Trump's Criminal Trial Kicks Off with Security and Protests as Jury Selection Begins
• Day 1 of Trump's criminal trial drew intense security, protests, and media coverage to a New York courthouse • More than 50 potential jurors were dismissed because they said they could not be impartial about Trump • Trump appeared engaged at first but later seemed to briefly fall asleep during jury selection • The judge denied Trump's requests to miss court for his son's graduation and Supreme Court arguments • Trump sent a fundraising email falsely claiming he "stormed out" of the "kangaroo court"