Defence counsel for former US president dismisses the 34 counts against his client as ‘really just pieces of paper’
Former US president Donald Trump appears in court for opening statements in his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments at Manhattan Criminal Court on Monday in New York City. Photograph: Yuki Iwamura/Getty ImagesIt took a toothache to halt the trial of the century.
The former president reportedly sat in sombre, attentive silence through the morning session in which the prosecution and defence outlined their respective arguments for the evidence to be heard over the next six weeks.
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