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I'm Henia Espinosa and this is your TFC News Now.
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The historic criminal trial of former U.S. President Donald Trump officially got underway in New York on Monday.
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It's the first time in American history that a former U.S. President appeared in court for a felony.
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Trump was charged by Manhattan's District Attorney with 34 counts of Class E felony
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for falsifying business documents to cover up a $130,000 hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels.
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The payment was supposedly made in exchange for Daniels' silence about an extramarital sexual encounter with Trump
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before the 2016 U.S. presidential elections.
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Trump was required to attend the whole duration of the trial and appeared in court as the jury selections began.
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Nothing like this has ever happened before.
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It's never been anything like it.
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Every legal scholar said this case is nonsense.
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It should never have been brought.
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It doesn't deserve anything like this.
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There is no case.
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But on day one of the trial, half of the nearly 100 potential jurors were dismissed
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as they admitted they could not be impartial in arriving at a judgment on the former president.
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Both sides are seeking 12 jurors and 6 alternates
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to hear what could be the only criminal case against them.
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Before the November 5th presidential election.
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Outside the New York Criminal Court building,
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people gathered to express their thoughts on the historic trial of Trump.
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This Filipino-American immigration lawyer says he came all the way from Hawaii
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to show his support for Trump, who has his sights set on the presidency.
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They can do what they want, but eventually, he will be acquitted.
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You cannot persecute a man for doing what he allegedly did.
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Nobody was killed, nobody was harmed, nobody was prejudiced.
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So why should they do that to him?
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Anti-Trump activist Marnie Halasa, meanwhile, showed up in her hush money payment costume.
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The film activist founded a theatrical protest group called Revolution is Sexy.
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I'm not sure that the hush money will rise to a level as a felony,
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you know, I would like it to because if I have to endure four more years of Donald Trump,
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like bigotry, hate speech, tax breaks for the wealthy, money for endless wars,
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I mean, that's going to be a problem for me.
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And finally in sports, the Los Angeles Clippers hosted their final regular season home game
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at the Crypto.com Arena this past weekend.
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Since it opened in 1999,
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the Clippers have shared the arena with fellow NBA team Los Angeles Lakers as well as the NHL's Kings.
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While the Clippers did not bat world championships in the stadium,
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they've won the hearts of many local Filipinos.
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Throughout those 25 years inside the Crypto.com Arena,
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the Clippers have hosted one of the NBA's longest-running Filipino heritage nights
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where Filipino artists have taken center court.
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The Clippers have hosted one of the NBA's longest-running Filipino heritage nights
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The Clippers are moving to the newly built Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California in October
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in time for the NBA's next season.
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The new home arena of the Clippers is expected to be touting the latest technology and features
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that the team says will make their loyal fanbase proud.
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And those are the news making headlines today.
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You can catch more TFC News on the ABS-CBN News website, YouTube channel, and app.
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I'm Henia Espinosa. Stay with us.
