"Trump's New York Legal Troubles: A Prelude to His Presidency and Trial Testimony"

As jury selection begins in Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York City, the former president's history in the city is being scrutinized, revealing his venality, corruption, and inability to succeed in the way he desired. Despite being born and raised in New York, Trump was never truly accepted by the old money elites, and his business dealings were marred by failures and bankruptcies. His aspirations for power and wealth led him to seek the presidency, but his inability to achieve the kind of power he craved in New York may have driven much of the damage he did to the country as a whole.