00:00 So after months and months and months of delays, attempted delays, gag orders and many, many,
00:05 many angry social media posts, Donald Trump's criminal trial finally starts today and protesters
00:11 in favour of Donald Trump and against Donald Trump have gathered here.
00:14 There are about 20 to 30 journalists for every one protester.
00:17 In fact, I think there are more people from German TV than there are actual protesters
00:22 here today.
00:23 Can I ask why you came down today?
00:26 I came down to support my president.
00:28 They put 96 charges on him.
00:30 This one is paying a prostitute.
00:33 Now what man didn't pay for a prostitute in the United States?
00:36 I know I did plenty of times.
00:38 To be fair, the charges are that he tried to influence the outcome of the election by
00:42 telling her to be quiet and not say anything about this.
00:45 I've been to Thailand, so I'm not really going to judge my future president on what he did
00:49 in his personal life.
00:50 A bunch of people have told me that today.
00:52 They said I've dealt with prostitutes.
00:53 I've been to Thailand three times.
00:54 Yeah, sure.
00:55 What do you think I do in Thailand?
00:56 Just sit in a chair?
00:57 I don't know.
00:58 I don't do anything.
00:59 I go out and I have fun with women.
01:00 You know, that's what we do as men.
01:01 Donald Trump did nothing wrong!
01:02 Donald Trump did nothing wrong!
01:03 Donald Trump did nothing wrong!
01:04 Donald Trump, for the first time in 77 years, is finally being held accountable for being
01:09 a career conman, a career liar, a cheat, and a fraud.
01:13 Today is the beginning, finally, of the criminal aspect of justice being served.
01:18 So this case is not about an affair.
01:21 I think what's really essential for people to understand is that the case is about Donald
01:25 Trump's effort to interfere successfully in the 2016 election.
01:30 Do you think that this trial is going to be the start of some kind of accountability for
01:33 him?
01:34 If they have a fair jury, I think they'll convict him.
01:37 Alex, you've been in the court.
01:38 Can you tell us anything about Trump's demeanor in there?
01:40 Yeah, I mean, he has to be here, right?
01:42 Like, this is his first criminal trial.
01:44 But he does look a little bored, a little listless.
01:46 He typically keeps his hands folded in front of him, kind of stares into a middle distance.
01:50 This is not in his comfort zone, which is, you know, you can really mark the disparity
01:56 from how he acts online, how he acts at his rallies, and, you know, what he's forced to
02:00 do when he goes into the court of law.
02:02 This is an assault on America.
02:03 Nothing like this has ever happened before.
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