Donald Trump is inside Manhattan Criminal Court today as his first criminal trial begins with jury selection, over a $130,000 hush-money payment the ex-president allegedly made to former porn star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election.
Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in an effort to cover up the payment to keep Daniels quiet about their alleged affair.
The case marks the first time a former president has gone to trial over criminal charges. The trial is expected to last about two months, and Trump faces up to four years in prison if convicted.
Because it’s a criminal trial, the former commander-in-chief must attend the trial every day that court is in session.
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What to know
- Trump in NYC court today for jury selection in first-ever criminal trial of an ex-president
- Trump’s bid to delay ‘hush money’ trial shot down for third time in three days
- Inside Trump’s NYC hush money trial: Everything to know
