Full jury panel seated on third day of Trump’s New York hush-money trial
Al Jazeera
Two previously seated jurors were dismissed early in the day, but by the close of proceedings, 12 jurors had been named.
Twelve jurors and one alternate have been sworn in to serve in the criminal trial against former United States President Donald Trump, as the third day of his New York court proceedings concludes.
Thursday saw Trump return to court after Wednesday’s weekly break. There, lawyers for both the defence and prosecution continued haggle over which candidates to select from the jury pool.
But the proceedings started with a setback. Seven jurors had been selected and sworn in on Tuesday — only for two of those jurors to be dismissed during Thursday’s hearing.
One claimed to face pressure from family and friends about her appointment to the jury. The other was scrutinised for allegedly misrepresenting his previous interactions with the justice system.
But jury selection quickly got back on track — and a process that sometimes can stretch for weeks was wrapped up in a couple of hours, with seven more jurors picked for the 12-person panel.
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