As the first day of former President Donald Trump’s hush money criminal trial came to an end, no jurors were selected out of almost a hundred prospective jurors after many of them said they lacked the ability to be impartial.
Out of the 96 potential jurors who had been brought in for jury selection, more than 50 indicated that they “couldn’t be fair,” and were excused, according to the New York Times.
As New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan, Trump’s defense attorneys, and the prosecutors from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office continued through the process of trying to select 12 jurors, potential jurors were given a questionnaire containing 42 questions.
TRUMP ON TRIAL: Day 1 of @ManhattanDA Alvin Bragg’s historic hush money case adjourned with no jurors selected.
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