The Trump Trials: Trump’s jury seems nearly set. How we got here

Day 3 of jury selection in former president Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial began with seven sworn in. That number shrank to five after two jurors were removed, then jumped to 13, including the alternate, by the time court adjourned. Five more alternates are needed.

Prosecutors then said they thought they had discovered new details about another sworn-in juror that could be disqualifying. Both jurors were dismissed. Trump said it was freezing in the courtroom and the judge agreed, but said there’s nothing that can be done. So grab a sweater and read our takeaways from Trump’s third day in court. And if you need a primer about the case,Return to menu

The Post's national security reporter Devlin Barrett on April 18 said that he's waiting for Donald Trump to turn on the courtroom charm. “We do not want jurors to feel external pressures that might sway them one way or the other,” Ferguson said in an email.Prosecutors argued to Merchan on Thursday that Trump has violated the court-imposed gag order seven times since Monday.

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