Former U.S. President Donald Trump was back in a New York courtroom on Monday for the start of his so-called ‘hush money’ criminal trial. Attorneys for both the prosecution and the defense delivered their opening statements and a former publisher took the stand as the first witness.

Joining the discussion:

• Rina Shah is a political commentator and CEO of Rilax Strategies.
• Douglass Sloan is Principal of National Capitol Strategy Group and former Vice President of the DC, NAACP.
• Eric Bolling is the host of “Eric Bolling The Balance” on Newsmax.
• Jeffrey Swartz is a Professor of Criminal Law and Procedure at the Cooley Law School.

Trump trial: Former president 'innocent,' says defense as DA alleges 'criminal conspiracy' https://t.co/7oJQnJsuOV

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Donald Trump arrived at a New York courthouse to hear prosecutors explain why his alleged cover-up of a hush money payment to a porn star during his 2016 campaign broke the law, as the first-ever criminal trial of a former US president begins https://t.co/g8o2uf8l7e pic.twitter.com/O9BW0inxWW

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