The first day of former President Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial has concluded with no jurors yet being selected to sit through the unprecedented criminal prosecution of a former U.S. President.
At least 50 prospective jurors were dismissed by Judge Juan Merchan on Monday for admitting they would struggle to remain fair during the trial, with white women making up many of those who were dismissed, The New York Post reported. The trial — where the former president stands accused of falsifying business records to cover up an alleged affair with porn actress Stormy Daniels — began on Monday, marking the first proceedings in a criminal trial against a former U.S. president.
In addition to the 50 prospective jurors who were dismissed for their partiality, at least nine more people raised their hands when Judge Merchan asked if they could not serve on the jury for any other…
