"Sandoval" hearing on Trump's admissible bad acts happened as well as completing the jury selection process including alternates. for his “falsifying business records trial”
“Sandoval” Hearing (Part 59), prosecution provides list of all misconduct + criminal acts of defendant not charged in Grand Jury indictment showing continuality of crimes.
After much sandbagging from the defense, Judge Merchan says, "we're going to have opening statements on Monday morning. This trial is starting."
Such findings, the judge said, appears to fall "squarely" into Sandoval.