Jury selection completed for Trump hush-money trial; man sets himself on fire outside courthouse – as it happened
by Dani Anguiano (now); Maya Yang and LĂ©onie Chao-Fo from US news | The Guardian on (#6M6SS)
With all 18 jurors now chosen, the trial is expected to move toward opening statements next week; man apparently set self on fire outside courthouse
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One potential juror has been excused this morning after saying that her anxiety is too intense, and will only worsen as as the more days that go on".
Her family will ultimately piece together that she's on the jury, she said.
I have really bad anxiety, so I think I might not be completely fair and not impartial, so that concerns me.
We're also still working on the temperature in the courtroom.
I want to apologize that it's chilly in here ... We're trying to do the best we can to control the temperature, but it's one extreme or the other.
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