The criminal fraud trial against the founder of Germany’s Querdenken (Lateral Thinking) movement, which protested against coronavirus pandemic measures, began on Wednesday before a court in Stuttgart. Michael Ballweg, 49, is accused of having deceived donors to the movement over how their money would be used. He collected more than €1 million ($1.1 million) from thousands of supporters through public appeals. His lawyers have rejected the accusations, and Ballweg on Wednesday told journalists at the courthouse that he was going into the proceedings with a good feeling. “Everything is fine,” he…