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What we covered here today
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First day of historic criminal trial:
[Donald Trump](https://www.cnn.com/politics/president-donald-trump-45)was in court Monday[as jury selection began](https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/15/politics/takeaways-trump-hush-money-trial/index.html)in[his criminal hush money trial](https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/15/politics/what-to-watch-trump-hush-money-trial/index.html). More than 50 potential jurors were dismissed after saying they could not be fair and impartial. Potential jurors will continue to be[vetted tomorrow through questions](https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/11/politics/juries-donald-trump-trials/index.html)that could signal political views. A[panel of 12 New Yorkers](https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/15/politics/jury-selection-process-trump-trial/index.html)and six alternates will ultimately be selected. -
About the case: Trump was charged last year with
[34 felony counts](https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/04/politics/donald-trump-arraignment-new-york/index.html)of falsifying business records for his alleged role in a hush money scheme[before the 2016 election](https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/14/politics/timeline-trump-stormy-daniels-hush-money-dg/index.html). Trump has pleaded not guilty. Get up to speed on the case[here.](https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/13/politics/donald-trump-hush-money-trial-explained/index.html) -
What’s at stake: Trump is the
[first former president](https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/14/politics/prosecutors-trump-trial-new-york/index.html)in US history to go on trial for criminal charges. This is only one of four criminal cases Trump faces while being the[presumptive 2024 GOP nominee](https://www.cnn.com/election/2024). It may be the only case to face a jury before the election, and he could face jail time if convicted. Track the criminal cases[here](https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2023/07/politics/trump-indictments-criminal-cases/).
Our live coverage has concluded. Please scroll through the posts below to learn about the first day of Trump’s trial in New York.