Court as 12 americans are selected to decide the former president s fate in the socalled hush money trial. The jury called you how did that make you feel . Norah the Cbs Evening News starts now. Good evening. Im norah odonnell, and thank you for being with us. We want to begin tonight with that breaking news. A jury of 12 new yorkers has now been seated for the first criminal prosecution of a former president of the united states. Seven men and five women have been selected for the trial of donald trump, who is charged with falsifying Business Records to hide an alleged affair and influence the 2016 president ial election. One alternate has already been selected, and the court needs five more to begin the case. The judge said he hopes to have that wrapped up tomorrow. Now, earlier in the day, the case appeared to be heading in the wrong direction. Thats because two jurors who were already seated were then removed. Tonight, prosecutors are also asking the judge to hold trump in contempt
Court as 12 americans are set to decide the former present space and the socalled hush money trial. How did that make you feel . Norah the Cbs Evening News starts now. Good evening. Im norah odonnell, and thank you for being with us. We want to begin tonight without breaking news. A jury of 12 new yorkers has now been seated for the first criminal prosecution of a former president of the United States viewed seven men and five women have been selected for the trial of donald trump, who is charged with falsifying Business Records to hide an alleged affair and influence the 2016 president ial election. One alternate has already been selected, and the court needs five more to begin the case. The judge said he hopes to have that wrapped up tomorrow. Now earlier in the day, the case appeared to be heading in the wrong direction. Thats because cargo jurors who were already seated were then removed. Tonight, prosecutors are also asking the judge to hold trump in contempt after they said he re
juan merchan excused juror number 2, a nurse, who said she no longer believed she could be impartial. aspects of my identity have already been out there in public, she said. yesterday alone, i had friends, colleagues, and family push things to my phone. then he dismissed juror number 4, who had called trump fascinating and mysterious. after it emerged someone with the same name was once arrestedr allegedly ripping down conservative political posters, according to prosecutors. trial consultants save the vetting of these potential jurors is critical. there is extra caution because you do not want to go through six weeks and all of this and then have a problem with a jury that could cause a mistrial. reporter: trump was mostly quiet in court, occasionally staring into the jury box, but he has continued to rage about the case on social media. alarming prosecutors who claimed he has violated the judge s gag order seven times. it s ridiculous. it has to stop.