Last updated on October 5th, 2024 at 12:54 pm
Trump trial day one. Welcome to 2024.
Are you shocked by this headline? Neither am I! It’s your friendly Zany Progressive here to bring you the latest in the Hush money trial saga that begins today, Monday!
Before the Mother Jones article begins about Trump’s pre-trial attack, lets look at a glimpse of what 2024 will look like.
With less than 24 hours until his first criminal trial kicks off, Donald Trump is doing what you’d probably expect: attacking the judge presiding over the case.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump alleged that Judge Juan Merchan might be “the most highly conflicted Judge in New York State history” and complained of a “Fake Biden Trial.”
As my colleague David Corn reported, Trump’s first criminal trial—of the four criminal cases he faces—begins tomorrow in New York City, and is focused on his falsifying of business records related to the reported hush money payout he made to keep porn star Stormy Daniels quiet about their alleged tryst. Trump has pleaded not guilty to the charges and denied the affair. It’ll mark the first time a US president has gone to criminal trial.
Trump’s lawyers have unsuccessfully sought to have the judge removed from the case, partly due to $35 worth of donations Merchan reportedly made to Democratic causes during the 2020 campaign cycle, including $15 to Biden.
