Trump in court for key hearing in hush money case

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : Trump has appealed that ruling and vowed to challenge it "all the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary."
42% : Cohen claimed that Trump directed him to pay $130,000 to adult film star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
25% : Monday's hearing in the hush money case comes the same day as a deadline for Trump to pay more than $450 million for bond in the New York civil fraud case against him.
21% : Trump pleaded not guilty to the charges in the hush money case and continues to deny having a sexual encounter with Daniels.
21% : "in 2018, Cohen pleaded guilty to multiple criminal charges, including making secret payments to women who claimed to have had affairs with Trump, making false claims before Congress about the then-president's business dealings with Russia and failing to report millions of dollars in income.
18% : Trump looked angry as he exited the courtroom during the break.
17% : This is a hoax," Trump said on his way into the courtroom.
16% : Bragg has alleged that Trump had fraudulently altered business records related to hush money payments that he signed off on.
13% : Daniels maintains that she had an affair with Trump in 2006, following his marriage to Melania Trump.
12% : In a bad sign for Trump, the judge said before the break that he and Trump's attorneys appeared to be interpreting things differently.

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