Trump set to return to court for opening statements in historic hush money trial

Former president Donald Trump during his trial at Manhattan criminal court in New York (Curtis Means/DailyMail.com via AP)

Opening statements in Donald Trump’s historic hush money trial are set to begin on Monday morning, setting the stage for weeks of testimony about the former president’s personal life.

A panel of New Yorkers — 12 jurors and six alternates — was sworn in last Friday after four days of jury selection and will hear what is the first-ever criminal trial against a former US commander-in-chief.