.-') _ .-') _ ( OO ) ) ( OO ) ) .-----. ,--./ ,--,' ,--./ ,--,' ' .--./ | \ | |\ | \ | |\ | |('-. | \| | )| \| | ) /_) |OO )| . |/ | . |/ || |`-'| | |\ | | |\ | (_' '--'\ | | \ | | | \ | `-----' `--' `--' `--' `--' lite.cnn.com - on gopher - inofficial ARTICLE VIEW: How a trial works: Trump’s first criminal case is in court By Lauren del Valle, Jhasua Razo and Gillian Roberts, CNN Updated: 10:47 AM EDT, Mon April 22, 2024 Source: CNN Former President Donald Trump’s first criminal trial , with jury selection and is expected to take six to eight weeks for the whole process from start to finish. This trial, related to a to adult film star Stormy Daniels in 2016, is the first of that are expected to head to trial for the presumptive 2024 GOP presidential nominee. To better understand what’s going on as the proceedings progress, CNN compiled the steps of a criminal trial: DIR <- back to index