Former President Donald Trump raised over $1 million in campaign funds after his first court day in his New York hush-money case.
Lara Trump, the former president’s daughter-in-law and newly elected co-chair of the Republican National Committee told “Fox & Friends” on Tuesday that Americans came out in support of Mr Trump while he faces his first criminal trial.
“The people of America spoke up yesterday in support of Donald Trump to the tune of a million and a half dollars raised for his campaign,” she said. “The average donation was $28, so even here, in the abysmal Biden economy, people are coming out and they are financially supporting this president.”
Monday was the first day of Mr. Trump’s first criminal trial, which Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is bringing. He is facing 34 counts of falsifying business records in connection with hush-money payments his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election.
His lawyers have said the reimbursement payments to Mr. Cohen were legal expenses and not part of a cover-up. He has denied any inappropriate relationship with Ms. Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford.
Monday and Tuesday mostly focused on jury selection, which could take up to two weeks. Twelve jurors, along with six alternatives, will be chosen from a pool of more than 500 people from New York.
• Mallory Wilson can be reached at mwilson@washingtontimes.com.
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