Media Wire Express Correspondent
The first ever criminal trial of a former US president got underway in state court in Manhattan on Monday with the difficult task of finding an impartial jury to sit for a trial that could last months.
Despite the high stakes of prosecuting the presumptive Republican presidential candidate and the salacious subject matter involving a 2016 hush money payment to a former adult film star, the trial kickoff previewed weeks of plodding, procedural back-and-forth.
On his way in to court, former President Donald Trump said the entire trial is “an assault on America” and used social media posts to criticize potential witnesses. A separate hearing has now been scheduled for April 23 to determine if Trump violated a gag order against attacking people involved with the trial.
A trial as described by those in the room ,Without live or even taped audio or video, the play-by-play was relayed to the outside world by those few reporters actually inside the courtroom.
CNN’s Kara Scannell and Jeremy Herb fed information from the court that ultimately made its way to the rest of us.
The first order of business in state court in Manhattan is to begin jury selection, a process anticipated to take as long as two weeks. The trial itself, which will take place on weekdays except Wednesdays, could stretch to two full months.
Of the first group of 96 potential jurors who crammed into the courtroom, more than half were immediately excused for saying they could not be fair and impartial.
Source:CNN
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