Trump trial: Prosecutors unveil plans to cross-examine Trump in hush money case

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

46% : "If the defendant chooses to testify, the People intend to inquire regarding the following," Bragg's office wrote in a filing dated March 10, which became public on Wednesday.Bragg, an elected Democrat, has charged Trump with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records for what prosecutors say was the illegal concealment of payments to hide an alleged affair with porn star Stormy Daniels.
34% : Merchan has said opening arguments could get underway Monday, depending on the schedule, and he has also set a hearing for April 23 over the prosecution's request that Trump be held in contempt for violating his gag order in the current trial.
31% : Conversely, Trump's attorneys have given every indication that they aim to impeach the credibility of Michael Cohen, an ex-attorney and fixer to Trump who helped facilitate the hush money payment.
29% : He began the list by noting Trump, on Feb. 16, was ordered to pay upwards of $354 million in a civil fraud case for "repeatedly and persistently falsifying business records" and "misstating the value of his assets for economic benefit.
29% : Trump, who has pleaded not guilty to all the charges in the hush money case, is currently under a gag order imposed by presiding Justice Juan Merchan, who is handling the trial at the New York County Criminal Court.
27% : Featured Local SavingsBragg's list cited the former president's previous gag order violations from his past civil trials, including when Trump "testified untruthfully under oath when he claims that his public comments about a judge's law clerk were instead about a witness."
25% : While he has acknowledged reimbursing Cohen, Trump contends he didn't know the details about what Cohen was doing.
20% : Prosecutors in the New York criminal hush money case against Donald Trump filed a notice Wednesday outlining their plans to question the former president about his previous civil trials to undermine his credibility.
17% : Jury awarded the plaintiff $2,020,000 in compensatory and punitive damages on her sexual abuse claim," Bragg's office said, citing the May 9, 2023 judgment from Carroll's first defamation case against Trump.
13% : A series of other past cases were also noted, including the Democratic New York attorney general's case against the Donald J. Trump Foundation and a lawsuit Trump filed against Hillary Clinton that ended with him being sanctioned and ordered to pay nearly $938,000 in legal fees.

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