Juror dismissed in Trump hush money trial as prosecutors ask for former president to face contempt

Eleven more people must still be sworn in, with the judge saying he anticipated opening statements in the landmark case to be given as early as next week. asked Thursday for the former president to be held in contempt and fined because of seven social media posts that they said violated a judge's gag order barring him from attacking witnesses.

The dismissal leaves six on the panel so far, including a software engineer, an information technology professional, a sales professional, an English teacher and two lawyers.Twelve more people must still be sworn in, with the judge saying he anticipated opening statements in the landmark case to be given as early as next week.

Prosecutors had asked that the employer inquiries be axed from the jury questionnaire. Defense lawyer Todd Blanche responded that “depriving us of the information because of what the press is doing isn’t the answer.”The social media posts at issue were made by Trump since Monday, when prosecutors first sought a $3,000 fine for Trump for three Truth Social posts they said violated the order.

The judge had already scheduled a hearing for next week on the prosecution’s request for contempt sanctions over Trump’s posts. — whenever it comes — will be a seminal moment in the case, setting the stage for a trial that will place the former president's legal jeopardy at the is a critical phase of any criminal trial but especially so when the defendant is a former president and the presumptive Republican nominee.

On the second day of jury selection in Donald Trump's hush money case, approximately six jurors have been seated. NBC New York's Erica Byfield reports. The process has moved swifter than expected, prompting Trump when leaving the courthouse on Tuesday to complain to reporters that the judge, , made shortly before the 2016 election to porn actor Stormy Daniels to prevent her claims of a sexual encounter with Trump from becoming public in the race's final days.

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