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'Juror No. 4' excused after prosecutors raised concerns that he hid past arrest -- we're down to five jurors now
By Ben Kochman
A man who had occupied the fourth seat on the jury has been excused after prosecutors this morning raised concerns that he may have failed to disclose a past arrest.
Justice Juan Merchan's ruling came after a four-minute conference at the bench in which the man occasionally used his hands to talk, and at one point appeared animated and annoyed.
“Let me ask you a question,” the juror could be heard to say as he looked and gestured at the prosecutors. “Do you all feel this way?”
The rest of the conversation could not be heard.
When the court went back on the record, Merchan directed that the juror be tossed.
After starting the day with seven jurors, we're now down to five.
https://nypost.com/2024/04/18/us-news/trumps-hush-money-nyc-trial-live-updates-photos-and-analysis-from-jury-selection/
2 seated jurors in Trump's hush money trial were excused and a potential juror was booted after tying Trump to Berlusconi
One juror said family, friends and colleagues asked if she had been selected for the jury, and she didn't think she could "let the outside influences not affect" her decision-making.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/jury-selection-trump-hush-money-trial-nyc-courtroom-rcna148296
Can Trump get a fair trial in NYC, where MOST voters did not support him?
in 202, NY state Biden 61% to 37.8% for Trump
https://www.politico.com/2020-election/results/new-york/
and what are the Charges? He mislabeled money paid to Stormy Daniel? That is the basic charge? And DA Bragg elevated this to a conspiracy charge??
Bragg's time would be better spent prosecuting criminals who do violence in the subways and on the streets of NYC, robbing and punching women, knocking old ladies down church steps to ROB THEM. They and HE are LOSERS.
What a SAD state of affairs in NYC.