How long will Trump’s hush-money trial last according to experts?

Donald Trump’s trial centering on hush money paid to adult film actress Stormy Daniels continues in New York. He makes history as the first serving or former U.S. president to face a criminal trial.

Trump has been charged with 34 counts of felony for allegedly falsifying business records to hide a series of payments to Daniels.

The money was supposedly meant to buy her silence on their alleged affair, so as to avoid the matter from affecting the outcome of the 2016 presidential elections where Trump was the Republican candidate and which he eventually won.

The former president has denied all the allegations, and filed unsuccessful appeals to delay the start of the trial.

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How long will Trump’s hush-money trial last according to experts?

According to a court media advisory, Trump’s criminal trial is likely to last anywhere from six to eight weeks.

The court is currently in the process of jury selection, and dozens of prospective jurors have already been dismissed, after saying they could not be impartial in the case. Choosing 12 jurors and six alternates for the trial could take a long time given that candidates are likely to have an opinion about Trump one way or the other, and both sides would likely want to dig into these views deeper.

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Once the jury has been selected, opening arguments can begin. After that, the prosecution will present evidence and call witnesses to give their testimony.

Defense will cross-examine the witnesses, then proceed to introduce its own evidence and ask its own witnesses to testify. When that is done, both sides will give their closing arguments, after which the jury will convene to come to a verdict.

The court will be in session every week on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.