Political and legal history are being made in a Lower Manhattan courtroom as Donald J. Trump becomes the first former U.S. president to undergo a criminal trial.Jonah Bromwich, who covers criminal justice in New York, explains what happened during the opening days of the trial, which is tied to Mr. Trump’s role in a hush-money payment to a porn star.Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/jonah-e-bromwich">Jonah E. Bromwich</a>, who covers criminal justice in New York for The New York Times.Background reading: <ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/16/nyregion/trump-trial-day-2-takeaways.html">Here’s a recap</a> of the courtroom proceedings so far.</li><li>Mr. Trump’s trial<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/18/nyregion/trump-trial-third-day.html"> enters its third day</a> with seven jurors chosen.</li></ul>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.

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The Opening Days of Trump’s First Criminal Trial

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