Commentary: How Trump’s trial will go well beyond the charges to paint a damning portrait of him
by Harry Litman, Los Angeles Times
Apr 23, 2024
3 minutes
The scheme at the heart of the charges against Donald Trump in New York is well-known: To keep allegations of an affair with the adult-film actress Stormy Daniels from becoming public, Trump is accused of agreeing to pay her $130,000, camouflaged as payments to Michael Cohen for legal services. It’s in the camouflaging that Trump is charged with committing the 34 felonies at issue before a jury starting Monday.
But the jury, and the country, are going to hear a lot
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