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By MICHAEL SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, ERIC TUCKER, JAKE OFFENHARTZ
Former President Donald Trump speaks to nan property aft nan 2nd time of his criminal trial, Tuesday, April 16, 2024 successful New York. (Curtis Means/Pool Photo via AP)
Jury action successful nan hush money proceedings of Donald Trump enters a pivotal and perchance last agelong Thursday arsenic lawyers look to information retired nan sheet of New Yorkers that will determine nan first-ever criminal lawsuit against a erstwhile president.
Seven jurors person been picked truthful far, including an oncology nurse, a package engineer, an accusation exertion professional, a income professional, an English coach and 2 lawyers. Eleven much group must still beryllium sworn in, pinch nan judge saying he anticipated opening statements successful nan landmark lawsuit to beryllium fixed arsenic early arsenic adjacent week.
The seating of nan Manhattan assemblage — whenever it comes — will beryllium a seminal infinitesimal successful nan case, mounting nan shape for a proceedings that will spot nan erstwhile president’s ineligible jeopardy astatine nan heart of nan run against Democrat Joe Biden and characteristic perchance unflattering grounds astir Trump’s backstage life successful nan years earlier he became president.
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