The jury for Trump's criminal case has been decided after a lengthy screening process for potential bias either for or against Trump.
A full jury has been selected for former President Donald Trump's trial for allegedly covering up a sex scandal. New York Justice Juan Merchan seated the 12-member jury Thursday afternoon after having to dismiss two of the jurors earlier in the day. The judge immediately brought in another group of people to be considered as potential alternate jurors. Six alternate jurors are still required.ALSO READ: A criminologist explains why keeping Trump from the White House is all that matters ...
Jury selection was completed Friday in Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial, with six alternates now picked in addition to the 12-person regular jury. Selection got off to a slow start Monday, picked up on Tuesday with the seating of seven jurors, shrunk to five on Thursday morning but then ended the day with the full regular jury and one alternate. The completion of the jury on Friday clears the way for opening statements on Monday. After those statements, prosecutors in Manhattan District...
Jury selection in the first-ever criminal trial of a former US president has moved briskly, with the judge suggesting opening statements could begin Monday. On Tuesday, after just a day and a half of jury selection, seven people from Manhattan were selected to judge the evidence in the New York case against former President Donald Trump. Thursday, attorneys will pick up with a pool of nearly 100 jurors and begin questioning them until they seat a total of 12 jurors and as many as six alternates....
The Manhattan trial of Donald Trump on "hush money" charges drew hundreds of minutes of TV obsession this week. The pro-Biden media is now enjoying talking about a “split screen” of Trump stuck in court on trial, President Biden on the campaign trail. ABC morning host Michael Strahan reported on Trump “test[ing] the patience of the judge while President Biden hits the campaign trails in a battleground state.” Meanwhile, the impeachment of Homeland Security Mayorkas was briefly covered and...
Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. Donald Trump was back in a New York City court today, as jury selection continued into day three of his criminal hush-money trial. The judge now says they have selected 12 jurors and one alternate, who will decide the fate of the former president in this historic criminal trial. Donald Trump is facing up to four years in […]
The jury selection process in former President Donald Trump's New York criminal trial has featured moments that are "unprecedented," according to former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner.Trump's hush-money trial began with jury selection in Manhattan on Monday, with seven of 18 total required jurors and alternates having been selected by the end of the day on Tuesday. Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to conceal a 2016 payment to adult-film actress...
With the panel selected, Donald Trump’s trial can enter its next stage, with opening arguments expected on MondayDonald Trump’s hush-money trial gained momentum on Friday afternoon with the conclusion of jury selection.Five alternate jurors were chosen on Friday, following Thursday’s proceedings when the 12 jurors and one alternate juror were picked.A guide to Trump’s hush-money trial – so farThe key arguments prosecutors will use against TrumpHow will Trump’s trial work?From Michael Cohen to...
By LARRY NEUMEISTER and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The jury selection process at the historic criminal trial of former President Donald Trump can already credit modern technology for shaping the eventual panel. Several potential jurors whose social media footprint raised alarms have already been cut. One of them was a man
Trump trial jury selection process follows a familiar pattern with an unpredictable outcome
By LARRY NEUMEISTER and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The jury selection process at the historic criminal trial of former President Donald Trump can already credit modern technology for shaping the eventual panel. Several potential jurors whose social media footprint raised alarms have already been cut. One of them was a man
By Jeremy Herb and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — The historic first criminal trial of a former US president begins with opening statements on Monday. Judge Juan Merchan swiftly moved through consideration of roughly 200 potential jurors to find a jury pool of 18 by midday Friday, swearing in 12 jurors and six alternates