Donald Trump on Trial

Whatever assessment is made of Jonathan Alter’s reporting and opinions, his valuable book recounts both the strengths and weaknesses of the case against Trump that charged him with concealing a payoff of a porn star.

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President Trump in court during his hush-money trial on May 30, 2024, at New York City. Steven Hirsch/Getty Images, file

‘American Reckoning: Inside Trump’s Trial—And My Own’
By Jonathan Alter
BenBella Books, 256 pages

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