Donald Trump’s hush money trial starts in earnest on Monday morning and the question of whether he will take the stand in his own defense still lingers in the air as he digests what the prosecution will offer up if he puts himself in the position to be cross-examined. After the jury was selected on Friday, the former president sat through a procedural hearing that one criminal defense attorney claimed “rattled” the former president based upon his demeanor after leaving the courthouse following the Sandoval hearing. At issue is a warning from prosecutors from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin B…