Trial

 NY Times: Opening Statements in Trump’s Criminal Trial to Begin Monday - Prosecutors for the Manhattan district attorney’s office will go first, giving a preview of the evidence and seeking to persuade and charm the 12 jurors. By Jonah E. Bromwich and Ben Protess

Opening statements at a trial are like overtures: Both sides present a preview of what the jurors will hear from witnesses and what they will see in documentary evidence.