A majority of the first group of 96 potential jurors in Donald Trump's trial declared themselves incapable of judging him fairly. Around fifty jurors raised their hands to declare that they could not be fair and around ten others for other unspecified reasons.
The remaining thirty must answer a series of generic questions about their neighborhood, their professional and family situation, their level of education. They will also have to specify how they obtain information, if they have an opinion on the way in which Donald Trump is treated in this matter or on the impact on their impartiality of his status as candidate in the presidential election in November. The goal of this process is to select 12 jurors and six alternates for this trial scheduled to last until the end of May. One of the potential jurors was challenged due to his son's marriage in June. “I think we should be finished by then, but I can't promise that,” Judge Merchan told the man, congratulating him. The jury selection process is expected to take up to two weeks.