Donald Trump Trial LIVE: Jury Selection Begins In Trump’s Hush-money Case | Stormy Daniels | IN18L

Donald Trump Trial LIVE: Jury Selection Begins In Trump’s Hush-money Case | Stormy Daniels | IN18L Donald Trump’s criminal trial over hush money to begin in New York Ex-president becomes first US leader to face a criminal trial, in this case, for paying Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal for a cover up Victoria Bekiempis in New York Mon 15 Apr 2024 BST Share Donald Trump’s criminal hush-money trial involving adult movie actress Stormy Daniels and Playboy model Karen McDougal is scheduled to start on this morning, with jury selection in Manhattan supreme court. The proceedings mark a momentous day in US history, as Trump is the country’s first president – present or former – to face a criminal trial. They also play out against a presidential race in which Trump is the almost certain Republican nominee who regularly bests Joe Biden in head-to-head polls. The criminal case against Trump stems from an alleged scheme to cover up purported liaisons with Daniels and McDougal ahead of the 2016 general election. Prosecutors say that Trump, who was indicted in spring 2023 on 34 counts of falsifying business records, participated in an alleged “catch-and-kill scheme” from August 2015 until December 2017 through his then lawyer, Michael Cohen. They said that he did so out of concern that the alleged extramarital encounters with Daniels and McDougal could harm Trump’s candidacy. #donaldtrump #trumptrial #hushmoneycase #trumpushmoneycase #stormydaniels #cnbctv18