A group of prospective jurors were asked whether they believe they can be fair and impartial in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial in New York.
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Six jurors were selected on Tuesday in former President Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial following a rigorous round of questioning, leaving just six jurors left to be chosen, while a growing list of prospective jurors have already been eliminated, including some over social media posts.Key Facts
Those six jurors chosen include a corporate lawyer from Chelsea, an IT consultant from Puerto Rico living on the Lower East Side, an English language teacher from Harlem, a salesman originally from Ireland living in West Harlem and a software engineer with the Walt Disney Company.
The six were selected out of a group of 18 potential jurors who made it past the first round of questioning for a litany of further questions from defense attorneys and prosecutors on whether they can be unbiased.
A panel of 12 jurors from Manhattan will ultimately form the jury in Trump’s criminal case in Manhattan, where he has pleaded not guilty to 34 felony charges for allegedly falsifying documents stemming from hush money payments ahead of the 2016 election, including six from the group of 18.
The other prospective jurors questioned on Tuesday include a New York City Department of Education employee who has lived on the Upper West Side for seven years, a Riverside Drive resident who reviews disability benefits for the Social Security Administration, and one who said he has read “The Art of the Deal” and has several in-laws who work as Republican Party lobbyists.
Another of the 18 potential jurors lives on the Upper West Side and works for a senior living company, while one potential juror is a corporate lawyer at Gunderson Dettmer, another works in marketing and one is retired.
