Trump In Court Again Over Hush Money Payments To Porn Star

Trump In Court Again Over Hush Money Payments To Porn Star – The 77-year-old, who has been embroiled in various scandals, faces charges of falsifying business records. The charges stemmed from an alleged scheme to cover up an alleged sexual encounter with adult film actress Stormy Daniels. The alleged motive behind the scheme was to shield his 2016 election campaign from negative publicity.

The “hush money affair” is just one of four criminal cases against Trump, and some legal analysts consider it the least serious of them. The very real possibility that Trump could be convicted of a felony, and face prison time, introduces an unprecedented element of uncertainty into an already unpredictable election.

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The right-wing populist is campaigning on promises of “revenge” against Democratic President Joe Biden, who he lost to in the 2020 election.

Trump has indicated his intention to testify in the trial, which is scheduled to begin at 1:30 PM GMT, a move that is considered unusual and often risky for defendants.

At a rally Saturday in the key swing state of Pennsylvania, Trump told supporters, “I’ve been indicted more than Al Capone, the great gangster,” to cheers from the crowd. What did Despite the allegations, he vehemently denied any wrongdoing, saying, “There is absolutely nothing. There is no misconduct, no crime, no federal crime.

Before Trump can take the stand, however, the trial begins Monday in what is expected to be a lengthy and contentious process to select the 12 jurors and their replacements.

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