>> griff: all right, madelyn rivera with the latest. thank you. >> i would testify, absolutely. it is a scam. it is a scam. that's not a trial. that's not a trial. that's a scam. >> griff: former president trump saying he would testify at his hush money trial set to begin in manhattan on monday with jury selection. for more on this, we're joined by former federal prosecutor alex little. alex, thank you. it's going to be quite as the "wall street journal" says a spectacle and a lot of media coverage and now of course the former president saying that he's going to testify, and i think it is worth noting that there is a reason why it may be a spectacle because it is the first ever we may be going into uncharted legal territory to have a former president and a leading presidential candidate face a criminal trial of this sorts. for just your, you know, processing that, what is your reaction? >> it is absolutely going to be a spectacle for all those reasons. you have the first time a former president has ever sit in a trial in a criminal case. the first criminal trial that involves ac