Anne Toulouse (in the United States) and AFP / Photo credits: Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFP
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11:18 a.m., April 22, 2024
The trial of Donald Trump is getting to the heart of the matter as the 12 jurors have been selected. The former American president is accused of having sponsored accounting manipulations to buy the silence of Stormy Daniels, an porn actress, with whom he allegedly had an affair.
The historic trial of Donald Trump begins Monday in New York on the accusations against the former President of the United States, which risks throwing, with embarrassing witnesses in support, a harsh light behind the scenes of his conquest of the White House in 2016. After a first week devoted to jury selection, the stage is set: 12 full jurors, seven men and five women, and six alternates, are ready to judge the Republican candidate for the 2024 presidential election, in the case of hidden payments to buy the silence of a former porn star just before the 2016 election.
Stormy Daniels presents?
The prosecutor and the defense will first present their case before the piece de resistance begins: the parade of witnesses, the list of which is confidential. We expect to see the famous Stormy Daniels appear, as well as a model from the magazine Playboy who also claims to have been silenced when a tabloid allegedly bought the story of an affair with Donald Trump without intending to publish it.
Trump in court and Biden on the campaign trail
The boss of this press group should also be called. Donald Trump himself has announced his intention to testify. All this in a heated atmosphere outside the courtroom and freezing inside, since Donald Trump complained about the air conditioning. But this is undoubtedly the least of his worries, because for several weeks, he will be nailed to New York, where he will try to mobilize public opinion by rebelling against the injustice done to him at each entry and exit from session. Meanwhile, Joe Biden’s calendar is full of election events to show that he is not in court.