A court sketch depicts the second day of former President Trump’s criminal trial in Manhattan Criminal Court on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Jury selection for the alleged hush money case remains ongoing. (Christine Cornell)
By the end of jury selection on Tuesday, seven jurors had been selected and sworn in. The jury pool so far includes four men and three women, all living in New York City. Their professions included work in law, finance, nursing, technology and more.
Eleven more jurors are expected to be selected and sworn in over the coming days. Jury selection is set to resume Thursday at 9:30 a.m.
Former President Trump at Manhattan criminal court in New York City on Monday, April 15, 2024. Jury selection begins Monday in Trump's criminal trial, where he faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records as part of an alleged scheme to silence claims of extramarital sexual encounters during his 2016 presidential campaign. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
He said he gets his news from the New York Daily News, the New York Times and Google. He said he also listens to podcasts.
As for Trump, the juror said he finds him to be "fascinating and mysterious."
"He walks into a room, and he sets people off one way or another," the juror said. "I find that really interesting. Really, this guy can do all of this — wow. That’s what I think."
Juror #5 is a young Black woman. She said she is a Harlem native and has been a teacher of English Language Arts for eight years.
The woman was previously a caseworker at a juvenile detention center and now works at Kip New York City Charter Schools. She said she has a masters' degree in education.
"I’m creative at heart," she said, adding that she enjoys photography.
The woman said that she is not married and does not have children. Her mother was an administrative aide in the New York Police Department, and her godfather was an NYPD homicide detective.
The woman said she gets her news from Google and TikTok.
She was asked if Trump chose not to testify, whether she would hold that against him.
"I won’t hold that against him," she said.
Former President Trump at Manhattan criminal court in New York City on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Trump's first criminal trial got off to a plodding start on Monday, with the proceedings stalling over disagreements about evidence and other last-minute arguments, leaving even the former president looking bored and resting his eyes at times. (Justin Lane/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Juror #6 is a young woman who lives in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. She described herself as a New Yorker.
The woman is a software engineer for the Walt Disney Company. She said she likes to dance.
Juror #7 is a White man who lives on the Upper East Side. He is originally from North Carolina and is an attorney and civil litigator.
The man said he is married with two children, and his wife works in risk management for a bank. He said he enjoys spending time outdoors and with his family.
The man said he gets his news from The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, New York Post and the Washington Post.
Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg arrives at Manhattan criminal court on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in New York. Former President Trump returns to a New York courtroom Tuesday as a judge works to find a panel of jurors who will decide whether the former president is guilty of criminal charges alleging he falsified business records to cover up a sex scandal during the 2016 campaign. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
When asked if his career as a lawyer would impact his ability to serve fair and impartially, or whether his opinions would get in his way, the man said that he does have "political views as to the Trump presidency" and said there were likely Trump administration policies he disagreed with.
"I don’t know the man and I don’t have any opinions about him personally," he said.
As for his career as a lawyer, he said he does not have any opinions about Trump’s character.
"I certainly follow the news," he said. "I’m aware there are other lawsuits out there. But I’m not sure that I know anyone’s character."
Fox News' Grace Taggart contributed to this report.
Brooke Singman is a political correspondent and reporter for Fox News Digital, Fox News Channel and FOX Business.
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