Justice Merchan: You will be called - these will be your permanent seats for the trial. Clerk: Juror 1 is B 400... Juror 2 is B 280.. Juror 3 is 381... Juror 4 is B89... Juror 5 ... 374 and Juror 6 is B 297. Justice Merchan: If you were not called, you may leave
Justice Merchan: I ask you to come back Monday at 9:30 for opening statements... well, my instructions then opening arguments. We will be choosing six more jurors, and some alternates, probably six
Justice Merchan: Those of you remaining, we are not done with you. First we will swear in the group for Thursday morning, so they can go. We may work past 4:30 pm, any hardship? No hands? Counsel, please approach
Justice Merchan: Can the defense confirm that all this [social] media you're using, it's public media? Trump's lawyer Blanche: Very much so. [Thursday's pool enters - Justice Merchan begins same script he read yesterday]
Justice Merchan: OK, next we will do voir dire with the remaining six. First we'll take a ten minute break. But when we resume, since there are no longer 12 in the box, please don't take more than 15 minutes. See you in ten
They're back. Justice Merchan: The clerk will call you forward. Clerk ... Seat 3, B352. Seat 4, B269. Seat 5, B364. Seat 6, B344. Seat 1: I am a doctor, and I am concerned how long this could take. Justice Merchan: Only you could tell us. I'm going to excuse you.
Seat 2 (woman) I live in Harlem, have for 5 years. I teach in a private school. NYT, MSNBC, Google. My roommate is at Legal Aid in The Bronx. 34 is yes Justice Merchan: You have strong opinions? Seat 2: Yes Justice Merchan: You are excused
Seat 3: I live on the Upper East Side and work in real estate. I used to work for BT Alex Brown. My wife doesn't work, she takes care of the kids, at home. They are 13 and 16. I play tennis, occasionally golf. I work with the NYC Partnership & REBNY
Seat 3: Podcast, I listen to What's News. I know a lot of people in finance. On social media, when I first used Twitter I followed the President, I was just learning about it. I don't use it anymore. 34, No. 42, No. In full disclosure, I'm in real estate
Seat 4: So I know people who know the President. Justice Merchan: Thanks. Seat 5 (man) I live on the Upper East Side, originally from North Carolina; used to work at Gibson Dunn (law firm), I have a J.D. My wife is in risk management at a bank. NYT, WSJ, NY Post
@innercitypress He knows people who know the President? Biden?
@ewanmcteagle46 @innercitypress No trump is in real estate.. maybe he knows someone trumpy screwed over.. ny hates him for a reason.
@ewanmcteagle46 @innercitypress Good point. I would have to ask that answer be clarified.