Politics
Non-Partisan, but Not Neutral
Infidelity by those in America’s highest office appears to be a time-honored tradition.
The damning evidence in his New York criminal trial is just beginning to mount—and going after Trump’s former fixer is probably not enough to save the ex-president’s bacon.
The former president lit into his former lawyer and “fixer,” Michael Cohen, who is expected to be called as a witness.
The 72-year-old publishing magnate on Monday became the first-ever witness to appear in a criminal trial over alleged crimes involving a former U.S. president.
Opening arguments began Monday morning in Trump’s historic hush-money trial.
He pardoned crony crooks against DOJ’s recommendations, and he’s promised to let Jan. 6 insurrectionists—who brutally attacked cops—off the hook.
For years, Donald Trump has been insulated from some of the coldest takes about him and his presidency. His Manhattan criminal trial is finally exposing him to some harsh opinions.