Monday morning marks the beginning of the criminal of former President Donald Trump in Manhattan for alleged falsification of business records in relation to so-called "hush money" payments to Stormy Daniels in 2016. The case, brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, has drawn heavy criticism for essentially being an attempt to bootstrap a state misdemeanor into a federal crime. 

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The former president will be in court every day for the duration of the trial, which is expected to last six to eight weeks. Jury selection will begin Monday and may last as much as a week (or longer).

The trial will not be televised, so reports on the proceedings will dribble in over time, but RedState will provide coverage as information becomes available and include key updates in this thread, so be sure to check back throughout the day to keep abreast of the proceedings.