The seven jurors sworn in for the Trump trial: A teacher, corporate lawyer, ... trends now
By the end of day two of Donald Trump's hush money trial, seven prospective jurors had survived a 42-question questionnaire, a 30-minute grilling by prosecutors, followed by another 30 minutes of probing by the defense.
Some had had their social media posts scrutinized, or been glared at by the defendant.
Their prize is a ringside seat at one of the most momentous trials in American history.
No wonder some looked terrified at they walked to the jury box to take up their seats and be sworn in.
'This will be your permanent seat for the duration of the trial,' said Judge Juan Merchan, who pushed back at repeated defense delays to get them installed by the end of Tuesday's proceedings.
Seven jurors were sworn in on Tuesday afternoon. Now the court must find another five (plus six alternates who will hear all the evidence too in case they need to swap in later)
Donald Trump sits between his lawyers in courtroom 1530 of Manhattan Criminal Court as jury selection continued into a second day Tuesday. But the end, six jurors had been sworn in
Six were sworn in together in mid-afternoon. A seventh was added right at the end of the day.
Merchan must find another five jurors plus six alternates on Thursday and Friday (the court does not sit on Wednesdays) if he is to hit his target of opening statements on Monday.
These are the seven jurors (identified only by jury number) seated so far:
B400 The Fox News and Daily Mail reader
A man originally from Ireland who now lives in West Harlem will take up seat number one in the jury box. He said he works in sales and previously was a waiter.
In his spare time he likes to do anything 'outdoorsy.'
He lives with his spouse and (like many who appeared before the court) has no children.
One of the challenges for the defense has been to find jurors in liberal Manhattan who do not get all their news from the New York Times or NPR.
Juror B400 said he reads the Daily Mail and watches Fox News as well as the New York Times and MSNBC.
Defense and prosecution spent a day and a half trying to remove anyone with strong feelings about the most famous defendant in the country
B280 - The oncology nurse
The juror taking seat two said she had lived on the Upper East Side for the past three years.
She lives with her fiance who works in finance, and enjoys spending time with friends and taking her dog to the park.
She provoked a moment of laughter when asked by defense attorney Todd Blanche what opinions of Donald Trump she had walked in with.
'I didn’t even know I was walking into this,' she said, sending a ripple of giggles through an overflow court room where journalists and members of the public watched a video feed. 'I thought I was going home.'
She was adamant that she could be unbiased in her judgment.
'I am here for my civic duty. I’m here to listen to the facts,' she said
Trump aide Jason Miller is seen arriving at the courthouse. He sat at the back of the court
B381 The Oregonian
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