
During the opening statements of Donald Trump's historic hush money trial, prosecutors accused the former president of orchestrating a planned, coordinated criminal scheme to corrupt the 2016 presidential election. They described the actions as a long-running conspiracy involving illegal expenditures to influence the election outcome, labeling it as 'election fraud, pure and simple.' The trial marks the first time prosecutors have presented a criminal case against a former president to a jury, focusing on Trump's efforts to prevent damaging personal stories from becoming public.











The Latest | Trump tried to ‘corrupt’ 2016 election, prosecutors allege in opening statements https://t.co/VLVXkwYX48
Donald Trump "orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt” the 2016 presidential election, a prosecutor told jurors Monday at the start of the former president's historic hush money trial. https://t.co/Fac7KP901v https://t.co/SN3spfxOHh
The opening statements marked the first time that prosecutors have presented a criminal case against a former president to a jury as they accuse Trump of a scheme aimed at preventing damaging stories about his personal life from becoming public. https://t.co/a3vs9evmue