5 things to know ahead of Trumps hush money trial [Video]

The first criminal trial of any U.S. president is set to begin Monday, when former President Trump stands trial for his role in a hush money deal with a porn actress ahead of the 2016 presidential election.

Trump for months has sought to push back the start of his first criminal trial, launching a series of last-ditch efforts to delay the case indefinitely with little success.

Now, for six weeks or more, Trump will be forced off the campaign trail and into a seat at the defense table of a Manhattan courtroom where a panel of 12 New Yorkers will decide whether to make him a convicted felon before Election Day.

A cast of high-profile witnesses is expected to testify, from top aides on Trump’s 2016 campaign and Trump Organization executives to once-unknown individuals who sought to sell salacious stories about Trump and the media executives who helped “catch-and-kill” their tales.

Here are five things to know before it begins.

The case revolves around a hush money payment …