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Donald Trump at Manhattan criminal court with his legal team ahead of the start
of jury selection in New York, NY on Monday, April 15, 2024. Jabin Botsford/Pool
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TRUMP HUSH MONEY TRIAL: JURY SELECTION BEGAN IN THE CRIMINAL TRIAL OF
EX-PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP

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 * Donald Trump became the first former U.S. president to stand trial
 * He faces charges stemming from a hush-money payment to adult film star Stormy
   Daniels
 * At least 50 prospective jurors were dismissed after saying they could not be
   impartial
 * Prosecutors asked Justice Juan Merchan to fine Trump, saying he breached a
   gag order
 * He denied a motion by Trump's lawyers to recuse himself
 * The trial is expected to continue on Tuesday and last through May
 * Trump pleaded not guilty last year to 34 counts of falsification of business
   records




'IT'S A SCAM' TRUMP SAID AS HE LEFT COURT

4 hours ago
23:01 CEST
Pinned




The former U.S. president said, "It's a scam trial. If you read all of the legal
pundits, all of the legal scholars today, there's not one that I see that said,
this is a case that should be brought or tried. It's a scam. It's a political
witch hunt."

Trump went on to say, "I'm not in Georgia or Florida or North Carolina,
campaigning like I should be. It's perfect for the radical left Democrats.
That's exactly what they want. This is about election interference. That's all
it's about. Thank you very much."




THE TRUMP TRIAL WILL CONTINUE ON TUESDAY

4 hours ago
23:34 CEST

By

Jack Queen and Luc Cohen

Former U.S. President Donald Trump turns to face the audience in this courtroom
sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg/Pool

The court adjourned until 9:30 a.m. (1330 GMT) on Tuesday.

Trump must attend the trial, which is expected to last through May.

The judge denied a request for Donald Trump to miss a trial session to attend a
U.S. Supreme Court session in Washington next week, where his lawyers will argue
he should not face separate criminal charges of election interference.

Lawyers from both sides will seek to impanel 12 jurors and six alternates.

Choosing a jury from a pool of people from heavily Democratic Manhattan could
take several days, to be followed by opening statements and testimony from a
parade of potentially riveting witnesses, including Trump's former lawyer and
fixer Michael Cohen, and adult film star Stormy Daniels.

Trump has denied any such relationship with Daniels and has pleaded not guilty.

Though the case is regarded by some legal experts as the least consequential of
the four criminal prosecutions he faces, it is the only one guaranteed to go to
trial before the Nov. 5 election.

Read through our day's coverage here and we'll be back with more live coverage
tomorrow.




TRUMP SPOKE TO THE MEDIA BEFORE LEAVING FOR THE DAY

4 hours ago
23:20 CEST


Donald Trump speaking outside the court. April 15, 2024. Jefferson Siegel/Pool
via REUTERS




TRUMP SAID: 'THIS IS ABOUT ELECTION INTERFERENCE' OUTSIDE COURT

4 hours ago
22:44 CEST




THE COURT DAY IS OVER

5 hours ago
22:37 CEST


Proceedings have finished for the day. The judge instructed potential jurors to
avoid news coverage about the case and not to do any of their own research about
it.







SMILE! TRUMP GREETS THE JURY POOL

5 hours ago
22:13 CEST


A sketch of Donald Trump smiles to the jury pool. April 15, 2024. REUTERS/Jane
Rosenberg/Pool



REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg/Pool




JUROR QUESTIONING BEGINS

5 hours ago
21:59 CEST

By

Jack Queen and Luc Cohen

At least 50 jurors were dismissed after saying they could not be impartial in
judging Donald Trump, the 2024 Republican candidate for president.

Others were excused who said they could not serve for other reasons.

One woman was excused after saying she had strong opinions about Trump that
would prevent her from being fair and impartial.

Several people so far have cited The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and
CNN as news sources. One woman said she got her news from Tiktok.

A prospective juror leaving the courtroom was heard in the hallway saying, "I
just couldn't do it."

Lawyers from both sides took notes on each answer from prospective jurors to
prepare for their follow-up questions, which they may not have the opportunity
to ask until Tuesday.

Choosing a jury from a pool of people from heavily Democratic Manhattan could
take several days, to be followed by opening statements and testimony from a
parade of potentially riveting witnesses, including Trump's former lawyer and
fixer Michael Cohen, and adult film star Stormy Daniels.




TO FIND 12 FAIR AND IMPARTIAL JURORS IS NO EASY TASK, SAID A FORMER FEDERAL
PROSECUTOR

6 hours ago
21:40 CEST


The process of finding a jury for this case "is not going to be easy," Neama
Rahmani, a former federal prosecutor, told Reuters.

"Judge Merchan is probably going to go through hundreds, maybe hundreds of
jurors to find 12 who can be fair and impartial. Everyone in this country has an
opinion of the former president," Rahmani said.




A NEW YORK THRONG DESCENDED ON THE COURTHOUSE FOR THE TRIAL

6 hours ago
21:36 CEST


A Trump supporter waving a flag in New York City, U.S., April 15, 2024.
REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

Minutes before 9 a.m., both Catherine Nestor, a New York City social worker late
for a jury duty summons, and Donald Trump, the first former U.S. president to be
put on trial, were heading for Manhattan's criminal courthouse, our colleague
Jonathan Allen writes.

Trump was in the back of a large black Chevrolet Suburban with bullet-proof
windows, riding downtown in a motorcade from his penthouse in his Fifth Avenue
skyscraper.

Nestor was on foot, joining a throng of New Yorkers blocked by a maze of metal
police barricades.

"What's the delay for?" asked a New Yorker in the crowd, a probation officer in
the courthouse complex.

"A big trial," replied a uniformed security officer for the state court system.

Behind him, police car lights flashed in the warm spring sunshine, reporters and
photographers milled about, a few Trump supporters stood by enormous Trump flags
and at least one man trilled out patriotic melodies on a flute, all bracing for
a sign of Trump's arrival.



Nestor, 28, did not know for which case she was in the jury pool, but if it
turned out to be the Trump case she felt she would have to be dismissed.

"I'm biased," Nestor said, imagining how quickly her turn at jury selection
would go: "'Do you think he's guil-', 'Yes!'"

Choosing a jury from a pool of people in heavily Democratic Manhattan was
expected to take several days.

Lawyers for Trump and prosecutors will seek to uncover biases and any political
agendas before impaneling 12 jurors and six alternates.




QUESTIONS FOR THE JURORS

6 hours ago
21:27 CEST


The questionnaire begins by asking basic biographical information about where
prospective jurors live, their marital status, occupation and hobbies.

Panelists were also asked to list their sources of news .

Trump followed along intently with his own copy of the questionnaire as the
first juror gave her answers.




SOME JURORS LEFT, OTHERS WERE CALLED TO ANSWER QUESTIONS

6 hours ago
21:25 CEST

By
Jack Queen

At least 50 jurors, more than half the 96 who were ready, were dimissed after
saying they could not be fair or impartial.

The judge began calling individual jurors to answer questions from the 42-point
questionnaire they were given, many of which call for yes or no answers. Lawyers
will be able to ask follow up questions later.




TRUMP TOOK TO TRUTH SOCIAL TO ALLEGE A 'WITCH HUNT'

6 hours ago
21:12 CEST


Screenshot of https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump

Trump's Truth Social post kept up a steady flow of posts amplifying the former
president's allegations about his trial throughout the day, our colleague Doina
Chiacu writes.

That includes an image of a bright red square with WITCH HUNT emblazoned on it
and another of a Trump silhouette - apparently waving from a plane - with the
lines "This is not a prosecution. It's a persecution."




JUDGE CITES POSSIBLE WITNESSES

6 hours ago
21:05 CEST


Justice Juan Merchan gave jurors a brief introduction of the facts of the case
before describing their obligations under the law should they be chosen. He then
listed witnesses expected to be called at trial, including Stormy Daniels,
Michael Cohen, David Pecker, Trump's adult children, Rudy Giuliani, forrmer
Trump presidential staffer Hope Hicks and Trump's former chief of staff Reince
Priebus. 

Trump sat back in his chair with eyes closed and arms folded at his chest,
occasionally shifting in his seat as Merchan spoke . 




JURORS ASKED IF THEY CANNOT BE FAIR

6 hours ago
21:04 CEST

By
Jack Queen

The judge asked prospective jurors to raise their hands if they believed they
could not be fair and impartial.




'YOU ALONE ARE THE JUDGES OF THE FACTS,' JUDGE TELLS PROSPECTIVE JURORS

6 hours ago
20:54 CEST

By
Jack Queen

"You alone are the judges of the facts," Justice Juan Merchan told the first
group of prospective jurors, adding that his only role was to instruct them on
the law. 

Merchan explained that in order to convict, jurors must find that Trump is
guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, not that he is "probably" guilty.

He said fair jurors must be impartial and set aside any bias or personal
attitudes and stereotypes about the defendant or the case.

Merchan included "political orientation" when rattling off the various
demographic considerations jurors must set aside, including race, religion and
gender.




POTENTIAL JURORS IN COURT

6 hours ago
20:46 CEST

By
Jack Queen

Justice Juan Merchan is now giving the first batch of jurors introductory
instructions, which he said would take roughly 30 minutes .

Many prospective panelists who had just filed into Merchan’s courtroom and were
seated in the back rows stretched their necks to get a look at Trump once in
their seats.

One woman in the second row from the back on the right giggled and put her hand
over her mouth, looking at the person seated next to her with raised eyebrows.

There was no discernible reaction from potential jurors when Merchan said the
name of the case.

Trump stood and turned around when he was introduced as the defendant, giving
the prospective jurors a little tight-lipped smirk.




JURORS ARE READY, JUDGE SAYS

7 hours ago
20:30 CEST

By
Jack Queen

Justice Juan Merchan said 96 jurors are ready to come in. There's a total of
about 200 jurors physically here today, he said.




SHOULD TRUMP BE ALLOWED TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT?

7 hours ago
20:29 CEST


In Bryant Park, New York, Christopher McKenzie told our colleagues Hussein Al
Waaile and Roselle Chen that Trump shouldn't be allowed to run: "Because the
truth is, any upstanding citizen, whether it's a minor infraction or whatever,
you pay your time."

Jennifer Torneden agreed - but said he shouldn't be the only one barred from
high office: "I do have a huge problem with that and I don't think he should be
president, but I equally also felt Bill Clinton shouldn't be president".




TRUMP WAS SEEMINGLY EXASPERATED AFTER THE JUDGE LEFT THE COURTROOM

7 hours ago
20:05 CEST

By
Jack Queen

In a brief exchange with his lawyer Todd Blanche after
Justice Juan Merchan stepped away to his chambers, Trump threw aside his hands
in exasperation and appeared to point forcefully in the direction of the bench
several times.

Trump, continuing to gesture energetically to Blanche, briefly turned away and
let out a sigh of clear frustration and shook his head




THE JUDGE SAID HE MAY LET JURORS ADDRESS THE BENCH PRIVATELY

7 hours ago
19:48 CEST


Before bringing in the first batch of prospective jurors, Merchan said he would
allow them to address the bench and lawyers privately if they prefer not to
answer certain questions publicly. 

Doing so would entail clearing the courtroom of reporters and sending other
members of the jury pool to a separate room, Merchan said.

“There’s not a whole lot of privacy here,” he said, adding that he wants
prospective jurors to be “100% open.”

There will be 96 prospective jurors in the first panel, Merchan said.




JUSTICE MERCHAN NOW SAYS HE WILL CONSIDER THE PROSECUTORS' REQUEST TO FINE TRUMP
ON APRIL 23

7 hours ago
19:44 CEST


Merchan scheduled a hearing on Trump's alleged gag order violations for April
23. Earlier he had scheduled the hearing for April 24. He gave Trump’s lawyers
until April 19 to submit a written response. 




TRUMP IS BACK IN THE COURTROOM

8 hours ago
19:37 CEST


He didn't answer shouted questions but gave a thumbs up.




WHAT HAPPENED ON THE FIRST MORNING IN COURT?

8 hours ago
19:24 CEST


Sketch of Donald Trump entering a New York court. April 15, 2024. REUTERS/Jane
Rosenberg/Pool

New York prosecutors asked a judge at the start of Donald Trump's criminal hush
money trial to fine him and remind him he could go to jail for violating a gag
order about potential witnesses.

They spoke on the start of a historic trial, the first of a former U.S.
president, which stems from a 2016 hush-money payment to adult film star Stormy
Daniels .

With Trump seated at the defense table in his signature blue suit and red tie,
prosecutors cited Trump's criticism of witnesses, court officials and others
over the years, Luc Cohen and Jack Queen reported.

Prosecutors asked Justice Juan Merchan to fine Trump $1,000 each for each of
three social-media posts this month about Daniels and Trump's former fixer and
lawyer Michael Cohen.

“The defendant has demonstrated his willingness to flout the order. He has
attacked witnesses in the case, in the past he has attacked grand jurors in the
case,” prosecutor Christopher Conroy said.

Under Merchan's gag order, Trump is barred from making public statements about
witnesses concerning their potential testimony and about prosecutors, court
staff and their family members if the statements are meant to interfere with the
case.

Trump lawyer Todd Blanche said Trump did not violate the gag order because he
was responding to witnesses' public statements.

“The two witnesses themselves have been talking about their testimony in this
case, President Trump’s ongoing reelection, and just generally disparaging
President Trump constantly,” Blanche said.

Merchan said he would consider prosecutors' request over the lunch hour.

New York state prosecutors accuse Trump of falsifying records to cover up a
$130,000 payment in the waning days of the 2016 presidential campaign to buy the
silence of Daniels about a 2006 sexual encounter she has said they had.

Trump has denied any such relationship. He pleaded not guilty last year to 34
counts of falsification of business records in the case brought by Manhattan
District Attorney Alvin Bragg, a Democrat, in New York state court.




THE JUDGE'S INSTRUCTIONS TO TRUMP ABOUT ATTENDING COURT

8 hours ago
19:11 CEST


Before the lunch break, Justice Merchan addressed Trump directly and informed
him of his right to be present at trial -- and the limits of those rights.

"You can, however, by your conduct lose that right to be present. If you disrupt
the proceedings in any way, the court is free to remove you from the courtroom
and be sent to jail. If you refuse to be present, a warrant will be issued for
your arrest," Merchan said.

Trump said he understood those rights and conditions. 

Merchan told Trump these were standard instructions that he gives all criminal
defendants as trial begins. 

The former president, who is hoping to win back the White House as the
Republican 2024 candidate, can ask the judge permission not to attend certain
days but has yet to do so.




HERE'S A TIMELINE OF INVESTIGATIONS AND CASES INVOLVING TRUMP

9 hours ago
18:36 CEST


Reuters
Trump’s major legal woes
Republican former president Donald Trump faces legal battles from state and
federal investigators ahead of Nov. 5 U.S. election rematch against Democratic
President Joe Biden.
Read the article on  https://www.reuters.com



THE COURT HAS BROKEN FOR LUNCH

9 hours ago
18:27 CEST


Jurors have been dismissed and will return at 1.30 p.m. EST.

Justice Juan Merchan said he would consider prosecutors' request over the lunch
hour.




PROSECUTORS ASK FOR TRUMP TO BE FINED

9 hours ago
18:21 CEST

By

Jack Queen and Luc Cohen

Prosecutors asked Justice Juan Merchan to impose a $1,000 fine each for three
social media posts by Trump that they said violated a gag order.

Trump's lawyer Todd Blanche said the former president was simply responding to
witnesses' public statements. 

“The three posts that were just referenced do not violate the gag order,”
Blanche said. “The two witnesses themselves have been talking about their
testimony in this case, President Trump’s ongoing reelection, and just generally
disparaging President Trump constantly.” 

Prosecutor Christopher Conroy also asked Merchan to remind Trump that violating
the order can lead to jail time, and that he is a criminal defendant and is
bound by the orders of the court. 

“The defendant has demonstrated his willingness to flout the (gag) order. He has
attacked witnesses in the case, in the past he has attacked grand jurors in the
case,” Conroy said.




THE LEGAL ARGUMENTS ARE NOW OVER

9 hours ago
18:17 CEST

By
Jack Queen

Merchan is moving on a to a "checklist" of just selection procedures, including
time limits for questioning. It is unclear how much longer the jury pool will
have to wait -- or if they will get to eat lunch first. 

With legal arguments over, Merchan is now reciting his voir dire rulebook. This
could take a while.




500 JURORS WAITING

9 hours ago
18:07 CEST


Justice Juan Merchan said about 500 jurors are waiting, as the parties continued
making legal arguments. 




THE 'ACCESS HOLLYWOOD' TAPE HAS BEEN DISCUSSED AT LENGTH

9 hours ago
18:03 CEST


There has been lengthy legal discussion in court about the famous 'Access
Hollywood' tape, released before the 2016 election in which Trump can be heard
bragging about grabbing women's genitals. Both whether the tape itself as well
as emails showing Trump's campaign reacting to it, can be shown to the jury.




THE COURT HAS RESUMED

9 hours ago
17:48 CEST




THE VIEW FROM INSIDE THE COURTROOM: COURT SKETCHES

10 hours ago
17:36 CEST


Trump sits with his attorney Todd Blanche before Justice Juan Merchan.
REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg/Pool



REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg/Pool




WHAT IS HAPPENING IN COURT?

10 hours ago
17:26 CEST

By
Kylie MacLellan

Justice Juan Merchan has called a 10-15 minute break.

The prosecution and defense are still engaged in legal arguments over what can
and cannot be shown to the jury during the trial.

Jury selection, which is expected to take about a week, has not yet begun.

Here is our latest story by Luc Cohen and Jack Queen on Monday's proceedings in
court.




TRUMP MEDIA SHARES TANK AFTER THE COMPANY SAID IT COULD SELL MORE STOCK

10 hours ago
17:19 CEST


The Truth Social logo. February 21, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File
Photo

While the former U.S. president is in court, shares of his social media company
slumped 15% on Monday, our colleagues Yuvraj Malik and Echo Wang reported.

Trump Media & Technology Group, which operates Truth Social, said it could sell
millions of additional shares in the coming months, including Trump's entire
stake.

The company has been volatile since its market debut on March 26, attracting
both loyal fans of the former president along with short-sellers who see the
stock as wildly overvalued.

To read more about the company's wild ride, read here.




GAG ORDER WARNING

10 hours ago
17:13 CEST

By
Jack Queen

Steinglass has said prosecutors may seek to hold Trump in contempt of court for
what he said were continued attacks on potential witnesses in social media posts
despite a gag order prohibiting him from doing so. 




'I COULDN'T BE SHAMED'

10 hours ago
17:08 CEST


In a profile of Stormy Daniels published by The Sunday Times of London on the
eve of the trial, the adult film star talked about how her background made it
harder to scare her off.

The interview was carried out in November 2023 just after, Daniels said, she
received confirmation that she would be called as a witness in the trial.

“Can you think of a single time that ‘porn star’ wasn’t put in front of my
name?” she said. “Imagine if I did something else — would ‘school teacher Stormy
Daniels’ or ‘accountant Stormy Daniels’ or ‘housewife Stormy Daniels’ have ever
been printed? No, it was salacious and used against me and used to ruin my
credibility.”

But she also told the interviewer that it worked in her favor. “Because I
couldn’t be shamed. I couldn’t be threatened with nude photos — they are
everywhere!” 

Trump has pleaded not guilty, and denied any relationship with Daniels.




SUPPORTERS AND OPPONENTS OF TRUMP DEMONSTRATE OUTSIDE COURT

10 hours ago
16:52 CEST








HOW DID TRUMP AND STORMY DANIELS MEET?

11 hours ago
16:40 CEST


FILE PHOTO: Stormy Daniels enters federal court in New York, U.S., April 16,
2018. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

Porn star Stormy Daniels has said in media interviews she met Trump at a
celebrity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe in July 2006, when he was primarily
known as host of the reality show “The Apprentice.” 

Already an adult film star, she said he invited her to dinner, and she went to
his hotel suite. She told “60 Minutes” in 2018 that he said she was “smart and
beautiful” and reminded him of his daughter.

She said they had sex that night, which Trump has denied, and Trump suggested
she could compete on “The Apprentice.” She viewed the idea as an enticement to
continue to see him and said Trump called and extended invitations in the
following months.

The two met again in July 2007 at the Beverly Hills Hotel in California.
According to Daniels, they watched a documentary about shark attacks and Trump
told her he would soon have an answer about her appearance on “The Apprentice,”
which never happened.

She said she left that day without having sex with him and they never met again.




THE PROSECUTION AND DEFENSE HAVE BEGUN MAKING LEGAL ARGUMENTS

11 hours ago
16:35 CEST

By
Luc Cohen

Prosecutor Joshua Steinglass said David Pecker, the former chief of the National
Enquirer, would testify that he ran stories extolling Donald Trump’s virtues in
order to bolster Trump’s 2016 campaign, and that Trump reviewed them before they
were published and suggested changes.

Trump's defense attorney Todd Blanche said prosecutors’ request to show jurors
National Enquirer headlines would confuse jurors about the actual crimes
charged, and that there was nothing illegal or improper about Trump, Pecker and
Michael Cohen meeting in 2015 to discuss upcoming articles. 

“That has nothing to do with the charged conduct in this case,” Blanche said.




TRUMP SAID HE HAS THE SUPPORT OF '200 MILLION AMERICANS'

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SHOW OF HANDS

11 hours ago
16:29 CEST

By
Jack Queen

Merchan said he will allow potential jurors to say by show of hands if they
cannot be fair or otherwise not serve, in an apparent acknowledgment that many
members of the pool will have strong opinions on Donald Trump. 




'MOST EXHAUSTIVE QUESTIONNAIRE'

11 hours ago
16:25 CEST

By
Jack Queen

Merchan has denied an effort by Donald Trump’s lawyers to expand the scope of
questioning beyond the 42-point questionnaire that will be asked of all jurors. 

“This is by far the most exhaustive questionnaire this court has ever used,”
Merchan said. “There will be no doubt whatsoever about what potential jurors
think about Mr. Trump, the prosecutors or this case.” 




TRUMP HAS LOST A SECOND BID TO REMOVE THE JUDGE IN THE CASE

11 hours ago
16:11 CEST

By

Luc Cohen and Jack Queen

Justice Juan Merchan began by disposing of Donald Trump’s latest motion to
recuse him from the case, saying the former president’s claims of bias or
impartiality relied on “innuendo and unsupported speculation.” 

“To say these claims are attenuated is an understatement,” Merchan said. 

Trump had argued that Merchan’s comments to the press about the justice system
generally, his opinion that politicians using Twitter is “unprofessional,” a
Tweet critical of Trump that was falsely attributed to his daughter, and his
daughter’s work for a consulting firm that has Democratic clients rendered the
judge incapable of being fair. 

This was Trump’s second failed bid to recuse Merchan.




ALL RISE

11 hours ago
16:01 CEST

By
Jack Queen

Justice Juan Merchan has taken the bench. The clerk has called the case and the
attorneys are entering their names into the record. 




TRUMP'S DOOMSDAY FUNDING DRIVE

11 hours ago
16:00 CEST


The trial takes place against the backdrop of Donald Trump's campaign to get
back into the White House. Reuters reporter Nathan Layne, who is covering the
Trump campaign and the 2024 presidential race, over the weekend highlighted on
the social media platform X how Trump is using his legal cases to raise money.





DONALD TRUMP HAS TAKEN HIS SEAT IN COURT

11 hours ago
15:58 CEST


Angela Weiss/Pool via REUTERS



Angela Weiss/Pool via REUTERS



Angela Weiss/Pool via REUTERS







THERE ARE ALSO ANTI-TRUMP PROTESTERS OUTSIDE COURT

11 hours ago
15:55 CEST


Trump opponents outside the court in New York City, U.S., April 15, 2024.
REUTERS/Brendan McDermid




TRUMP SAID HE'S HONORED TO BE IN COURT, CALLING THE CASE 'AN ASSAULT ON OUR
COUNTRY'

11 hours ago
15:54 CEST








WHO IS ALVIN BRAGG, THE MANHATTAN DISTRICT ATTORNEY PROSECUTING TRUMP?

11 hours ago
15:44 CEST

By
Luc Cohen

FILE PHOTO: Alvin Bragg in New York City, U.S., April 4, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan
McDermid 

Donald Trump's trial has thrust Alvin Bragg into the spotlight. 

Bragg is the prosecutor whose office convinced a New York grand jury in March
2023 to bring the first criminal charges ever against a former U.S. president. 

The 49-year-old took office in January 2022, the first Black person elected
Manhattan District Attorney. 

He was raised in New York City's Harlem neighborhood and said he decided to go
to law school after having a gun pulled on him six times growing up, three of
the times by police. 

Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, has called the probe that led to
his indictment politically motivated and posted a series of personal attacks
against Bragg, a Democrat. The posts included a since-deleted photo of himself
holding a baseball bat next to a photo of Bragg. 

Trump's lawyer had denied the picture was a threat. 

After graduating from Harvard Law School, Bragg served as a federal prosecutor
in the U.S. Attorney's office in Manhattan, where he handled fraud and money
laundering cases. 

He later joined the New York state attorney general's office, where he oversaw a
lawsuit that forced Trump's namesake foundation to dissolve. 

In 2021, Bragg won a crowded primary for the Democratic nomination to succeed
Cyrus Vance as Manhattan District Attorney. 

The primary race focused largely on reforming the criminal justice system by
jailing fewer people and addressing racial bias, as well as on investigating
Trump. 

He cruised to victory in the general election in heavily liberal Manhattan.


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