The Most Devastating Thing To Happen To Trump Today Didn't Occur In Manhattan

While Trump's fraud trial is at the top of the news, it was a statement by his former chief of staff that was devastating for the former president.

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Trump Fraud Gets Exposed, But Not In A Manhattan Courtroom

Trump was livid, and totally out of control outside of the Manhattan courtroom where his fraud trial got underway on Monday. Opening statements by the state of New York were kept simple. No new evidence was revealed, but Trump was literally physically nudging his lawyers and urging them to fight back in court. The idea that Trump missed out on a jury trial because his lawyers forgot to check a box was amusing, but not really surprising given that Trump hasn’t attracted top-tier lawyers to represent him. The trial obviously means the world to Trump, and it will get more intense as the state’s evidence is presented, but today was not that day.

The truly damaging political blow from Donald Trump came from former White House Chief of Staff John Kell…