Jury selection for Donald Trump's hush money trial was bumpy, with 2 initial jurors excused before a 12-person jury and 5 alternates were seated. The judge dismissed Trump's attempts to disqualify jurors for their negative views of him, explaining to his attorneys that mere dislike of his persona did not justify removal. Trump’s attorneys and the district attorney's office exhausted their 10 peremptory strikes to remove jurors. When a Trump attorney requested the names of the first three witnesses, prosecutors refused to disclose initial witnesses to prevent Trump from posting about them online.
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00:00 It's Benzinga, and here's what's on the block.
00:02 Jury selection for Donald Trump's hush money trial was bumpy, with two initial jurors
00:06 excused before a 12-person jury and five alternates were seated.
00:10 The judge dismissed Trump's attempts to disqualify jurors for their negative views
00:14 of him, explaining to his attorneys that mere dislike of his persona did not justify removal.
00:19 Trump's attorneys and the district attorney's office exhausted their 10 peremptory strikes
00:23 to remove jurors.
00:24 When a Trump attorney requested the names of the first three witnesses, prosecutors
00:28 refused to disclose initial witnesses to prevent Trump from posting about them online.
00:33 Opening arguments and first testimony could begin as soon as Monday if jury selection
00:37 finishes Friday.
00:38 For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.
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