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Mike Duffy trial: Day 1

Live coverage of the trial of suspended senator Mike Duffy from CBC reporters inside and outside the courtroom.

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Read Laura Payton's primer on the trial here:

by Chris Carter 4/6/2015 9:40:17 PM
Wondering how things got this far? Read an extensive, linked chronology of Mike Duffy's Senate expenses saga here.

by Chris Carter 4/6/2015 9:41:17 PM
See ya tomorrow. #Duffy instagram.com

by Rosemary Barton via twitter 4/6/2015 10:33:09 PM
I'm probably on @CBCTheNational about now. #duffy

by Rosemary Barton via twitter 4/7/2015 1:04:48 AM
A very very very early good morning to you, twitter. Yes, I'm soon off to stand in line at the Ottawa courthouse -- it's #Duffy Day 1!

by kady o'malley via twitter 4/7/2015 8:32:31 AM
Lineup at court

by Hannah Thibedeau via email 4/7/2015 10:45:18 AM
Want to be in the courtroom for Duffy with @kady, @chrishallcbc, @HannahThibedeau go here: live.cbc.ca/Event/Mike_Duf… #duffy

by Rosemary Barton via twitter 4/7/2015 10:53:01 AM
Mike Duffy Senate expense trial puts spotlight on his side of story cbc.ca/1.3022689 #cdnpoli #duffy

by CBC Politics via twitter 4/7/2015 10:54:47 AM
Mike Duffy Senate expenses trial could border on 'circus' cbc.ca/1.3021850 #cdnpoli #duffy

by CBC Politics via twitter 4/7/2015 11:09:24 AM
Not quite a line, but more than a gaggle. #Duffy http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CB_CISOW4AAOC6u.jpg

by kady o'malley via twitter 4/7/2015 11:13:17 AM
RT @HallieCBC: Articling law student Kyle Morrow wouldn't miss #Duffy show. He's 10th in line. @OttawaMorning http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CB-7ThpUIAEEi18.jpg #cbcott

by CBC Ottawa via twitter 4/7/2015 11:14:30 AM
The first NON media person to arrive at #Duffy trial @kylemmorrow #cdnpoli http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CB_CfGQWgAAmcae.jpg

by Hannah Thibedeau via twitter 4/7/2015 11:14:49 AM
The boss brought bagels. @HannahThibedeau prepares to describe #Duffy scene to masses. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CB--f5aVIAAeBRY.jpg

by Hallie Cotnam via twitter retweeted by HannahThibedeau 4/7/2015 11:17:53 AM
Gauntlet, open for the running. #Duffy http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CB_DlH6VIAEgAFo.jpg

by kady o'malley via twitter 4/7/2015 11:19:35 AM
Crowd is getting larger for Duffy trial

by Hannah Thibedeau via email 4/7/2015 11:40:46 AM
Minutes away from being let into court

by Hannah Thibedeau via email 4/7/2015 11:56:48 AM
RT @HallieCBC: Doors about to open. #duffy http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CB_LhtZUsAA4L6C.jpg #cbcott #ottnews

by CBC Ottawa via twitter 4/7/2015 12:01:35 PM
Lineup allowed in

by Hannah Thibedeau via email 4/7/2015 12:02:41 PM
The doors have opened! Which means no more pictures. (Except in words, of course,) #Duffy

by kady o'malley via twitter 4/7/2015 12:04:46 PM
RT @HallieCBC: And they're on their way to courtroom #33 #duffy @OttawaMorning @cbcnews http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CB_NUNNW8AE_nd7.jpg #cbcott

by CBC Ottawa via twitter 4/7/2015 12:07:39 PM
On the plus side, the feeling is slowly coming back to my fingers. Should be fully unfrozen by 10am! #Duffy

by kady o'malley via twitter 4/7/2015 12:08:21 PM
So far, there are a few -- like, under a dozen -- civilians in the main line. Otherwise, it's just journalists all the way down. #Duffy

by kady o'malley via twitter 4/7/2015 12:12:54 PM
Duffy. #Duffy instagram.com

by Rosemary Barton via twitter 4/7/2015 12:26:39 PM
I can report it is relatively civilized inside the court house. #duffy

by Rosemary Barton via twitter 4/7/2015 12:30:43 PM
Mike Duffy madness today! Follow our coverage, featuring @kady, @rosiebarton and more live.cbc.ca/Event/Mike_Duf… #hw #duffy #cdnpoli

by Laura Payton via twitter 4/7/2015 12:41:02 PM
So now we wait. #Duffy trial begins 10:30et. But continue watching #cbcnn live coverage of all scrums as main players enter #cdnpoli

by Hannah Thibedeau via twitter 4/7/2015 12:42:32 PM
I'd be a lot happier if this courtroom provided coffee #duffy

by Rosemary Barton via twitter 4/7/2015 12:52:27 PM
It's quite challenging to explain the Duffy trial to a toddler. #duffy

by Rosemary Barton via twitter 4/7/2015 12:57:32 PM
Waiting for Duffy to Arrive

by Hannah Thibedeau via email 4/7/2015 1:14:24 PM
Now *that's* a proper camera frenzy. #Duffy http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CB_fXc1UMAEJAVB.jpg

by kady o'malley via twitter 4/7/2015 1:21:03 PM
Glamour. #Duffy instagram.com

by Rosemary Barton via twitter 4/7/2015 1:29:40 PM
Mike Duffy Senate expenses trial puts spotlight on his side of story | CBCNews.ca Mobile #duffy cbc.ca/m/news/politic…

by Rosemary Barton via twitter 4/7/2015 1:33:21 PM
RT @HallieCBC: Is this what's called a phalanx? A gaggle? A gauntlet of media? #Duffy still not here. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CB_iHtdWYAAnHVd.jpg #cbcott

by CBC Ottawa via twitter 4/7/2015 1:36:44 PM
The long, long line of future jurors has disappeared into the depths of the future overflow room. #Duffy

by kady o'malley via twitter 4/7/2015 1:40:04 PM
There is now a line-up outside court room 33. Court doors open at 10:15. #duffy

by Rosemary Barton via twitter 4/7/2015 1:46:15 PM
Mike Duffy arrives for trial RT @GenevieveGaron: Arrivée de #Duffy #duffytrial #cbcott http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CB_lmUeUAAEKNii.jpg

by CBC Ottawa via twitter 4/7/2015 1:50:12 PM
Duffy is entering courtroom now. #Duffy

by Rosemary Barton via twitter 4/7/2015 1:51:54 PM
Duffy arrives

by Hannah Thibedeau via email 4/7/2015 1:54:13 PM
More Duffy entering court

by Hannah Thibedeau via email 4/7/2015 1:55:14 PM
Word from the street (Elgin St., to be precise) is that Team #Duffy is in the building, but had little to offer to the waiting media maw.

by kady o'malley via twitter 4/7/2015 1:56:37 PM
Many questions to Mike Duffy and his lawyer

by Hannah Thibedeau via email edited by Chris Carter 4/7/2015 1:59:06 PM
Donald Bayne, lawyer for Mike Duffy, talks briefly to the media. "What we have to say we will say in the courtroom."

by Hannah Thibedeau via email edited by Chris Carter 4/7/2015 2:01:08 PM
Mike Duffy Senate expenses trial. LIVE BLOG. #DUFFY cbc.ca/m/news/politic…

by Rosemary Barton via twitter 4/7/2015 2:19:58 PM
Reporters just going through x-Ray machine now. I'd say this trial is starting late. #duffy

by Rosemary Barton via twitter 4/7/2015 2:23:12 PM
And we're in! (The overflow crowd, that is.) I'd take a picture, but that would be contempt of court, and there would be consequences #Duffy

by kady o'malley via twitter 4/7/2015 2:24:45 PM