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CBS News legal analyst Rikki Klieman discusses the first day of the Trump trial and what to expect as testimony continues.
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CBS News legal analyst Rikki Klieman discusses the first day of the Trump trial and what to expect as testimony continues.
The decision came after jurors failed to reach a unanimous decision after more than two full days of deliberation.
The prosecution and defense presented their opening statements Monday in former President Donald Trump's New York criminal trial. CBS News campaign reporter Katrina Kaufman and legal analyst Rikki Klieman join to unpack the proceedings.
Prosecutors alleged in their opening statement that former President Trump committed election interference and falsified business records to pay off adult film star Stormy Daniels in the leadup to the 2016 election. Trump's defense attorneys, however, claimed that no crime was committed. Robert Costa has more on the start of the "hush money" trial.
President Biden is condemning antisemitism in the U.S. as protests against the Israel-Hamas war break out at universities across the nation. Nancy Cordes, David Weigel and Deepa Shivaram join with more.
President Biden was on the campaign trail in Virginia on Monday for an Earth Day event, while former President Donald Trump spent the day inside a Manhattan courtroom. Michael Tyler, communications director for the Biden campaign, joins CBS News to discuss the latest in the 2024 race.
Lawyers presented their opening statements and the first witness took the stand Monday in former President Donald Trump's New York criminal trial. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa has more.
Opening statements in Donald Trump’s “hush money” trial are set for Monday in a historic moment of the first-ever criminal trial of a former president of the United States. Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. He’s accused of using his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, to funnel payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels.
With a full jury selected, opening statements in the criminal "hush money" trial against former President Trump will begin Monday. Trump will have to be in court for the trial, and his planned return to the campaign trail over the weekend was rained out. Shanelle Kaul reports.
A man is dead after setting himself on fire outside the New York City courthouse where former President Donald Trump is standing trial for alleged hush money payments made during his 2016 campaign. Investigators say the incident does not appear to have anything to do with the trial, in which the jury had just been selected.
New York officials are investigating the scene near former President Donald Trump's "hush money" trial where a man set himself on fire after pouring a form of liquid over his head. Officials with the New York Fire Department and New York Police Department give an update on their investigation.
A full jury, including six alternates, has finally been seated for the New York criminal trial against former President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, outside the courthouse, a man was rushed to the hospital after setting himself on fire. CBS News' Jericka Duncan and Robert Costa have the latest.
All 12 jurors have been selected in former President Donald Trump’s “hush money” trial. Trump, who has pleaded not guilty to all charges, is accused of falsifying business records to hide an alleged affair with an adult film actor ahead of the 2016 election. The trial could begin as soon as Monday.
The full jury and one alternate have been selected in Donald Trump's "hush money" trial in New York. Five more alternate jurors are needed. The judge has said opening statements could start Monday. Attorney and CBS News campaign reporter Katrina Kaufman has more.
Twelve jurors have been selected in former President Donald Trump's "hush money" criminal case. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa explains what happens next.
A full jury of seven men and five women have been seated for former President Donald Trump's Manhattan trial, in which he is accused of falsifying business records to hide an alleged affair ahead of the 2016 election. Robert Costa has more.
The full jury and one alternate have been selected for former President Donald Trump's "hush money" trial. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa reports.
There are two very different schedules for the presumptive presidential nominees. President Biden spent time in the critical swing state of Pennsylvania Tuesday, while former President Trump campaigned in heavily Democratic New York City after jury selection wrapped up on Tuesday. Seven jurors were picked in his “hush money” trial.
Both presidential candidates were in their hometowns for very different reasons Tuesday. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes explains.
Seven jurors have officially been sworn in on Day 2 of former President Donald Trump's New York criminal trial. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa reports from Manhattan.
Seven jurors have been selected in former President Donald Trump's "hush money" trial in New York. Jury selection is expected to continue throughout the rest of the week and into next week. Robert Costa has the details.
Former President Donald Trump will have his focus split between two courthouses Tuesday as jury selection continues in his New York "hush money" case and the Supreme Court hears a challenge to a law he and Jan. 6 defendants have been charged with. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more on the Supreme Court hearing and former deputy assistant attorney general Thomas Dupree Jr. joins CBS News with analysis of all Trump's cases.
No jurors were selected on the first day of former President Donald Trump’s "hush money" trial. Out of the first batch of 96 prospective jurors who were sworn in and questioned, more than half were excused, many after saying they could not be fair and impartial.
CBS News legal analyst Rikki Klieman breaks down the start of Donald Trump’s “hush money” trial and what to expect.
The first criminal trial of a former U.S. president is underway. Jury selection began Monday in Donald Trump's New York "hush money" case. CBS News legal analyst Rikki Klieman joins to discuss.