Prosecutors in Donald Trump’s criminal trial call their first witness: a former National Enquirer publisher who puts the former president at the center of a conspiracy to corrupt the 2016 election. Joe Biden wins a major endorsement from the building trades unions and works to define Trump as an out-of-touch rich guy who only wants to help his rich friends. In Pennsylvania, Connecticut hedge fund manager Dave McCormick officially wins the Republican nomination for Senate and will face Democratic Senator Bob Casey in the fall. Then, George Stephanopoulos talks with Dan about the challenges of covering Trump, his new book about the White House Situation Room.

SHOW NOTES

TRUMP TRIAL

WaPo: Ex-publisher details ‘catch and kill’ at Trump’s hush money trial

WaPo: National Enquirer also attacked Trump opponents in 2016

WaPo: National Enquirer boss said he published stories suggested by Michael Cohen to help Trump campaign

WaPo: Prosecutors show numerous pro-Trump headlines in National Enquirer

WaPo: Prosecutor: Trump ‘seems to be angling’ for jail sentence in violating gag order

Politico: Trump lawyer: ‘Nothing wrong with trying to influence the election’

NYT: Could Trump Go to Prison? If He Does, the Secret Service Goes, Too

NYT: The Circus Trump Wanted Outside His Trial Hasn’t Arrived

Trump Truth

NYT: Prosecutors Call Trump’s Echo of Fox News Host Remarks ‘Troubling’

Yahoo: “Really poor way to start”: Experts knock Trump lawyer’s “weird” opening statement after objections

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4/23 Twitter: Harry Enten 

4/23 Twitter: Vaughn Hillyard

4/23 Twitter: Gary Grumbach

4/23 Twitter: Kaitlan Collins 

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4/23 Twitter: Manu Raju 

4/22 Twitter: Kaitlan Collins 

4/22 Twitter: Maddow Blog 

4/22 Twitter: 11th Hour 

BIDEN 

NPR: Biden is campaigning in Florida a week before a new abortion ban takes effect 

CNN: Biden looks to use abortion rights to put Florida in play in November

NYT: Can Biden make Trump seem like Mitt Romney? 

MCCORMICK | PA PRIMARY

NYT: This G.O.P. Senate Candidate Says He Grew Up on a Family Farm. Not Exactly.

AP: Pennsylvania’s primary will cement Casey, McCormick as nominees in a battleground US Senate race

Daily Beast: Wealthy GOP Senate Candidate Appears to Have Illegally Spent Donor Cash

Philly Inquirer | Bloomberg: Bridgewater Grew China Military Investment Under GOP’s McCormick (4/12)

Bloomberg: Griffin, Schwarzman Fuel McCormick Super PAC’s $18 Million Haul (1/10/24)

AP: David McCormick is gearing up for a Senate run in Pennsylvania. But he lives in Connecticut (8/14/23)

NYT: Swing-State Republicans Embrace Trump’s New Abortion Stance (4/9/24)

CNN: Republican candidates downplay past anti-abortion stances ahead of 2024 election (4/12/24)

NBC: What to watch for in Tuesday’s Pennsylvania primaries

The Guardian: Pennsylvania primary provides window into voters’ minds in crucial swing state

Reuters: Biden and Trump face enthusiasm test in battleground Pennsylvania