Seven jurors were selected and sworn in as former President Donald Trump's historic criminal hush money case continued Tuesday in Manhattan.
Former President Donald Trump slammed his hush money trial, saying it's all coming from the"Biden White House." Tonight, Trump is also expected to visit a Hamilton Heights bodega after court wraps up– which is going later than scheduled today. In 2022, a bodega worker stabbed a man, in what officials called self-defense. The incident, however, sparked backlash against Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg as he dismissed the murder charge.
Six additional prospective jurors who have been selected will soon be brought into the courtroom. The judge wants to get this panel sworn in today and have them return on Thursday. There is no court on Wednesdays.She says the post could be from Instagram, but does not remember posting it as it was several years ago. She says she no longer posts on social media, saying politics became too"vitriol.
Juror #2 was brought into the courtroom. He confirmed it is his social media account but says he does not recall posting it, saying it was years ago.Merchan says he doesn't want a juror that speaks out against Trump, saying he believes the potential juror in question can be fair and impartial, as she claims.
Trump's attorney Todd Blanche begins by taking issue with social media posts made by several prospective jurors that he says contradicts with the answers they gave to the court. Before lunch, both sides addressed prospective jurors on their views and impartiality. Now, the prosecution and defense will begin using their strikes on prospective jurors; both sides have 10 total strikes for the entire selection process. After that, there are six additional potential jurors that need to be questioned.
One said she"appreciates" that Trump speaks his mind, saying she prefers that rather than other officials who"you don't know what they're doing.""He stirs the pot, he speaks his mind," another prospective juror tells Blanche."You can't judge him because he speaks his mind.""He walks into a room and he sets people off, one way or another. And I find that really interesting," she explained.as a child.
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