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Good morning, I'm Taylor Wilson and today is Tuesday, April 16th, 2024. This is the

excerpt. Today we recap day one of Trump's hush money trial plus what Iran's retaliatory

attack on Israel is doing to Congress and we have the latest from investigations into the

Baltimore bridge collapse. Donald Trump yesterday became the first

former American president to go on criminal trial in the nation's history.

Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records

to cover up a hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels

in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election.

For more on the trial's first day and a look at what happens next,

I caught up with USA Today Justice Department correspondent Aisha Boggy.

Aisha, thanks for hopping on.

I'm glad to be here, Taylor.

So Aisha, what was the scene like inside and around the courtroom yesterday?

It was a very, very busy scene.

I was there among throngs of reporters. You did start to see protesters even though I entered the building quickly to get into the courthouse early and get a good spot.

You go through the normal court security when you walk into the building and then when you're up near the courtroom you go through a second layer of security because of course you're dealing with a trial against a former American president who has around the clock secret service protection.

Then when you're in there you see Donald Trump sitting at the defense table

flanked by his defense lawyers.

It's dramatic, never been seen before in American history history and you see him being treated by the judge in ways that are similar to any other criminal defendant in New York.

The judge warned him that there are things he can do that could result in him being sent to jail.

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