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trump, in deep blue manhattan, many jurors swiftly dismissed for saying they cannot be impartial. the judge driving home the stakes of the unprecedented moment for the presumptive gop nominee, warning mr. trump today, if he fails to show up, he risks arrest. mr. trump has pleaded not guilty to the 34 counts of falsifying business records. a low level felony, but the story prosecutors seek to tell, more sordid and sweeping, previewing their central theme today of a presidential campaign rocked by the release of the infamous "access hollywood" tape, fueling mr. trump's determination and prosecutors telling to buy the silence of stormy daniels, allegedly directing michael cohen to pay her $130,000, saying she had sex with mr. trump. something he maintains never happened. the former president later reimbursing cohen through a series of checks, allegedly doctors his company's internal records to cover it all up. >> that payment was to hide damaging information from the voting public. the participant scheme was illegal. >> reporter: the judge ruling prosecutors cannot play the "access h
trump, in deep blue manhattan, many jurors swiftly dismissed for saying they cannot be impartial. the judge driving home the stakes of the unprecedented moment for the presumptive gop nominee, warning mr. trump today, if he fails to show up, he risks arrest. mr. trump has pleaded not guilty to the 34 counts of falsifying business records. a low level felony, but the story prosecutors seek to tell, more sordid and sweeping, previewing their central theme today of a presidential campaign rocked...
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vaughn hillyard has more. >> reporter: tonight at this lower manhattan courthouse, an unprecedented case just hours away. the first ever criminal trial of a former president of the united states. >> wow, when i walk into that courtroom, i know i will have the love of 200 million americans behind me. >> reporter: donald trump this weekend rallying supporters before the start of jury selection in his criminal trial monday over the alleged hush money scheme to cover up payments to adult film actress stormy daniels just before the 2016 election. >> i go into court over nothing. it's not a crime. >> reporter: trump has said he did nothing wrong. same with his supporters. >> if they do find him guilty -- >> who? trump? i won't believe that. >> reporter: nbc news has learned some 6,000 new yorkers have been summoned as potential jurors. >> this is a case that's going to burn through a lot of potential jurors during jury selection, and it's probably because a lot of jurors are going to have very strong views one way or the other about the defendant. >> reporter: prospective jurors will be asked
vaughn hillyard has more. >> reporter: tonight at this lower manhattan courthouse, an unprecedented case just hours away. the first ever criminal trial of a former president of the united states. >> wow, when i walk into that courtroom, i know i will have the love of 200 million americans behind me. >> reporter: donald trump this weekend rallying supporters before the start of jury selection in his criminal trial monday over the alleged hush money scheme to cover up payments...
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with today's pool of nearly two dozen manhattan residents offering their unvarnished views of the presumptive gop nominee to his face under questioning by the prosecution and defense. one man calling mr. trump, quote, fascinating and mysterious. one revealing he was a big fan of "the apprentice" in middle school. a woman saying, quote, president trump speaks his mind. and i'd rather that than someone who is in office who you don't know what they're thinking. and a fourth perspective juror telling attorneys, "i'm a democrat so, there you go. but i walk in there, and he's a defendant, and that's all he is." the defense team raising successful objections to a handful by pointing out past social media posts, including one who said "lock him up." while the judge fumed at mr. trump for appearing to mutter something, warning, "i will not have any jurors intimidated in this courtroom." jury selection is ongoing until 12 people and 6 alternates are selected. the former president is accused of falsifying business records, a low level felony, by mischaracterizing a hush money payment he allegedly direct
with today's pool of nearly two dozen manhattan residents offering their unvarnished views of the presumptive gop nominee to his face under questioning by the prosecution and defense. one man calling mr. trump, quote, fascinating and mysterious. one revealing he was a big fan of "the apprentice" in middle school. a woman saying, quote, president trump speaks his mind. and i'd rather that than someone who is in office who you don't know what they're thinking. and a fourth perspective...
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. >> reporter: tonight, on the eve of his manhattan hush money trial, former president trump defiant saying he's willing to testify in his own defense in a case he slams as a partisan prosecution by a democratic d.a. >> mr. president, do you plan to testify? >> yeah, i would testify, absolutely. it's a scam. it's a scam. that's not a trial. that's not a trial. that's a scam. what they have done is incredible, it's election interference, and it's got to stop. it's a third world country. >> reporter: mr. trump facing the first prosecution of a former president. he's charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records, a low-level felony related to hush money payments to stormy daniels. >> is it risky for you to testify? >> no i'm testifying. i'll tell the truth. all i can do is tell the truth, and the truth is there's no case. they have no case. >> reporter: jury selection set to start monday. >> you know, jury selection is largely luck. it depends who you get. >> reporter: it comes as the former president is throwing a political life line to house speaker mike johnson. >> we're gett
. >> reporter: tonight, on the eve of his manhattan hush money trial, former president trump defiant saying he's willing to testify in his own defense in a case he slams as a partisan prosecution by a democratic d.a. >> mr. president, do you plan to testify? >> yeah, i would testify, absolutely. it's a scam. it's a scam. that's not a trial. that's not a trial. that's a scam. what they have done is incredible, it's election interference, and it's got to stop. it's a third world...