All 12 jurors were seated on Thursday, the second evening of former President Donald Trump’s hush money test in Manhattan.
“We have our jury, ” Judge Juan Merchan said when the 12th juror was picked.
Seven gentlemen and six women made up the 12 jurors and one alternative.
The jury included, according to NBC News:
a man who works in sales and life in West Harlem. He is married, likes to do “anything outdoorsy, ” and gets news from The New York Times, Fox News and MSNBC.
— A man who works in investment banking followed Trump’s tweets on Twitter and Truth Social and said,” I do n’t have any beliefs that might prevent me from being fair or impartial. ”
a five-year resident of Chelsea, a lawyer practicing commercial law, and a fan of running and hiking. He receives reports from Google, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times.
— A male who’s a safety expert and likes woodworking and metalworking.
a young lady who resides in Harlem and works as a teacher. She lives with her partner, loves reading, drama and traveling. She listens to podcasts on ties and music traditions and receives information from Google and TikTok.
a young woman who works as a technology expert in Chelsea. She gets information from The New York Times, Google, Facebook and TikTok.
a person who practices law as a legal prosecutor in the Upper East Side. He enjoys being out and receives his reports from The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, New York Post, and Washington Post.
— A male who’s retired but worked for a big money manager. He said he enjoys snowboarding, fly fish and yoga.
— A person who is a speech therapist, gets information from CNN and likes real TV apps.
— A man who works in business, reads The New York Times and communicates to apps on cognitive psychology.
— A person who reads Google, firm, and style news while working as a item development manager watches late-night news.
a person who enjoys running, tennis, and listening to sporting and religious apps.
As an different:
a woman who works as an property manager and enjoys running, socializing with friends, and eating.
The 12 judges and one additional took the oath of office. Five more switches are needed.
On Tuesday, two jury who were seated were dismissed. One was a woman who claimed she had concerns about the disclosure of her personality and that those concerns might have an impact on her ability to be independent, and the other was a person who the prosecution wanted to have dismissed.
Merchan directed writers to refrain from mentioning jury ‘ real appearances, particularly those that came up with claims that one had an Irish accent.
Additionally, he lamented that one judge was absent, which would have been beneficial for the situation. It is not apparent which jury he was referencing.
Merchan even asked writers not to identify the jury ’ previous or current companies. “It’s become a problem, ” he said.
They were immediately fired earlier in the day after claiming they could n’t be fair or impartial as jurors in the case.
The jury was adjourned and may begin proceedings on Friday, beginning at 9:30 a.m. m. A group of 22 jury may return to answer a testing survey.
Trump’s attorneys requested that Merchan grant shortened sessions on Monday and Tuesday in order to provide a part of his legal team’s spiritual needs on Tuesday, but Merchan denied that request.
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