The first seven people were selected to serve on the jury in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial in New York on Tuesday after they made it clear to both sides that they could render a fair and impartial verdict. They were chosen on the second day of the trial after prosecutors and the defense team whittled down a group of 96 potential jurors. At one point, state Judge Juan Merchan admonished Trump after he observed him audibly mouthing something in the direction of one of the...
NEW YORK >> A jury of 12 people was seated today in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial in New York, and the court quickly turned to selecting alternate jurors.
A jury of 12 people has been seated in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial in New York.
Two jurors selected earlier for the New York trial were dismissed, and Donald Trump’s lawyers could not convince the judge that they can keep the former president quiet.
By the end of day three of Trump's hush money trial, twelve jurors were finalized. Dozens had asked to be excused because they could not be impartial in the case. Two who were originally seated were excused on day three
A jury of 12 people has been seated in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial in New York
With the seating of the new jurors late Thursday afternoon, lawyers now need to select six alternates to round out the panel that will decide the first-ever criminal case against a former U.S. president.
NEW YORK (AP) — A jury of 12 people was seated Thursday in former President Donald Trump’s history-making hush money trial, propelling the proceedings closer to opening statements and the start of weeks of dramatic testimony. The court quickly turned to selecting alternate jurors. The jury includes a sales professional, a software engineer, a security […]
Jury selection in the hush money trial of Donald Trump enters a pivotal and potentially final stretch Thursday as lawyers look to round out the panel of New Yorkers that will decide the first-ever criminal case against a former president.
After a weeklong jury selection process, 12 jurors and six alternates have been seated in Donald Trump's New York hush money trial. The difficulty of selecting a group of impartial jurors in the criminal trial of a former president was on full display. Media reporting on the jurors’ personal details — including one plainly critical segment from Fox News' Jesse Watters — sparked criticism from Judge Juan Merchan, who ordered journalists not to report on many specifics about their backgrounds. ...
Donald Trump’s trial began in earnest Monday with opening statements and the first witness.
Former President Donald Trump is present in the courtroom while New Yorkers answer personal questions about their ability to serve on the jury.