Jury selection enters pivotal stretch as Trump’s hush money trial resumes

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Lawyers still need to pick 11 more jurors to serve on the panel that will decide the first-ever criminal case against a former US president.

Jury selection in Donald Trump’s hush money trial entered a pivotal phase as the former president returns to court on Thursday.

Former President Donald Trump addresses the media following the second day of jury selection at Manhattan criminal court The juror was then dismissed, leaving six on the panel so far, including a software engineer, an information technology professional, a sales professional, an English teacher and two lawyers.

Dozens of prospective jurors were dismissed both days after saying they could not be impartial or had other commitments that would conflict with the trial, which is expected to last several weeks.

 

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