Trump Hush Money Trial Begins

Trump Hush Money Trial Begins
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The Spin

Pro-Trump narrative

This case is only for public spectacle, and it's good that Trump's defense tore apart every aspect of it Monday. Prosecutors can't single out any crime Trump committed, but Bragg is politically motivated to try to sidetrack the former president's current run for a return to the White House.

Anti-Trump narrative

There was nothing groundbreaking about the opening statements, but prosecutors picked the perfect first witness. If Trump did what he's accused of doing, he was probably desperate enough to get the media involved — and Pecker's publication would've been the perfect outlet to turn to in an effort to keep things under wraps.

Metaculus Prediction


Public Figures


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