Hush money isn't illegal, it's 'democracy,' Trump lawyer says in defiant trial opening statements
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- Opening statements began in Donald Trump's hush-money trial on Monday.
- Trump faces 34 felony counts for falsifying business records in the historic case.
- "This case is about a criminal conspiracy and a coverup," ADA Matthew Colangelo said.
Opening arguments in Donald Trump's historic criminal trial got underway on Monday with a prosecutor describing the case as being about a "criminal conspiracy," while a defense attorney for the former president likened hush-money payments to "democracy."
"This case is about a criminal conspiracy and a coverup," Assistant District Attorney Matthew Colangelo told the 12-person Manhattan jury in the hush-money trial.
Prosecutors in the Manhattan District Attorney's Office allege Trump illegally falsified business records by covering up a $130,000 hush-money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels.
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Good luck finding one that actually got paid.
Zing!
Wow, that would be an amazing outcome, if his stinginess made him the only employee, everyone else being a contractor that he can't throw under the bus correctly.