NEW YORK — A jury of 12 people and six alternates was seated on Friday in former President Donald Trump’s hush money criminal case.
Shortly after the jury was seated Friday, emergency crews responded to a park across the street from the courthouse, where a person was on fire. The individual was taken away on a stretcher and police were expected to hold a news conference later in the afternoon.
The jury includes a sales professional, a software engineer, an English teacher and multiple lawyers.Two more alternates in Donald Trump's hush money case have been selected, leaving just two more alternate juror slots to be filled.A second alternate juror has been selected in Donald Trump's hush money case. The individual joins the other 12 jurors and the first alternate who were sworn in during jury selection proceedings on Thursday. Four more alternates are still needed.
At least a half-dozen potential jurors have been excused from consideration during the fourth day of jury selection, with several citing anxiety and nervousness brought on by potentially being connected to the high-profile trial.Over the past few days, more than a couple of prospective jurors in Donald Trump's hush money trial have highlighted the stress and anxiety they have felt during the selection process.
The outsized media attention and public interest in the case isn't the only thing driving some would-be jurors to their breaking points, though. Those called into the courtroom are also answering a lengthy list of personal questions, revealing details about their family life and brushes with the law that have stirred other emotional responses.
The woman disclosed that she works at the same company as a Cohen relative — though they’ve never crossed paths — and that someone in her family is friends with Christie. Despite that, she assured the court that she could be fair and impartial.The latest questionnaire round in jury selection in Donald Trump's hush money trial began Friday with a prospective juror saying she has anxiety and isn’t sure she can serve.
He turned stoic and stern as news photographers came in to snap pictures of him, as is the daily custom before court resumes.