What's at stake in Trump's unprecedented trial? – BBC.com

A chronicle of Donald Trump's Crimes or Allegations

What's at stake in Trump's unprecedented trial? – BBC.com

Donald Trump's first criminal trial is under way in New York City. He is accused of trying to cover up a $130,000 hush-money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election – which he won.
The case marks the first time a US president – sitting or current – has faced a criminal trial.
The BBC's Nada Tawfik explains what to look out for and what the consequences of this unprecedented event could be on the 2024 election.
The former president was in court as a jury was impanelled for the hush-money trial against him.
Kerry Kennedy compared Biden to her late father Robert F Kennedy – the former US senator and attorney general – in an endorsement that snubbed her brother Robert F Kennedy Jr.
Dozens of students have been arrested at a "Gaza Solidarity" camp set inside campus.
Protests took place as university administrators defended their efforts to fight antisemitism before Congress.
US Republican Representative Lisa McClain asked if calls for an intifada are antisemitic.
Ballerinas from around the world gather to break Guinness World record for 'en pointe' dancers.
Viola, the elephant, was startled by the sound of a nearby car and ran away while having a bath.
Three years ago the International Space Station took the trash out. Some of it just hit a home in Florida.
An impartial 12-person jury is needed for his first criminal trial – dozens have already been excused.
A hiker recorded two men pushing rocks from the ancient formation in a Nevada park.
Stubborn brush fires in Miami, Florida, have been burning for several days.
Monday marked the start of Donald Trump's hush-money trial in New York City. Here's how the day unfolded.
San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge was blocked for hours during a pro-Palestinian demonstration.
"You alone turned a safe weapon into lethal one," the judge said to weapons handler Hannah Gutierrez-Reed.
The endangered birds are part of a recovery programme that aims to release them into the wild.
Scenes from outside the lower Manhattan court as former President Donald Trump's hush-money trial begins.
US engineering team has a two-year, $2m grant to help Nasa study the Moon's surface.
A deadly storm system has moved through Louisiana and into Florida, leaving behind damaged homes.
People in the state are divided after its Supreme Court reinstalled a near-total abortion ban from 1864.
Former American football star OJ Simpson, acquitted of his ex-wife's murder in a 1995 trial, has died at 76.
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