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A full jury of 12 people have been seated in defendant Donald Trump’s hush money case, setting the stage for opening statements in the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president. MSNBC’s Ari Melber reports. (Check out The Beat's playlist: https://msnbc.com/ari The Beat store: msnbc.com/beat5 Connect with Ari Melber: https://www.instagram.com/arimelber)