Former US President Donald Trump speaks to the media while holding news clippings as his trial continues on charges he falsified business records to hide money paid to silence porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016, in Manhattan court in New York, USA April 18, 2024.
Brendan McDermid | Reuters
All 12 jurors, plus one alternate, were selected this week to serve on former President Donald Trump’s grand jury hush money test in New York after making it clear to both sides that they could deliver a fair and impartial verdict.
Prosecutors and defense whittled a panel of nearly 200 people down to 12 jurors and one alternate after weighing them on their personal history, political views, social media posts and ability to remain impartial despite their views on the polarizing former president.
Seven people were sworn in on Tuesday, but two of them ended up dropping out on Thursday over potential conflicts. Later Thursday, the remaining seven jurors were sworn in, plus one alternate.
The trial is expected to last up to eight weeks.
The jury in Trump’s criminal trial in New York
Juror 1
A man who lives in West Harlem and works in sales. He is married, enjoys doing “anything outdoors” and is covered by The New York Times, Fox News and MSNBC.
Juror 2
A man who works in investment banking follows posts on Twitter as well as Truth Social from Trump and said: “I have no beliefs that would prevent me from being fair or impartial.”
Juror 3
A young man who has lived in Chelsea for five years, works as a corporate lawyer and enjoys hiking and running. It receives news from the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and Google.
Juror 4
A man who is a safety engineer and likes woodworking and metalworking.
Juror 5
A young woman who lives in Harlem and works as a teacher. She lives with her boyfriend, loves writing, theater and traveling. She gets news from Google and TikTok and listens to podcasts about relationships and pop culture.
Juror 6
A young woman who lives in Chelsea and works as a software engineer. It gets news from the New York Times, Google, Facebook and TikTok.
Juror 7
A man who lives on the Upper East Side and works as a lawyer as a civil judge. He enjoys spending time outdoors and gets his news from the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, New York Post and Washington Post.
Juror 8
A man who is retired but worked for a major wealth manager. He said he enjoys skiing, fly fishing and yoga.
Juror 9
A woman who is a speech therapist, gets news from CNN and likes TV podcasts.
Juror 10
A man who works in commerce, reads the New York Times and listens to podcasts about behavioral psychology.
Juror 11
A woman who works as a product development manager and watches the late night news and reads Google, business and fashion news.
Juror 12
A woman who is a physical therapist who enjoys running and tennis and listening to podcasts about sports and faith.
Alternative 1
A woman who works as an asset manager and likes to run, hang out with her friends and eat.
Source: NBC News