He described the trial, which will eventually decide whether the former president falsified business records, as 'really an attack on a political opponent'.
Former President Donald Trump said he is "proud" to be at a New York court for the start of jury selection in his hush moneyto reach trial and makes him the first former US head of state to stand trial for a serious crime.
"That’s why I am very proud to be here, this is an assault on our country and it’s a country that’s failing ... This is really an attack on a political opponent, that is all it is, so I’m very honored to be here, thank you very much.” As Trump is the presumptive nominee for the Republican party, he is expected to split his time between days in court and, as he has said, "campaigning during the night"The session on Monday is the jury selection process, which involves groups of people being called into the courtroom in order to find 12 jurors and six alternates for the duration of the case.
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