Opening statements are set to begin today in former President Donald Trump's historic New York criminal trial.
A source with direct knowledge of the situation tells NBC News that former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker will be the first witness for the prosecution. Prosecutors have described Pecker as a central figure in the alleged scheme to bury claims from women who said they had affairs with Trump.of falsifying business records related to the hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. He has pleaded not guilty and denied a relationship with Daniels.
According to prosecutors, several people participated in the scheme, which involved paying people off to buy their silence and covering up the payments in Trump’s business records.A group of protesters is demonstrating outside the courthouse. Some are holding signs. One says,"Election interference is a crime."overnight post
Trump also repeated his claims of the hush money trial being part of an effort to interfere with his presidential campaign.
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