"Trump Trial: Final Alternate Jurors Chosen, Live Updates on Hush Money Trial"
Originally Published 1 year ago — by CBS News
The final five alternate jurors for former President Donald Trump's New York criminal trial were chosen, with opening statements set to begin on Monday. The selection process was marred by a shocking incident outside the courthouse, where a man lit himself on fire in a park. Meanwhile, Trump's attorneys are contesting the trial's location and pace, while prosecutors seek to question Trump about various legal defeats to attack his credibility in the case revolving around reimbursements to his former attorney for a "hush money" payment to Stormy Daniels.