Stuck in a New York courtroom, former President Donald Trump has complained that his six-or-so-week trial over hush money he allegedly paid ex-porn star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election will undermine his 2024 campaign.
But news coverage of the legal proceedings appears to be helping him, at least so far.
Trump’s New York trial has not been televised, but cable news networks have been broadcasting wall-to-wall coverage, amplifying him and his message eight years after some executives expressed regret over their approach to the former reality TV star in 2016.
For his part, Trump has been addressing reporters every day of his trial, the first former president to have to defend himself from criminal charges and likely the only time he will have to do so before November’s election, outside New York City Criminal Court. He has used
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