New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan warned court reporters about writing “physical descriptions” of jurors in former President Donald Trump’s criminal case, according to court reporters.
Trump’s unprecedented trial began Monday morning with jury selection. Thursday is the third day of the process, which could wrap up early next week. The judge sat seven jurors on Tuesday, but one was reportedly dismissed on Thursday. A total of 18 are required.
“We are going to be very careful in offering physical descriptions of the jurors after the judge’s warning,” he continued.
“The judge’s priority is protecting the prospective jurors, and his order is bent toward that aim. It remains to be seen whether we will reach a safer way to report on elements of the trial that are not directly on the record,” he added.
Below is a description of the jurors chosen on Tuesday, Axios reported:
1. The foreman, who works in sales, lives in Harlem but is originally from Ireland.
2. A native New Yorker who’s an oncology nurse.
3. A corporate lawyer originally from Oregon.
4. A self-employed IT consultant who lives on the Lower East Side but grew up in Puerto Rico.
5. A teacher and lifelong New Yorker. She was the only juror in the box who said they didn’t know Trump was charged in three other cases.
6. A software engineer who works for Disney.
7. A lawyer who lives on the Upper East Side.
Times reporter Maggie Haberman, who reported on Wednesday that Trump might have fallen asleep in the courtroom, reported on Thursday that Trump “appears to be awake” as he listened to the proceedings.
“Trump has been animated at points this morning, taking a call on his cell phone before the proceedings started. But right now, he has partially closed his eyes — something he tends to do in court when he seems to be trying to keep from lashing out,” she wrote. “He appears to be awake. His lead lawyer, Todd Blanche, has been whispering to him periodically.”
The case is New York v. Trump, No. 71543-23, in the New York Supreme Court for New York County.
Wendell Husebo is a political reporter with Breitbart News and a former GOP War Room Analyst. He is the author of Politics of Slave Morality. Follow Wendell on “X” @WendellHusebø or on Truth Social @WendellHusebo.
Wendell Husebo is a political reporter with Breitbart News and a former GOP War Room Analyst. He is the author of Politics of Slave Morality. Follow Wendell on “X” @WendellHusebø or on Truth Social @WendellHusebo.
Wendell Husebo is a political reporter with Breitbart News and a former GOP War Room Analyst. He is the author of Politics of Slave Morality. Follow Wendell on “X” @WendellHusebø or on Truth Social @WendellHusebo.
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