Good to have you with us today, may. Thanks, martha. Dana fox news alert. Opening statements in the Hush Money Trial against former President Trump are underway in New York City. Moments ago the judge read his decision on what prosecutors can bring up from trumps Previous Court cases if he testifies in his own defense at the trial. Welcome to a new hour of americas newsroom, im dana perino. Bill hemmer is off and thankfully i have martha with me here today. Martha great to be with you. Im martha maccallum. For the first time in history prosecutors are set to present the firstever criminal case against a former United States president and the Manhattan District Attorney has accused the former President Trump of illegally hiding payments, Hush Money Payments theyve been called in this case, and he claims that those payments, which trump says were legal expenses, were done in order to effect the outcome of the 2016 election. Dana we have this just in from our reporter that are there. We d
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Realize that your peers have joined the nazi party. Martha stunning and very personal for you. It is i feel for you and we are glad your eye is okay. I know your mother had her eye injured in iran in a not dissimilar situation. Thank you for your bravery and thank you for coming to talk to us. God bless you. Dana The Trump Criminal Trial underway and we have news out of there. The prosecutor delivering opening statements for the d. A. s office and says this case is about a criminal conspiracy and a coverup. The judge offering a lot more things including juror instructions. The jurors do appear to be Listening Attentively to merchan. There is also information about how the judge told the jury that indictment is not evidence. Then explains the whole evidence process. The defense is not required to
That suggest that Donald Trump engaged in some of this behavior, it is merely political to be bringing him to trial at this point. There is a lot to come. The opening statements are the beginning of the opening fireworks to the entire trial. Im sitting on pins and needles waiting to hear how that goes. Dana one of the Things President Trump said he is willing to testify in his defense. But the judge has ruled here that if he does take the stand, the d. A. s office can ask about all sorts of other things including the trial the order and what he was fined in the carroll case, that he made false statements about her, they would talk about the Gag Order where trump was find 10,000 and it goes On And on. All the things they could bring up. At this point, jonna, even though he might think it would be a good idea and he feels like he is innocent and wants to testify, given they could bring up all these other things do you
Election. Dana we have this just in from our reporter that are there. We did see former President Trump earlier. He stopped to the microphones on his way into court. Play a quick bit of that for you here. These are all this is done a as election interference. Everybody knows it. Im here instayed of being able to be able in pennsylvania, georgia and lots of other places campaigning. It is very unfair. The Poll Numbers have been going up because people understand whats going on. It is a Witch Hunt and it is a shame and comes out of Washington In Coordination With washington, everything, including the d. A. s office. It is in coordination in washington. I want people to understand that. This is done for purposes of hurting the opponent of the worst president in the history of our country. Second of all, we have another trial going on right now thats let itch yeah james. She campaigned on the fact that i will get trump and it has to