President Trump Makes History as Trial Begins in New York

President Donald Trump made history on April 15 as the first and only American president to stand trial on criminal charges. After numerous motions and appeals by the defense to hold off on the trial into the eleventh hour, for reasons ranging from media publicity to a request for the judge to step down, the trial proceeded on the schedule set by New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has charged President Trump with 34 counts of falsifying business records, alleging a payment scheme to kill negative news stories and influence the 2016 election cycle….