Jury selection enters pivotal stretch as Trump’s hush money trial resumes

Former President Donald Trump awaits the start of proceedings on the second day of jury selection at Manhattan criminal court (Mark Peterson/AP)

Jury selection in Donald Trump’s hush money trial entered a pivotal phase as the former president returns to court on Thursday.

Lawyers still need to pick 11 more jurors to serve on the panel that will decide the first-ever criminal case against a former US president.