Donald Trump arrived at a New York court on Monday ahead of jury selection in a case over payments made to an adult film actress ahead of the 2016 election which will see him become the first former US president to stand trial on criminal charges. Arriving at the courtroom on Monday, Trump called the case “an assault on America.” “This is political persecution. This is a persecution like never before. Nobody’s ever seen anything like it,” Trump said. He also called incumbent President Joe Biden, whom he is set to face in an election rematch in November, an “incompetent” man “who is very much i…