Full Jury Selected in Trump Hush Money Trial
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Lawyers selected a full 12-person jury on Thursday in the criminal hush money case against former President Donald Trump.
For Context: The process came with some hiccups, including one formerly selected juror who said they could not keep outside influences from affecting their decision, expressing concerns that their identity would be revealed publicly. This prompted Judge Juan Merchan to instruct reporters to avoid publishing physical descriptions of jurors. Trump faces charges that he falsified business records to hide a payment for the silence of porn actress Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election.
How the Media Covered It: Coverage was common across the spectrum on Thursday afternoon, including several instances of sensationalism. HuffPost’s (Left bias) homepage featured several lines of large-size font describing the trial, including, “JURY IS SET!” with lightning bolt emojis. CNN’s (Lean Left bias) homepage included a live tracker of the trial timeline. Meanwhile, coverage from the right took a milder tone and often highlighted quotes from Trump criticizing the trial and President Joe Biden. Disregarding Merchan’s request to not physically describe the jurors, several major new outlets across the spectrum published descriptions of each of them.
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12 jurors have been picked for Donald Trump’s hush money trial. Selection of alternates ongoing
A jury of 12 people was seated Thursday in former President Donald Trump’s history-making hush money trial, propelling the proceedings closer to opening statements and the start of weeks of dramatic testimony.
The court quickly turned to selecting alternate jurors, with the process on track to wrap up by the end of the week. Prosecutors could begin presenting their case early next week.
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Jurors Selected for Trump’s Hush-Money Trial
Twelve jurors have been appointed to decide former president Donald Trump’s criminal hush-money trial in Manhattan.
“We have our jury,” Manhattan Supreme Court judge Juan Merchan said after the twelfth juror was selected on Thursday afternoon. “Let’s go pick our alternates.”
The selection of six alternates remains ongoing.
Seven new jurors were picked in quick succession on Thursday afternoon. Hours earlier, two other previously-selected jurors were excused.
One juror was dismissed after she expressed concerns that her identity could become public — despite prospective jurors’ names having been kept private—...
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Lawyers select 12 jurors to serve in Trump hush-money case
Lawyers in Donald Trump's historic criminal trial on Thursday selected 12 jurors who will assess his guilt or innocence over the coming weeks in a case stemming from a hush-money payment to a porn star.
Lawyers for the defense and the prosecution still must select alternate jurors for the trial, the first ever in which a former U.S. president is the defendant.
Opening statements could take place on Monday, said Justice Juan Merchan, the judge overseeing the trial.
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