With Justice Juan Merchan presiding, attorneys for both sides made their opening statements in former President Donald Trump’s hush money/election interference trial on Monday morning, April 22. Matthew Colangelo, a prosecutor for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg Jr.’s office, laid out a case for Trump’s guilt on 34 counts. And Todd Blanche, representing Trump’s defense team, argued that Bragg’s charges had no merit. Former National Enquirer CEO David Pecker was brought to the stand as the first witness. And other key witnesses who are expected to testify include Michael Cohen (Trump’s …