It today, go to pretty litter, im Zachary Cohen in washington. And this is cnn welcome to cnn Special Coverage on big tapper and youre looking live inside the Manhattan Courthouse right now, lets bring up those pictures where the judge has just entered the courtroom and donald trump is about to make history. The first former president in the United States to ever face a criminal trial. Any second, can we expect Jury Selection to start . Whats called void here . And we just got our first look at the former president s inside that courtroom is still photograph cameras are not allowed in general. There he is facing 34 counts of fall falsifying Business Records allegedly part of a scheme to keep Adult Film Star and director Stormy Daniels from speaking out about their alleged Sexual Interlude ahead of the 2016 election, Cnns Kaitlan Collins and paula reid are outside the courthouse for us right now, caitlyn, at the prosecution and the defense are about to start this process of choosing 12
shouldn t be criticizing the president overseas but couple of things, nato is indispensable. what do you say about that? defense of nato from paul ryan but didn t criticize the president for slamming nato. there was a resolution passed by senate 98-2 last evening submitted by senator jack reed from rhode island expressing support for nato. they were worried about the meeting from the beginning, president trump telegraphing he was going to lay a big punch on the allies. i think nato is going to survive this. too much support in congress and american people. but done damage to credibility. biggest issue in europe is not summit but antidemocratic populists taken over in hungary
beneficiary. who s to say which way this whole thing goes in the end. i don t know what the president s intention is but even if his intention wasn t to send a message to those who are somehow caught up in the mueller web, no doubt that s the impact that all of this is having. in the case of d souza, it s a two-fer. it s a bone to the base and a message to some who might face criminal prosecution or are already facing criminal prosecution that he s got their back, he s going to be loyal to them. i don t think it would spare michael cohen if that case should develop along state charge lines, we really doesn t know, b don t know but i m sure it s having consequences with some individuals. in the way of trump telegraphing, that he s in control of everything, including d.o.j., but there s something