A New York judge on Monday started whittling hundreds of prospective jurors into a 12-person panel who will decide whether former President Donald Trump runs for the White House as a convicted felon or as a Teflon politician who vanquished the first -- and perhaps only -- Democratic prosecutor to get a crack at him before November.
Potential jurors stunned as they file into New York courtroom and see Trump on trialFormer President Donald Trump attends trial for jury selection at Manhattan Criminal Court on Monday, April 15, 2024 in New York City. NEW YORK — One woman giggled and put her hand to her mouth while her seatmate raised her eyebrows. Other potential jurors craned their necks to get a glimpse of the world-famous defendant at the front of the room.
Mr. Trump pursed his lips, leafed through papers and listened intently on Day 1 of his trial on charges he criminally concealed hush money payments to a porn star during the 2016 presidential race. It will also impact how voters see Mr. Trump, for better or worse, heading into November. Polls suggest he is in a tight race.
Mr. Trump denies the claim of an affair with Ms. Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, and says the charges are part of a broad Democratic plot to thwart his presidential bid. Mr. Trump rarely spoke, uttering, “Yes,” when the judge asked Mr. Trump if understood that he could assist in his defense but would forfeit that right if he refused to show up or disrupted proceedings. Two key aides, Jason Miller and Margo Martin, accompanied the ex-president and sat in the courtroom.
On Monday, he was back in the Big Apple, sitting at a defendant’s table while the court finished pre-trial housekeeping and began jury selection Earlier Monday, the judge rejected Mr. Trump’s last-minute attempt to oust him from the bench over perceived bias.
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