Former President Donald Trump’s first criminal trial is expected to take six to eight weeks from start to finish.
This trial, related to a hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels in 2016, is the first of four ongoing criminal cases that are expected to head to trial for the presumptive 2024 GOP presidential nominee.
Where we are now in the case: Prosecutors are presenting their case by presenting evidence through witness testimony and exhibits. Defense attorneys can cross examine the prosecution’s witnesses and typically aim to discredit their testimony.
Trump’s attorneys will continue their cross-examination of the prosecution’s first witnesses, David Pecker, today.
Read more about the stages of the trial, and what they mean here.
