hush money payments

Roy Wood Jr. recaps Trump’s arrest and his Mar-a-Lago speech. Dulcé Sloan investigates Melania’s curious absence and Cedric the Entertainer discusses directing the 100th Episode of his series “The Neighborhood.” Original Air Date: April 5, 2023

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The line for reporters seeking to be in the courtroom for Donald J. Trump’s arraignment in Manhattan started forming at 2 p.m. on Monday, more than a day before the former president was scheduled to face a judge in a case centered on hush-money payments.

One of those who got in was Jonah Bromwich, a criminal justice correspondent for The Times.

He tells us what it was like inside the courthouse as Mr. Trump was charged with 34 felony counts.

Guest: Jonah E. Bromwich, a criminal justice correspondent for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• Trump pleaded not guilty, then sat quietly as lawyers sparred.
• The former president is accused of orchestrating a hush-money scheme to pave his path to the presidency and then covering it up from the White House.

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Donald Trump was indicted in New York for directing hush money payments to a porn star during his 2016 campaign, a historic event in American law and politics that is certain to divide an already polarized society and electorate. 

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