All 12 jurors, plus an alternate, were selected this week to serve on the jury in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial in New York on Tuesday after they made it clear to both sides that they could render a fair and impartial verdict.
Prosecutors and the defense team whittled down a pool of nearly 200 people to 12 jurors and an alternate after grilling them on their personal history, political views, social media posts, and ability to remain impartial despite any opinions they might have about the polarizing former president.
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WATCH HERESeven people were sworn in Tuesday but two of them ended up being removed on Thursday for possible conflicts. Later Thursday, the remaining seven jurors were sworn in, plus one alternate.
The trial is expected to last as long as eight weeks.
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The jurors in Trump’s New York criminal trial
Juror 1
A man who lives in West Harlem and works in sales. He is married, likes to do "anything outdoorsy," and gets news from The New York Times, Fox News and MSNBC.
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Juror 2
A man who works in investment banking, follows Twitter as well as Truth Social posts from Trump and said, “I don’t have any beliefs that might prevent me from being fair or impartial.”
Juror 3
A young man who has lived in Chelsea for five years, works as an attorney in corporate law, and likes to hike and run. He gets news from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Google.
Juror 4
A man who’s a security engineer and likes woodworking and metalworking.
Juror 5
A young woman who is a Harlem resident and works as a teacher. She lives with her boyfriend, loves writing, theater and traveling. She gets news from Google and TikTok and listens to podcasts on relationships and pop culture.
Juror 6
A young woman who lives in Chelsea and works as a software engineer. She gets news from The New York Times, Google, Facebook and TikTok.
Juror 7
A man who lives on the Upper East Side and works as attorney as a civil litigator. He enjoys spending time in the outdoors and gets his news from The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Post and the Washington.
Juror 8
A man who’s retired but worked for a major wealth manager. He said he enjoys skiing, fly fishing and yoga.
Juror 9
A woman who is a speech therapist, gets news from CNN and likes reality TV podcasts.
Juror 10
A man who works in commerce, reads The New York Times and listens to podcasts on behavioral psychology.
Juror 11
A woman who works as a product development manager and watches late-night news and reads Google, business and fashion news.
Juror 12
A woman who is a physical therapist who likes running and tennis and listening to podcasts on sports and faith.
Alternate 1
A woman who works as an asset manager and likes to run, hang out with her friends and eat.
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