Who's on Donald Trump's jury? The 12 jurors in criminal hush money trial revealed
A teacher, a software engineer, two lawyers and people who work in finance are among those on the 12-person jury for Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial.
The world held its breath amid the topsy-turvy jury selection process for Donald Trump’s historic criminal trial, but the 12-person panel has finally been chosen.
The wait to see which jurors would help decide the former president’s fate in the hush money case had been a rollercoaster ride involving problems of impartiality and revealed identities.
But now, we know the jury is made up of seven men and five women with a wide range of backgrounds and live in various parts of Manhattan, from Harlem to Hell’s Kitchen.
Multiple jurors who remain said they held no strong opinions on the controversial man at the centre of the trial, while others said they do not keep up with current affairs.
While the exact ages and ethnicities of those on the jury have been kept a secret, their jobs have been revealed.
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Donald Trump's jury - FULL LIST
Juror No 1 - A married man with no children who works in sales
Juror No 2 - A married man who works in finance and "reads everything"
Juror No 3 - A man in his late 20s or early 30s who works in corporate law
Juror No 4 - A married security engineer with children who is not on social media
Juror No 5 - A non-political young woman who has friends with strong opinions of Trump
Juror No 6 - A woman working in tech with no children or kids
Juror No 7 - A middle age aged married man who works as a civil litigator.
Juror No 8 -A retired wealth manager who has children and a wife
Juror No 9 - A woman originally from New Jersey who lives alone and doesn't follow the news.
Juror No 10 - A man working E-commerce who is originally from Ohio
Juror No 11 - A woman born in California who says she is a fan of comedy shows
Juror No 12 - A working therapist who says she has lived in various different states
A teacher, a software engineer, two lawyers and people who work in finance are among them.
It comes after lawyers questioned hundreds of potential jurors, quizzing them on matters like their hobbies and social media to their views on Trump.
They were able to “strike” or axe any of them from the pool based on their answers.
Trump’s defence attorneys and prosecutors each had 10 opportunities to get rid of potential jurors from the panel and this happened repeatedly. By Tuesday, seven New Yorkers had been selected to decide the former president’s fate.
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But later in the week, Judge Juan Merchan was forced to expel on jury member whose identity was exposed on the third day of the trial.
She said in court: "Aspects of my identity have already been out there in public. Yesterday alone, I had friends and family push things on me. I don't think at this point that I can be fair and unbiased"
Another juror was also axed after she said she "slept on it overnight" and decided she could not remain impartial.
The jury is technically made up of 18 people, 12 of whom will sit in the jury box during the trial. There will also be six alternates.
Judge Juan Merchan said simply at the end of a long day in court on Thursday once things wrapped up: "We have our jury."
Trump branded the turbulent selection process as a "mess" while speaking to reporters outside the Manhatten courtroom.
The former president has pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsification of business records concerning a $130,000 payment made to adult film star Stormy Daniels.
The rapid progress Thursday afternoon propelled the case closer to opening statements and weeks of testimony in the case.
