Donald Trump's hush-money trial resumed Friday with five alternate jurors to select before opening arguments can begin on Monday. On Thursday, the process of selecting 12 jurors was completed and one alternate juror was chosen. Judge Juan Merchan is also expected to hold what's known as a Sandoval hearing, in which a defendant in a criminal case is made aware of what questions they could face if they choose to testify, NBC News reports. In a court filing, Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg said if Trump testifies, his office would like to bring up issues including Trump's civil fraud case and the sexual abuse and defamation lawsuit from E. Jean Carroll to "impeach the credibility" of the defendant.
- The Hill reports that Trump slammed the gag order against him when he arrived at the courthouse Friday. "The gag order has to come off. People are allowed to speak about me, and I have a gag order, just to show you how much more unfair it is," Trump, who is banned from talking about witnesses, jurors, court staff, and the judge's relatives, told reporters. "They've taken away my constitutional rights to speak, and that includes speaking to you."