the 12 jurors have been selected

At the criminal trial of Donald Trump in New York, a jury of twelve people has been constituted, announced Thursday April 18, Judge Juan Merchan, who emphasizes that all that remains is to designate the six alternates. “We have our jury”, the judge said. “Let’s choose our substitutes”, he added. He indicated on Tuesday that he had set the objective of being able to constitute this jury of twelve New York citizens and six alternates before the end of the week.

Throughout the day Thursday, Donald Trump attended, in a refrigerated courtroom, the ballet of the candidates, anonymous citizens plunged overnight into a historic affair, and whose lives are scrutinized. Several dozen were again challenged, admitting that they could not judge Donald Trump impartially.

When the new jurors were sworn to try the case in a manner “fair and impartial”, Donald Trump, sitting at the defense table, did not take his eyes off them. After this crucial and sometimes laborious stage, the trial of the Republican candidate for the November presidential election will be able to get to the heart of the debates. The first ex-president of the United States to appear in criminal court, Donald Trump is on trial in a case of hidden payments to buy the silence of a former porn star, Stormy Daniels, a few days before the 2016 election that he had won narrowly against Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.