AdvertisementTrump's criminal trial, a first for a former president, has begun in New YorkUpdated April 15, 2024Ximena BustillofacebookEmailFormer President Donald Trump appears with his legal team ahead of the start of jury selection Monday at Manhattan criminal court. Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first of his criminal cases to go to trial. (Pool/Getty Images)This article was originally published on April 15, 2024.