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According to the court, the process could take up to eight weeks. Trump wanted to “be there for everything,” said his lawyer Todd Blanche at the start. If convicted, the 77-year-old could face a prison sentence of several years, which could also be suspended. The lawyers of the Republican, who wants to be re-elected US President in November, had until recently tried to avert, postpone or delay the proceedings. Trump spoke out shortly before the trial opened and said: “This is an attack on America, nothing like it has ever happened before.”