Trump’s New York hush money trial resumes with more testimony in third week
Al Jazeera
Previous testimony focused on Trump’s alleged ‘catch and kill’ scheme, with more witnesses expected to take the stand in the days ahead.
Former United States President Donald Trump is due back in a Manhattan court on Tuesday, as his criminal “hush money” trial enters a third week.
Tuesday’s proceedings come after a long, three-day weekend. The first week of the case revolved largely around jury selection, while the second saw the prosecution and defence present opening statements and witness testimony.
Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee in the 2024 presidential race, has been charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to $130,000 paid to adult film star Stormy Daniels.
Prosecutors allege Trump paid Daniels “hush money” to ensure her silence before the 2016 presidential election, after she claimed to have had an affair with him.
For the felony charges to stick, though, the prosecutors must convince jurors the falsifications were done in service of another crime.
