that know that i'm here without me even telling them just by putting the pieces together." she was immediately excused. another woman dismissed after she broke down in tears. trump, whose eyes were closed, opening them to look at her as she said, "i feel so nervous and anxious right now. i'm sorry. i thought i could do this." 174 prospective jurors were dismissed since the trial began. trump, a lifelong new yorker, listening for days on end as dozens of people told the court what they thought of him. some had praise. one man calling trump "a family man" and "a businessman" who "brought a lot of value to the economy." another man was confronted with social media posts where he had described the former president with the words "sociopathic incompetence," adding "i do believe that he is actually the devil." with trump watching intently, judge juan merchan asked the man if those posts still reflect his opinion. "it's not far off base," he responded. and was immediately excused. and with jury selection now over, trump's lawyers made one