How Team Trump will approach jury selection

And Israeli officials say country will respond to Iran attacks [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news Monday, Apr. 15, 2024 THE LATEST [Alternate text] [How Team Trump will approach jury selection in New York]( By Katie S. Phang The twice-impeached former president of the United States, Donald Trump, begins the [first of his four criminal trials on Monday](. He faces [34 class E felony counts of falsification of business records]( in the first degree, and if convicted of one of those felonies, he could be looking at a maximum sentence of four years in state prison. More than 500 New Yorkers have received notices to appear on Monday to [participate in the jury selection process](. According to the New York State Unified Court System, they were “randomly selected from lists of registered voters, holders of drivers’ licenses or ID’s issued by the Division of Motor Vehicles, New York State income tax filers, recipients of unemployment insurance or family assistance, and from volunteers.” Prosecutors for the Manhattan district attorney’s office and Trump’s lawyers will question these prospective jurors, and, with some time, some legal prowess and some luck, a jury of 12 of Trump’s peers will be selected to sit in judgment of him and render a unanimous verdict of guilty or not guilty. This is a preview of Katie S. Phang's latest article. [Read the full column here](.     TRUMP HUSH MONEY TRIAL [Alternate text] [CATHERINE CHRISTIAN]( [Alvin Bragg wants jurors to focus on New York law — not Trump's salacious antics]( [JORDAN RUBIN]( [What the Trump hush money trial is really all about]( [KRISTY GREENBERG]( [Why you should take Trump's hush money trial seriously]( [INSIDE WITH JEN PSAKI]( ['He will go to jail': Advisor to Michael Cohen on why Trump could serve jail time if convicted in New York]( [WATCH NOW]( MORE STORIES [Alternate text] [DEAN OBEIDALLAH]( [The cost to staying quiet on Trump’s worst Manhattan trial lies]( Trump’s obvious goal in lying about Biden’s involvement is to convince voters to ignore any guilty verdicts any jury might return. [Read more.]( [AMY HANAUER]( [A major tax prep company has a new spin to protect its biggest boondoggle]( Tax preparation behemoth Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, recently unveiled a new campaign attempting to brand itself as a feminist company. [Read more.]( [CHARLES F. COLEMAN JR.]( [The straightforward but unpleasant reason why O.J. Simpson was acquitted]( Unlike the more activist Black athletes of his era, Simpson had chosen to avoid tough questions about American racism in exchange for status, fame and endorsements. [Read more.](     TOP VIDEOS [Alternate text] [MSNBC]( [Israel will respond to Iran attacks, Israeli official says]( [WATCH NOW]( [THE WEEKEND]( [Rep. Jason Crow: House GOP focused on 'woke culture war' instead of bipartisan national security bill]( [WATCH NOW]( [WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT]( [‘A decisive, but clever, and very accurate response:' What a former Israeli Prime Minister wants from Israel next]( [WATCH NOW]( [THE WEEKEND]( ['Stop telling Latina women what to do’: Rep. Barragán says Justice Sotomayor doesn’t need to retire]( [WATCH NOW]( MORE FROM MSNBC [Alternate text]     Tonight, as jury selection begins in the first of former President Trump's criminal trials, Ari Melber and team break down the latest in this case and the former president's other legal battles. Tune in tonight at 6pm Eastern on MSNBC.     Go beyond the headlines with the new MSNBC app. Read, watch, and listen to breaking news and analysis, anytime, anywhere. [Download the new MSNBC app now.](     MSNBC INSIGHTS [Alternate text] Have you ever wanted to provide MSNBC with your opinion about their TV programs, documentaries, and digital products, such as MSNBC.com, newsletters, and podcasts? Now is your chance! [Join the MSNBC Insights Community.](   Download the MSNBC App: 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 [PRIVACY]( | [CONTACT]( | [UNSUBSCRIBE](listvar=sub_daily) [PRIVACY]( | [CONTACT]( | [UNSUBSCRIBE](listvar=sub_daily)