Opinion: I’ve been a criminal attorney for decades. Here’s what I think about the case against Trump | CNN

In New York state, falsifying business records is a misdemeanor carrying a penalty of up to a year in jail. However, if it can be demonstrated that the reason for the falsification was to commit some other crime, as prosecutors say is the case here, it becomes a felony punishable by up to four years in jail...

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/21/opinions/trump-criminal-trial-opening-arguments-jackson/index.html

Adam Schiff lays out a damning case in impeachment trial opening remarks - Vox

The House opening arguments in the impeachment trial of President Trump mark the first time lawmakers have explicitly presented the entirety of their evidence about Trump’s handling of Ukraine aid — and thus far, they’ve been nothing short of damning.....
 https://www.vox.com/2020/1/23/21077542/impeachment-trial-house-opening-arguments-adam-schiff

Read: Adam Schiff's opening argument at Senate imepachment trial (full text) - POLITICO

Mr. Chief Justice, Senators, counsel for the President, and my fellow House managers: .....
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/22/adam-schiff-opening-argument-trump-impeachment-trial-102202

‘A trifecta of untruth’: CNN fact checker busts Trump lawyers for multiple impeachment trial lies – Raw Story

During a Wednesday morning segment with CNN’s John Berman, Dale dissected and exposed the multiple untruths spouted by the president’s legal team made during the opening of the impeachment trial that included frequently debunked claims about the impeachment process that took place in the House of Representatives....
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/01/a-trifecta-of-untruth-cnn-fact-checker-busts-trump-lawyers-for-multiple-impeachment-trial-lies/

Trump’s impeachment lawyers’ glaring legal error - Vox

That’s not what “high crimes and misdemeanors” means. ...
https://www.vox.com/2020/1/22/21075468/trump-impeachment-high-crimes-misdemeanors

George Conway goes nuclear on Trump lawyers’ ‘utterly mendacious’ impeachment presentation on CNN – Raw Story

Attorney George Conway, the husband of Trump White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, went off on both President Donald Trump’s attorneys and Senate Republicans for their performance at the Senate impeachment trial during a lengthy interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper. First, Conway tore apart Trump attorney Pat Cipollone for blatantly lying about the impeachment process that took place in the House of Representatives last year, and in particular zeroed in on the false claim that Republicans were not allowed to attend closed-door impeachment hearings.....
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/01/george-conway-goes-nuclear-on-trump-lawyers-utterly-mendacious-impeachment-presentation-on-cnn/

New details emerge about Trump's Senate trial as Democrats protest being kept in the dark

Opening arguments begin Wednesday on a compressed timeline, which Democrats protested along with the decision not to automatically admit House evidence. ....
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-impeachment-inquiry/new-details-emerge-about-trump-s-senate-trial-democrats-protest-n1118801

Kavanaugh's opening remarks are a master class in a common sexual abuser defense tactic - Daily Kos

Judge Brett Kavanaugh just finished his opening remarks in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and I think my ears hurt. He came out with guns blazing, yelling at the microphone and shedding his oddly timed tears. ....
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/1799292

The Opening Argument in the Trial of Donald J. Trump - The Daily Beast

Good prosecutors always have a theory of the case. While much of special counsel Robert Mueller's evidence remains unknown, the contours of the criminal conspiracy case against President Trump are coming into view. ....
https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-opening-argument-in-the-trial-of-donald-j-trump