Meet Alvin Bragg’s All-Star Prosecution Team

Trump’s Jury • House Passes Ukraine Aid • Denying Press Credentials [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( Meet Alvin Bragg’s All-Star Prosecution Team Good Monday morning! Opening arguments are set to begin today in Donald Trump’s hush money trial following last week’s jury selection, which Dan Adler was on hand for at the courthouse. “For all the discussion leading up to the trial in heavily Democratic Manhattan, the baseline view” among prospective jurors, he [writes](, was often closer to a “sense of wonder than outright condemnation.” Meanwhile, he adds, Trump “generally looked bored.” As for the prosecution, Chris Smith [reports]( on Alvin Bragg’s team of lawyers, which includes Matthew Colangelo, Anurima Bhargava, and Susan Hoffinger. “Susan is really charismatic,” says former colleague Michael Miller. “She relates well to jurors because they see a New Yorker like themselves who has a straightforward way.” Turning from the courtroom to the campaign trail, Charlotte Klein [finds]( the Trump team denying press credentials for several journalists. Plus, Jack McCordick [writes]( on Mike Johnson angering his right flank in the House after passing bills for aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. Thanks for reading. [Image may contain: Face, Head, Person, Photography, Portrait, Beard, Adult, Formal Wear, Clothing, Suit, Accessories, and Tie]( [Meet Alvin Bragg’s All-Star Prosecution Team]( By [Chris Smith]( [Donald Trump may be in for a grilling by legal eagles like Matthew Colangelo and Susan Hoffinger. Then again, the former president is not likely to sit back and take it.]( [Read more button](   [How Do You Find a Jury of Donald Trump’s Peers?]( By [Dan Adler]( [Potential jurors in week one of the former president’s unprecedented criminal trial were sometimes awed and sometimes repulsed. Could any of them be impartial?]( [Read more button](   [Trump Campaign Denies Press Credentials for Several Journalists]( By [Charlotte Klein]( [Reporters from The Washington Post, Axios, and Vanity Fair have recently been rejected, though blanket bans, à la 2016, don’t appear to be happening. (“It’s much more picky-choosy,” says one journalist.) The Trump team responds: We’re “the most press-friendly and accessible.”]( [Read more button](   [Despite Intense GOP Infighting, House Passes $95 Billion Foreign Aid Package]( By [Jack McCordick]( [Speaker Mike Johnson is still facing the prospect of an effort to oust him from the top job.]( [Read more button](   [RFK Jr. Faces Backlash From Environmental Groups, Former Colleagues]( By [Jack McCordick]( [“He is a dangerous conspiracy theorist and science denier whose agenda would be a disaster for our communities and the planet,” reads a letter from twelve green groups.]( [Read more button](   Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn](   This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2024 Condé Nast