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Trump trial live updates: Judge excusing biased jurors in Trump hush-money case - BBC News Trump trial live updates: Judge excusing biased jurors in Trump hush-money case - BBC News
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Kayla Epstein Nada Tawfik
Reporting from courtReporting from court
After a few swaps, sicknesses, and dismissals, the first batch of 18 jurors who were initially placed in the jury box are done reading out their questionnaires. Kara McGee – a 29-year-old who works in cybersecurity - says she was “very nervous” and trying not to stutter when answering the questions.
Each juror is now going to be questioned by the Manhattan District Attorneys office and Trump’s lawyers. They will be able to object to prospective jurors, but only so many times. She was excused because the time commitment would’ve been impossible with her work obligations.
This is merely one round of what could be several cycles of questioning as the judge, prosecutors, and defence attorneys work to winnow down a jury pool of hundreds into 12 people they think are best to judge whether Trump committed a crime. Nevertheless, she believes she could’ve been impartial and wishes she could have served.
She told us that unless someone has lived in a cardboard box, they all have prior opinions of Donald Trump.
For her personally, though, the right to a fair trial in this country is more important than any feelings she has of him.
She says she is no fan of Donald Trump.
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