On the second day of his trial, Trump received favorable comments from potential jurors and succeeded in striking two out.
The second day of former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial in Manhattan has officially wrapped, and Tuesday proved to have some better moments for Trump than the first.
Trump on Monday became the first current or former president to stand trial on criminal charges. He faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the payment of hush money to adult-film actress Stormy Daniels, accused of concealing information from voters ahead of the 2016 presidential election. Trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Jury selection continued into its second day on Tuesday as Trump’s legal team and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office look to seat 12 jurors and 6 alternates for the trial. The process is expected to continue for the remainder of the week.
Trump suffered two legal blows early in the trial on Monday, but Tuesday proved a slightly better day for the former president. In Manhattan, where it’s proven to be a challenge to find jurors who believe they could be fair and impartial, several prospective jurors offered flattering remarks about Trump.
Trump heard from the first reader during the second day of jury selection when a prospective juror said he had read two of Trump’s books.
