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Jury selection begins in the Trump Organization tax evasion trial

Former President Donald Trump's family company has long been involved in countless business disputes that landed it in civil court. But it has never been tried in a court of law for crimes, until now.
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Legacy Sports USA on Oct. 9, 2002 in Mesa, Ariz.

Over the years, former President Donald Trump's family company has been involved in thousands of business disputes that landed it in civil court, both as plaintiff and as respondent. But The Trump Organization has never been tried in a court of law for crimes, until now.

On Monday in New York State Court in Lower Manhattan, jury selection began in the trial of the Trump Organization, which is accused of evading taxes by compensating employees through off-the-books benefits

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