Former President Donald Trump appeared in a Manhattan court this week for the beginning of his hush money trial, the first criminal trial of a US ex-president. After three days in court, a full 12-person jury was seated Thursday, with only five alternates left to be selected on Friday.
Trump was charged last year with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records for his alleged role in a hush money scheme before the 2016 election. He has pleaded not guilty to all 34 counts.
Here are some of the stories that made headlines over the past week, as well as some photos that caught our eye.