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  • Trump hush money trial transcripts go live amid historic criminal case

    The New York City court where former President Donald Trump stands accused of falsifying business records to cover up payments to an adult film star has published the transcripts from the first day of his trial. It can read here. The 120-page document details the dialogue of Trump's first day in the Manhattan criminal courtroom where he and his attorneys face off against District Attorney Alvin Bragg and his legal team. "Good morning, your Honor, counsel, members of the jury," begins Matthew...

  • Column: Without cameras in the courtroom, Trump has already won a major victory in hush money trial

    If a former president nods off in a courtroom and no cameras are around to see it, did it really happen? The case of the People of the State of New York vs. Donald J. Trump got underway Monday, and while the fate of the forthcoming election — and perhaps democracy itself — may teeter on the outcome, the public is locked out of witnessing a seismic moment in American history. Video and audio feeds are banned from the courtroom, leaving folks to rely on the written and spoken word of reporters...