Donald Trump’s first criminal trial is getting under way, with jury selection due to begin on Monday.
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The former president has in recent months faced judges in two separate New York civil trials, but his criminal trial there will look very different.
Trump, 77, has been charged with 34 counts of fraud, related to hush-money that was paid to porn star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election.
He has pleaded not guilty, arguing the allegations he faces are not criminal.
The Manhattan case could frequently take the Republican frontrunner for president off the campaign trail during the eight-week trial.
What is it all about?
Daniels alleges that she had sex with Mr Trump in 2006 – something he denies – and that she was paid money to stay quiet about it in the lead-up to the 2016 election, which Mr Trump won.
The trial centres on a reimbursement Mr Trump made to his former personal lawyer and “fixer”, Michael Cohen.
Cohen, 57, claims he was directed to pay Ms Daniels $130,000 (£104,000) in exchange for her silence about her alleged affair with Mr Trump. Prosecutors have described this as an attempt to “unlawfully influence” the 2016 election.
Hush money payments are not illegal. But the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office alleges that Trump committed a crime by improperly recording the money with which he reimbursed Cohen as legal expenses.
In total, he is accused of 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree.
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One response to “Trump’s first criminal trial begins with huge challenge: finding 12 unbiased jurors”
This man should not be allowed to run for president again,he is a criminal.