economic blockade.
more to that story in just a
moment.
but we do want to begin tonight
with the first criminal
prosecution of a former
president of the united states.
the so-called hush money trail
of donald trump is underway with
nearly 100 potential jurors
being question on the first day.
none were picked today.
jury selection could take up to
two weeks.
trump is facing 34 felony counts
for falsifying business records
in order to hide an alleged
affair with former porn star
stormy daniels.
as he left court, acute clearly
angry trump lashed out at
"the drudge" who said he is
expected to be there every day
and this trial could last eight
weeks.
robert costa starts us off
tonight.
>> a history making moment in
lower manhattan this morning.
donald trump had his rights read
to him by new york
judge juan merchan,
acknowledging he understood and
officially became the first
former president ever to stand
criminal trial.
during the proceedings, trump it
appeared irritated at times and
board...