Lawyers on both sides laid out their cases Monday during opening statements in former President Trump's New York hush money trial.

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Opening statements are set to begin Monday in the criminal trial of former President Donald Trump related to an alleged hush money payment to Stormy Daniels. Court observers will pay close attention to who gets called to testify, which…

He is accused of falsifying internal business records as part of an alleged scheme to bury stories that he thought might hurt his campaign.

"I'm here instead of being able to be in Pennsylvania, in Georgia, and lots of other places campaigning," he said. "This is a witch hunt and it's a shame and it comes out of Washington."

He is accused of falsifying internal business records as part of an alleged scheme to bury stories that he thought might hurt his campaign.

Prosecutors for the Manhattan district attorney’s office will go first, giving a preview of the evidence and seeking to persuade and charm the 12 jurors.

“Donald Trump was once, and may soon be again, the most powerful man in the world. But on Monday, his diminished reality as a criminal defendant will become clear in