Donald Trump’s criminal trial opened in New York this past Monday, April 15 and the first strong statements from the former president were not long in coming.
The first day of Donald Trump’s trial revealed some elements that will be decisive for the future. With “500 Jurors Awaiting”it seemed that New York judge Juan Merchan did not want the trial to proceed on this Monday, April 15, and therefore against the Trump team, which is playing a show.
Juan Merchan particularly highlighted the delay in the defense after a brief stoppage of the hearing in the afternoon. “Please make sure you respect the time allotted for vacation so we can move forward,” talking to the lawyer. This judge also dismissed the Trump camp’s accusations that his daughter’s employer had ties to the Democratic Party.
In addition, a majority of the first group of 96 potential jurors in Donald Trump’s trial said they were unable to judge him fairly and were immediately acquitted, a sign that the constitution of the jury will take a long time.
Prosecutors deny Trump is sexual
On this first day, the prosecutors portrayed Donald Trump as a sexist man, aggressive towards women. Prosecutors asked for a now famous video, in which he was heard bragging about it“catch” the women “with the puss”, will be broadcast during the hearing. However, the judge only made a textual reference to these comments, without showing the section.
“Hello Mr Trump”said Judge Juan Merchan as he entered the room, without saying “Mr. President Trump”as is customary in the United States, a way to remind us that the former leader is just a simple citizen here.
The judge also reminded the audience that he, like any defendant, must appear at the hearing every day, otherwise the authorities will search for him. And that he could be jailed if he disturbed the hearing.
“attack on america”
For his part, Donald Trump said yes “a serious problem” by this judge, denying the whole matter as a “witch hunt” and complains that he cannot campaign as he wants. “We don’t have a right to a fair trial, it’s very, very sad”he told the media.
“I’m not in Georgia or Florida or North Carolina, campaigning like I should be campaigning, that’s perfect for the radical left Democrats. That’s exactly what they want. It’s about electoral interference. That’s all.he added.
The American billionaire was not kind about Joe Biden either: “The country is led by an incompetent man, who was very involved in this matter. he said, live on local television, denying that “attack on America”.
As a reminder, the former president is accused of payments intended to buy the silence of the porn actress Stormy Daniels a few days before the 2016 election, which he narrowly won against Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.
Biden doesn’t say a word
Meanwhile in Washington, the White House is walking on eggshells. “I’m sure the president will be briefed at some point during the day, but right now he’s focused on the meetings on his schedule.”announced a spokesperson for the American leader Karine Jean-Pierre.
When asked from the Oval Office alongside Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala by a journalist if he planned to watch the trial of his political opponent, Joe Biden shook his head in denial.
2024-04-16 05:30:00
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