MORNING NEWSBREAK | In the first-ever criminal trial of a former U.S. president, a jury pool will convene today to start a case in which Donald Trump is accused of falsifying documents in paying hush-money to hide a sex scandal. Testimony may not begin for days as lawyers work to pick an impartial jury.
Among the myriad stories about this in the news today is a view in Politico by former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, an admitted liar who will be a star witness, who said he thought Trump needed an attractive woman to be his vice presidential running mate. One of the possibilities he mentioned: U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C. Also of interest:
- On picking a jury that can judge Trump
- What to expect in jury selection
- Trump’s hush money trial strategy: Deny, delay, denigrate
In other headlines of note:
CP OPINION, Brack: The unmitigated gall of legislators on bad energy bill. “The Tuesday admission by a senior state senator urgently pushing passage of a controversial energy bill is a stark indictment of a broken legislative system.”
TAX DAY: IRS expects millions of returns to be filed at the last minute. Today is Tax Day with returns being due to the IRS. What to know about last-minute filing.
MASTERS: Scheffler wins green jacket for 2nd time in 3 years. Scottie Scheffler, the world’s top-ranked golfer, won the Masters Tournament in Augusta for the second time in three years. He won by four strokes. Here’s a photo essay.
SC STATEHOUSE, CP: Book control proposal appears to be dead. A controversial proposal to give control to the State Board of Education over which books will – and will not – be allowed in public school libraries may have to start over next year after a Senate panel delayed action. Also of interest:
- Lawmakers have different ideas on how to spend budget surplus
- Record number of S.C. women vying for Statehouse
- Energy bill restricts solar power
- SLED confirms investigation into North Charleston Rep. Marvin Pendarvis
CP ARTS: Art Charleston is 5-day festival that starts April 24. Art Charleston, a five-day festival by The Gibbes Museum of Art, will return April 24 in downtown Charleston. The festival, founded in 2022, celebrates Charleston’s thriving arts community and raises funds for the museum. Also, the North Charleston Arts Festival also returns.
GUN VIOLENCE: Man dies early Sunday after North Charleston shooting. North Charleston police are investigating a Sunday shooting of a man who may have been shot in North Charleston, but was pronounced dead in a Charleston hospital. Other areas that had weekend shootings were in Easley, Anderson County, Spartanburg and Gaston.
Gamecocks celebrate championship with Sunday parade. Columbia and USC celebrated the women’s basketball team’s national championship with a Sunday parade.
Charleston sheriff candidate sues S.C. Democratic Party. The candidate claims he was improperly blocked from the party’s primary ballot.
Search for Charleston man missing in Mexico turns to recovery. The man’s family reportedly shared that he is now presumed dead after being missing for several days.
Body found in suitcase is missing woman, Walterboro police report. Police say a missing person’s case has become a death investigation after a woman’s body was found in a suitcase.
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