OPINION:
I was disappointed by Tom Howell Jr.’s reporting on the first day of the trial of former President Donald Trump (“Potential jurors stunned as they file into New York courtroom and see Trump on trial,” web, April 15).
First, Mr. Howell buys into the mainstream media’s characterization of the charges as being for “concealed hush money payments.” These are more properly called nondisclosure agreements.
Later in the article, he describes Mr. Trump as “decamp[ing] … to the sunny climes of South Florida, where he holds court at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach with wealthy club members and lawmakers.” The use of “holds court” reveals, to me, a certain bias on Mr. Howell’s part. I expect better from The Washington Times.
ANN WASS
Riverdale, Maryland
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