Former president complains of ‘political persecution’ as jury selection gets under way in criminal trial involving 34 countsThe first day of Donald Trump’s Manhattan hush-money trial came to a close on Monday afternoon with jury selection under way, marking a notable moment in American history: the first criminal trial of a current or former president.Throughout the day, Trump appeared at Manhattan supreme court court in New York City flanked by his lawyers to face 34 felony counts involving a... Read this story
