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A potential juror in former President Donald Trump’s Stormy Daniels ‘hush money’ trial was excused from service after she admitted to concerns about her impartiality upon being officially sworn in by Judge Juan Merchan. In a recent development inside the New York courtroom, a young nurse, one of the seven jurors who had been preliminarily selected to serve on the jury as of Tuesday, expressed her inability to remain unbiased, Time Magazine reported. Her concerns were brought to light following inquiries from her friends and family who suspected her role as a juror based on media reports. “Yesterday alone, I...

Jury selection has concluded in The People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump. After a long voir dire, six jurors have been selected: three men and three women. Here’s the brief summary, per media pool reports of the prospective jurors.

George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley appeared on FOX News on Monday and explained why Trump is not likely to get a fair trial in New York. The trial has entered the jury selection phase and this is key, according to Turley. He suggests that even if the court tries to find jurors who don’t dislike Trump, that Trump haters will lie just to get on the jury. The people who are going after Trump know this. In fact, they’re probably counting on it. Transcript via Real Clear Politics:

<p>The trial of ex-cop Charles Schwarz was thrown into turmoil yesterday after a juror revealed he believes some of his fellow panelists may be biased - raising the specter of a mistrial.</p> <p>"I want to express my grave concern about a statement made by one of the jurors," wrote Juror No. 4 in a note handed to Brooklyn federal Judge Reena Raggi.</p>