Trump trial underway with opening statement and first witness

Trump trial underway with opening statement and first witness

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The prosecution and defense teams presented their opening statements as former President Donald Trump looked on.

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April 22, 2024

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It was a historic day in Manhattan, where lawyers presented their opening statements and the first witness took the stand in former President Donald Trump's criminal trial.

The former president and presumptive 2024 nominee is staying on message -- that the case is a distraction from his campaign.

Trump is accused of falsifying business records to cover up a payment during the 2016 presidential campaign to adult film actor Stormy Daniels. The prosecution says this was part of a scheme to corrupt the 2016 election.

Robert Costa joins "America Decides" anchor Caitlin Huey-Burns from the courthouse in New York. Plus, Huey-Burns speaks to Nikole Killion with the latest on Capitol Hill, Nancy Cordes from the White House and campaign reporters Shawna Mizelle, Nidia Cavazos and Zak Hudak, as "America Decides" debuts a new one-hour long format.

Trump trial in "hush money" case gets underway with opening statements and first witness

Former President Donald Trump sits in Manhattan Criminal Court

Jurors in former President Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York got their first glimpse Monday of the arguments both sides plan to make over the course of the historic proceedings, with the prosecution and defense teams presenting their opening statements as Trump looked on.

Prosecutors also called their first witness to the stand: David Pecker, the former CEO of American Media Inc., or AMI, the parent company of the National Enquirer. The state alleges Pecker helped Trump during the 2016 campaign by burying negative stories about him and attacking his rivals.

Pecker testified for less than a half hour before the court adjourned for the day. He will resume testimony on Tuesday, after a hearing over whether Trump should be held in contempt of court for defying a gag order imposed by the judge in the case.

Read more from Graham Kates, Katrina Kaufman and Stefan Becket.


Suspect arrested after breaking into Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass' home

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A person was taken into custody after allegedly breaking into Getty House, home of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, early Sunday morning.

Police say that an unidentified man smashed one of the home's glass doors to gain entry a little before 7 a.m. before they were taken into custody without further incident.

It's unclear exactly how long the person was inside but police say that the mayor and her family were home at the time of the break-in.

Read more from CBS Los Angeles' Dean Fioresi, plus CBS Boston's Matt Schooley breaks down the suspect's criminal history in Massachusetts.

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