"Trump's First Criminal Trial: Jury Selection Clash, Contempt Motion, and Courtroom Drama"

Jury selection for former President Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York continues with clashes between prosecutors and defense attorneys over potential jurors. A dispute over a juror's Facebook posts showing celebrations after Trump's 2020 election loss prompted an admonishment from the judge to Trump. The trial, involving 34 state felony counts related to a "hush money" payment to Stormy Daniels, is the first of four criminal prosecutions against Trump to make it to trial and is expected to last six to eight weeks. Trump has called the trial a "sham" and claimed the charges should have been dismissed, while the slow process of identifying suitable jurors is likely to last at least a week.