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Donald Trump made history on Monday by becoming the first former president to face the start of a criminal trial.
The 77-year-old returns to Manhattans court on Tuesday for the second day of jury selection, having selected no members of the panel so far.
More than 50 of the first 96 potential candidates raised their hand when the judge asked if they couldn't be impartial, so were sent home.
Follow DailyMail.com's minute-by-minute coverage from reporters in the court as the historic hush-money trial continues.
Trump rips judge for warning he may have to SKIP Barron's high school graduation
Donald Trump lambasted the judge in his historic hush money trial for potentially refusing him permission to attend his son Barron's high school graduation next month.
The former president also castigated the judge for stopping him going to the U.S. Supreme Court next week for a hearing related to January 6.
Trump let loose outside court after day one of jury selection as he became the first U.S. ex-president to stand criminal trial.
Barron, 18, graduates from high school on May 17 and the trial is set to still be going on by then.
The 42 questions the jury will have to answer if they want to get on the case
Hundreds of potential jurors will return to the court this morning to go through the gruelling process of getting on the banner.
Of the more than 50 prospective jurors who initially raised their hands when asked if they felt they couldn’t be fair or impartial:
Those who didn't then were given a list of 42 questions by the judge in the jury box.
Here is what they asked.
Ex-Playboy model Karen McDougal who claims she had a ten month affair with former President is cleared to testify at his hush-money trial
Trump is accused paying Daniels, real name Stephanie Clifford, $130,000 in order for her to keep silent about the pair's alleged extra marital affair.
Five months before the 2016 presidential election, American Media Inc, the publisher of the National Enquirer, paid McDougal, 53, $150,000 in exchange for her tell all story. The interview was never published.
The alleged affair became public knowledge in a subsequent interview that McDougal did with The Wall Street Journal in 2016.
Trump denies McDougal's allegations. Her payment is not subject to criminal investigation but prosecutors say it will establish a pattern of behavior on Trump's part, something Trump lawyer Todd Blanche attempted to argue against.
Judge Merchan said that the jury did not need to hear about the timing of the alleged McDougal affair, which according to the former model, occurred at the time Melania Trump was pregnant with Barron Trump.
Day two of Donald Trump's hush money trial begins
Donald Trump returns to a Manhattan court this morning for the second day of jury selection in the hush money trial.
No jurors have so far been selected for the panel in what could be a lengthy process to find a group of impartial Manhattan residents.
More than 50 of the first group of 96 candidates admitted they couldn't be impartial, and were dismissed by the judge.
Here is what happened as the dramatic first day drew to a close, and where we stand today.
