New York State Supreme Court Justice Juan Marchand on Thursday “abruptly” dismissed previously approved jurors after they expressed concerns about their identities becoming public, according to court reporters.
Court reporters published the jury descriptions after the judge sat seven of the jurors through the selection process. Potential jurors will be asked 42 questions and their social media accounts will be scrutinized.
“Jurors selected for Donald J. Trump’s criminal trial in Manhattan were suddenly excused on Thursday, demonstrating the difficulty of selecting a jury that will decide the fate of a polarizing former president,” the report said. did. new york times report:
The woman told the judge presiding over the case that she was concerned about her identity becoming public. The judge is keeping the potential juror’s name private, but revealing her employer and other personal information in court.
After vindicating her, Judge Juan M. Marchand told reporters not to elaborate further on the prospective juror’s place of employment. “I have the legal authority to do that,” the judge said of blocking news outlets from reporting identifying employer information.
Former President Donald Trump’s unprecedented criminal trial began Monday morning with jury selection. Thursday was the third day of the process, which could be completed early next week.Total of 18 jurors required
Below is Axios’ description of the seven jurors. Was chosen on tuesday:
1. The sales foreman lives in Harlem but is from Ireland.
2. A native New Yorker who is an oncology nurse.
3. A corporate lawyer from Oregon.
4. A self-employed IT consultant who lives on the Lower East Side but grew up in Puerto Rico.
5. Teacher and lifelong New Yorker. She was the only juror who said she didn’t know Trump was charged in three other cases.
6. Software engineer working at Disney.
7. A lawyer who lives on the Upper East Side.
An AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll found Tuesday that only about one-third of American adults believe President Trump acted illegally in connection with the incident.
The case is new york vs trump, New York County Supreme Court No. 71543-23.
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