Score. Do i mean at time. Com . Cnn this morning with kasie hunt next its monday, april 22, right now . Now on cnn this morning, Opening Statements set to begin in Donald Trumps Hush Money Trial. New cnn reporting on who prosecutors plan to call as their first witness. A foreign aid bill passed by the house, leaving hard right republicans and hamas infuriated. And a crisis on campus jewish students at Columbia University urged to stay home for their own safety all right 5 00 a. M. Hearing washington, but this is a live look at New York City on this Monday Morning where openings statements are set to begin in the donald trump trial. Good morning, everyone. Im casey hunt. Its wonderful to have you with us Opening Statements in the historic Criminal Hush Money Case against donald trump set to begin just a few hours from now, cnn has learned that david, the former chairman of the national enquirer, is Parent Company company is expected to be the first witness called by the manhattan das of
Intends to testify. I think its way too early for criminal defendant to make that decision, and i am a criminal Defense Attorney at this point, so i see it from both sides. Now, if Donald Trump chooses to testify, its because the underlying elements of this case require the prosecution to establish Beyond A Reasonable Doubt what was the specific intent of Donald Trump himself . And so if he testifies hes effectively getting up there to say that it was not his intention to cook the books as it were, or to interfere with the election by not according certain payments to election officials. The prosecutors meanwhile, are going to have to build a case to show that Donald Trump has limited credibility that hes lied on several occasions depending on how you view that the prosecutors have No Doubt for air that they prepared a long list of a specific specific instances of untruthfulness, and thats what ultimately will be the fight here if He Testifies Bibi believed so what do expecting