Two jurors dismissed by judge in Trump criminal trial

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Donald Trump was back in court as prosecutors and defence attorneys struggled to select a jury for the unprecedented criminal trial of a former US president.

It comes as the judge overseeing the trial dismissed two jurors today while lawyers attempt to assemble the panel of twelve jurors and six alternates.

Mr Trump is one of the most controversial figures in American politics, and roughly half of the 192 potential jurors screened so far in heavily Democratic Manhattan have been dismissed after saying they could not impartially assess his guilt or innocence. Mr Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records and denies any such encounter with Ms Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford.Mr Trump has been ordered by the judge to attend every day, forcing the scandal-tainted real estate tycoon to exchange the campaign trail for the unglamorous confines of a rundown courthouse.

The judge scheduled a hearing next week to consider whether Mr Trump should already be held in contempt for violating a partial gag order prohibiting him from attacking witnesses, jurors, court staff or their families.

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