Biden faces debate trap over Trump hush money conviction

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REHOBOTH BEACH, Delaware — Former President Donald Trump‘s conviction last month provides an opportunity for President Joe Biden to appeal to the independent voters who will decide the presidential election.

But as he prepares for the first of two debates with the former president on Thursday, Biden will have to weigh how hard to go after Trump on the hush money guilty verdict as Republicans allege the trial was politically motivated.

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