertain, they look for reassurance and solutions which usually come from faith, family, and friends. but when covid hit,