Donald Trump Is The First Former US President To Face A Criminal Trial. Here’s 11 Photos From Court That’ll Go Down In History [Video]

Early this morning, former president Donald Trump appeared in court to start proceedings for his historic hush money trial — marking the first time a former US president has faced a criminal trial.

Charges brought against Trump — of which there are 34 counts of falsifying business records — relate to a $130,000 payment that Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen made to Stormy Daniels to allegedly “silence claims [Trump] had an extramarital affair with adult film star Stormy Daniels,” HuffPost reports.

1.The twice-impeached figure left Trump Towers to head to Manhattan Criminal Court this morning, as he must be present for the trial.

2.A mix of police, media, and Trump supporters stood outside of the courthouse.

3.Many supporters present appeared to protest all charges brought against him.

4.Opposite of supporters, more demonstrated outside the courthouse and condemned the former president for …