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Trump trial live updates: Jury selection begins in Trump's hush-money trial - BBC News Trump trial live updates: Jury selection begins in Trump's hush-money trial - BBC News
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Kayla Epstein There were 96 people in the first panel of prospective jurors brought into the courtroom today.
Reporting from court In a matter of minutes, 63 were dismissed because they said they could not be impartial in Trump's hush-money case.
The cameras turned back on suddenly just a moment ago. I can now see 18 people seated in the jury box as voir dire - or questioning of the jury pool - begins. Now that court has resumed, those 33 remaining people will be asked more questions and we will likely see more excused before the day is out. Then there are hundreds more still waiting to be called to the court room.
The prospects are reading their responses to a long jury questionnaire one by one. Trump is holding a piece of paper that appears to be a copy of the question list. He is following along as the first jurors respond. Finding an impartial jury in New York is going to take some time, probably more than a week.
About half of the first jury panel departed after saying it could not be impartial, and at It's a blue state, meaning voters are largely Democrats.
least nine others were excused for undisclosed reasons. And Trump's relationship with the city, where he made a name for himself as a real estate tycoon, is strained, to say the least.
That should leave about a third of the 96 prospective jurors who just entered the courtroom a moment ago. BBC reporter Madeline Halpert reported on the challenges of jury selection for this trial. You can read her coverage here.
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