Tapper starts right down a split second. This courthouse went from the scene of a highprofile trial to a highprofile security seen elites starts right now hey horrific scene outside this courthouse after man lit himself on fire. Inside the courthouse, theres a major developing and then in the Hush Money Case against former President Donald Trump, a full jury plus alternates. Now, all seated, setting the stage for Opening Statements. This hour, were gonna go all in on this okay. Its dissecting the next steps. How long can the prosecution hold out and keep its witness list out of the hands of donald trump and his defense team also this hour, in an extreme jordan, berry moves from 100 House Democrats came to the aid of republican speaker mike johnson, drawing the ire of hardline republicans in putting johnson even close closer to potentially losing his job welcome to lead on mattingly in today for jake tapper and we are live outside the new york courthouse where the former president s Cri
welcome to lead on mattingly in today for jake tapper and we are live outside the new york courthouse where the former president s criminal hush money trial is playing out as we speak. the jury selection process that is now complete today, judgment for sean seating five more alternate bringing the total number to six yesterday, of course, a full jury of 12 receded, made up of seven men and five women. and total of 18 needed for the trial to begin. now, judge, were sean now, holding a sandoval hearing, what s known as a sandoval hearing. that s going to determine whether the prosecution can ask trump phi testifies about certain aspects of his legal past, including the e jean carroll defamation case in the civil fraud judgment handed down earlier this year. now, trump attorneys are fiercely pushing back the outcome could factor in whether trump decides to testify at all later in the trial. so he said he was going to do. we start off with cnn senior justice correspondent