The Latest | A second seat juror is dismissed from Trump's hush money trial
The IndependentThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Currently: — Jury selection process follows a familiar pattern with an unpredictable outcome — Trump lawyers say Stormy Daniels refused subpoena outside a Brooklyn bar — After 7 jurors were seated in Trump's trial on Tuesday, he trekked to a New York bodega to campaign — Only 1 in 3 US adults think Trump acted illegally in New York hush money case, AP-NORC poll shows — Trump trial: Why can’t Americans see or hear what is happening inside the courtroom? When asked whether she could still be a fair and impartial juror despite that, she let out a deep sigh before responding, “Yes.” OVER HALF OF LATEST JURY POOL EXCUSED Fifty-seven out of the second round of 96 potential jurors in Donald Trump's hush money trial have been excused after saying they can’t serve. JUDGE ORDERS JOURNALISTS NOT TO REPORT ON POTENTIAL JURORS' EMPLOYERS After dismissing a seated juror in Donald Trump's hush money trial, Judge Juan M. Merchan admonished the media for reporting details about the seated and potential jurors that could be used to identify them, ordering them not to report prospective jurors’ answers to questions about their current and former employers. “She said she was afraid and intimidated by the press, all the press.” PREVIOUSLY SEATED JUROR EXCUSED, CITING IMPARTIALITY CONCERNS A juror who had been selected for Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial was dismissed Thursday after she told the court she’d become concerned about her ability to be impartial.