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_Published 2024-03-25. Jury selection in the criminal hush money trial of Donald Trump will begin on April 15, a New York judge ruled Monday, in what will be the first criminal prosecution of an ex-President in U.S. history._


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## Transcript

And it's a shame. It's a shame what's happening to our country? This is election interference or they are doing things that have never been done in this country before should have been started three years ago it started at all. And then you wouldn't be quibbling over what week is going to end days equivalent over days and hours. They wouldn't be struggling at all. They never started it and you know why they didn't started cuz they didn't know I'd be running and they didn't know how well I do that. We have a man who just ruled it like to try this card in 21 days or something and I don't know how you can have a trial.

It's going on right in the middle of an election not fair not fair to respect the decision of the Appellate Division and we will abide by that will put up the cash or Bond very quickly Security schedule. But whatever it is, we'll put it up very quickly and we'll win the case as we said in court today. We very much believe that starting this trial in April or even starting this trial at any point before before the election is completely unfair to President Trump. It's completely unfair to the American people who are evaluating whether they want to be the next president and we're going to continue we are going to continue to fight Will Frisco it's none of your business.

I'm in Franklin, but I might I might do that. I have the option. But if I have to spend 500 million on the bond, I wouldn't have that option.

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