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Judge Juan Merchan and legal teams are playing second fiddle to the jury in Trump's hush money case, legal experts told Newsweek.

The 12-person jury in former President Donald Trump's hush money case is in place and expected to have a strong impact on the proceedings as both sides may begin presenting their cases next week.Seven men and five women are partaking in the historic trial that began with jury selection Monday in New York City.

'The judge informs the jury of the legal standards that should be applied to the facts, but it's the jury all the way. They are the whole show.'Whether the male-female disparity on this jury will have an impact is yet to be seen.'Juries are unpredictable, and the prosecution has to run the proverbial table in order to get a conviction here,' New York-based attorney Brad Moss told Newsweek via email.

 

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