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Twelve jurors have been selected to serve on the jury in the Manhattan hush money tri of former President Donald Trump. Lawyers are still selecting the six alternate jurors.
Earlier today, a pair of previously seated jurors have been dismissed. One juror who has been identified only as "Kat" told Fox News that her family had deduced that she was a juror in Trumps case, and she could no longer remain impartial.
The woman said she had raised her hand during questions from Judge Juan Merchan to indicate that she felt she could not be impartial.
She declined to explain why she felt she could not be impartial, saying it was "personal."
She said she and other potential jurors brought in for the trial were "shocked and frozen" when they discovered it was Trump's hush money case.
The second juror to be dismissed was Juror number four, who showed up to court today just before 12 o'clock. He was supposed to arrive by 9:15am. The total number of seated jurors is now back down to five. The pool needs seven and then a pool of alternate jurors.