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— after identifying information about the woman and other jurors was released in court, including employment details.