Here are the key players in Trump’s hush money trial
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Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial is expected to feature several high-profile witnesses, including Stormy Daniels, Michael Cohen and Hope Hicks.
Donald Trump’s criminal New York hush money trial begins Monday, more than a year after the former president was indicted in the case. The trial, which will begin with jury selection, is expected to feature several high-profile witnesses, including those who were in Trump’s inner circle around the 2016 election, sources have told CNN. Here are the notable people in this case. The former president has been accused of taking part in an illegal conspiracy to undermine the integrity of the 2016 election and an unlawful plan to suppress negative information, which included a hush-money payment made to an adult film star to hide an affair. Trump has denied the affair. Prosecutors allege that Trump allegedly disguised the transaction as a legal payment and falsified business records numerous times to “promote his candidacy.” Trump faces 34 counts of falsifying business records. He has pleaded not guilty.
Donald Trump continues to hold an advantage over President Joe Biden as the campaign – and Trump’s criminal trial – move forward, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. And in the coming rematch, opinions about the first term of each man vying for a second four years in the White House now appear to work in Trump’s favor, with most Americans saying that, looking back, Trump’s term as president was a success, while a broad majority says Biden’s has so far been a failure.