Former President Donald Trump sits in the courtroom during the second day of his criminal trial at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City on April 16, 2024. Justin Lane-Pool/Getty Images
The first seven jurors have been selected and sworn in to serve on former president Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York, with the selection process continuing to pick another five to make up the 12-member jury panel, as lawyers grilled members of the jury pool to determine whether they can sit in fair judgment of the former president.
Potential jurors faced hours of questions on April 16, with dozens of potential members quizzed on their occupation, marital status, social media posts, and where they got their news.
Each side used several preemptory strikes to reject certain jurors, while others were stricken over politically charged social media posts.