Attorneys representing the Trump Organization and the Manhattan District Attorney's Office began selecting a jury Monday in the criminal tax fraud trial of the company former President Donald Trump built over decades of work in New York City real estate, among other industries.

The Trump Organization defense team, including Philadelphia-based attorneys Michael van der Veen of van der Veen Hartshorn & Levin and William Brennan of Brennan Law Offices, are first facing the challenge of selecting a jury in heavily Democratic Manhattan.