Trumps Historic hush money trial begins in New York. Donald trump is in the courtroom as his criminal his money trial jury selection is expected to begin soon. there is a tape that can't be shown to jurors, but a model who alleges she had an affair with trump can testify. Trump was charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records for his alleged role in hush money scheme before 2016 election. Trump is the first former president to go on trial for criminal cases. This case is only one of four criminal charges trump faces while being presumptive 2024 GOP nominee. This might be the only case to face a jury before the election, eligible to face jail time. There are expected to be 500 new jurors to appear each day to be available for the selection process.