Seven jurors seated on the second day of Trump’s New York hush-money trial
Al Jazeera
Judge Juan Merchan admonished Donald Trump during the proceedings for mumbling loudly, saying, ‘I won’t tolerate that.’
Seven jurors have been selected to serve in the criminal trial of former United States President Donald Trump in New York, marking a brisk pace for the proceedings so far.
The second day of the historic trial concluded on Tuesday with more haggling over jury selection — but despite early indications that the process could stretch on for weeks, the day ended with more than a third of the jurors needed being seated.
Ultimately, 12 jurors and six alternates must be named before the court can hear opening arguments in the case.
Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to hush money payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels, and the jurors are expected to weigh the charges against him and render a verdict.
But Tuesday’s proceedings were studded with warnings about the need for fairness, impartiality and decorum in the court — comments directed both at prospective jurors and Trump himself.
