After multiple delays, former President Donald Trump's first criminal trial began Monday with jury selection as he faces 34 felony counts in a New York court for falsifying business records.
Prosecutor Alvin Bragg said in a court filing that Trump tried to conceal an"illegal scheme to influence the 2016 presidential election." Bragg has alleged that Trump falsified records in an effort to prevent damaging stories from emerging during the 2016 presidential campaign. Bragg says Trump falsified records to hide payments to attorney Michael Cohen for him to pay Stormy Daniels, Karen McDougal and former doorman Dino Sajudin.
The charges Trump faces in New York are considered a Class E felony, the lowest among felony counts in New York. The charges are arguably the least serious among the four criminal cases Trump faces. In a February hearing, prosecutors and Trump's defense spent hours debating on questions to pose to the jury pool.
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