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Former President Trump blasted President Biden connected Monday up of opening statements successful his New York criminal proceedings and said he wants nan American group to "understand" that his criminal proceedings is taking spot "for nan purposes of hurting nan force of nan worst president successful nan history of our country."
Trump arrived successful tribunal successful Manhattan Monday greeting earlier prosecutors for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s agency and his defense attorneys present their opening statements successful nan trial.
Former U.S. president and Republican statesmanlike campaigner Donald Trump awaits nan commencement of proceedings for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs astatine Manhattan Criminal Court successful New York, U.S., April 22, 2024. (Yuki Iwamura/Pool via REUTERS)
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Trump, the presumptive Republican statesmanlike nominee, has been charged by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg pinch 34 counts of falsifying business records successful nan first degree. The charges are related to alleged hush money payments made to big movie character Stormy Daniels up of nan 2016 statesmanlike election.
Trump has pleaded not blameworthy to each counts. He has blasted nan proceedings arsenic axenic politics, a "political persecution" and maintains his innocence. The erstwhile president, and nan first ever to beryllium a suspect successful a criminal trial, vowed to "tell nan truth" if he takes nan stand.
"I conscionable want to opportunity earlier we statesman — these are each Biden trials," Trump said earlier opening statements were delivered Monday. "This is done arsenic predetermination interference. Everybody knows it."
President Joe Biden speaks to nan National Action Network Convention remotely from nan South Court Auditorium of nan White House, Friday, April 12, 2024, successful Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
"I’m present alternatively of being capable to beryllium successful Pennsylvania and Georgia and tons of different places campaigning, and it’s very unfair. Fortunately, nan canvass numbers are very good," Trump continued. "They’ve been going up because group understand what’s going on."
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Trump again blasted nan lawsuit arsenic a "witch hunt," and said its impetus is successful Washington.
"It’s successful coordination pinch Washington — everything — including nan DA’s office," Trump said. "I conscionable want group to understand that this is done for nan purposes of hurting nan force of nan worst president successful nan history of our country."
Former U.S. president and Republican statesmanlike campaigner Donald Trump looks connected astatine Manhattan Criminal Court during his proceedings for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs successful New York, U.S., April 22, 2024. (ANGELA WEISS/Pool via REUTERS)
Trump has based on that nan cases against him successful each jurisdictions — Bragg's; Special Counsel Jack Smith's predetermination interference charges; Smith's classified records charges; and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' charges — person been brought against him for nan purposes of predetermination interference and successful coordination pinch President Biden.
Trump lawyer Will Scharf told Fox News Channel connected Sunday that nan lawsuit should ne'er person been brought, and that nan facts are connected his client's side.
Republican statesmanlike campaigner and erstwhile U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to nan media, adjacent to his lawyer Todd Blanche, arsenic his criminal proceedings complete charges that he falsified business records to conceal money paid to soundlessness porn prima Stormy Daniels successful 2016 continues, astatine Manhattan authorities tribunal successful New York City, U.S., April 22, 2024. (REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/Pool)
"While nan prosecution and nan media are hell-bent connected sensationalizing this case, we're focusing connected nan facts because nan facts show that President Trump did perfectly thing wrong," Scharf said. "This is simply a business records case, those business records accurately reflected payments to 1 of President Trump's lawyers arsenic ineligible retainer fees. Additionally, those records weren't really entered by President Trump. He was engaged moving nan state from nan White House while each this was happening successful Trump Tower successful New York."
Manhattan territory lawyer Alvin Bragg arrives astatine Manhattan criminal court, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, successful New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Shifting from Bragg’s lawsuit and charges against him, Trump connected Monday greeting besides pointed to New York Attorney General Letitia James’ case, successful which he was forced to station a $175 cardinal enslaved and recovered liable for fraud by New York Judge Arthur Engoron aft a months-long civilian proceedings without a jury.
"[Letitia James] campaigned connected nan truth that ‘I will get Trump. I'm going to get Trump,’" Trump said, pointing to James’ run videos.
Trump said James had a problem pinch nan enslaved institution he utilized and is arguing successful tribunal Monday that "she doesn’t cognize nan collateral is good."
"I put up 175 cardinal successful rate and she's questioning nan bonding company," Trump said. "Well, erstwhile you put up rate and nan number is 175, which is what we're expected to beryllium putting up, but I springiness it successful cash. She shouldn't beryllium complaining astir nan bonding company."
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Trump added that "nobody is going to beryllium putting up pinch this."
"Nobody is going to beryllium listening aliases coming to New York anymore — business are going to beryllium fleeing because group are treated truthful severely — it’s sewage to beryllium nan astir unfriendly spot to do business," Trump said. "And that’s why businesses are leaving and group are leaving arsenic migrants travel successful and return complete our parks and our schools and everything else."
New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a news conference. (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman, File)
Lawyers for James are arguing Monday that nan tribunal should void Trump's $175 cardinal enslaved successful his civilian fraud case, questioning whether Knight Specialty Insurance, nan institution who fronted Trump's bond, could salary nan enslaved if they had to.
If nan judge sides pinch James’ office, Trump will request to record a caller bond. James wants to springiness Trump 7 days to record that caller bond, if nan ruling is successful her favor.
The determination will beryllium left, again, to Judge Arthur Engoron.
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Trump, connected Monday, blasted James arsenic "the worst lawyer wide successful this country," and slammed Judge Engoron arsenic an "extremely crazed judge who is nan astir overturned judge successful New York State."
Justice Arthur Engoron presides complete nan civilian fraud proceedings of nan Trump Organization astatine nan New York State Supreme Court successful New York City connected November 13, 2023. (ERIN SCHAFF/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
As for criminal proceedings stemming from Bragg’s investigation, Trump said: "It's a very, very sad time successful America, I tin show you that."
The erstwhile president is taxable to a gag bid successful Bragg’s criminal case, which Judge Juan Merchan imposed upon him past period earlier nan proceedings began. Merchan ordered that Trump cannot make aliases nonstop others to make nationalist statements astir witnesses concerning their imaginable information aliases astir counsel successful nan lawsuit — different than Bragg — aliases astir tribunal staff, DA unit aliases family members of staff.
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Merchan besides ordered that Trump cannot make aliases nonstop others to make nationalist statements astir immoderate prospective juror aliases chosen juror. But connected Saturday, he fto loose pinch an all-caps rant connected his societal media platform.
"THIS SCAM ‘RUSHED’ TRIAL TAKING PLACE IN A 95% DEMOCRAT AREA IS A PLANNED AND COORDINATED WITCH HUNT THAT COULD HAVE BEEN BROUGHT 8 YEARS AGO, BUT EVERYBODY PASSED," Trump wrote connected Truth Social.
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