Twelve Manhattan residents have been chosen to decide Donald Trump’s fate in his historic hush-money trial.
Seven men and five women — including a corporate lawyer and a woman who called the ex-president “selfish” — will ultimately determine whether Trump is guilty or not guilty of concealing a $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels to keep her quiet about their alleged affair.
The brutal selection process, including extensive questioning and investigation into their backgrounds, took three days.
Every elected member answered “yes” when asked if they could be impartial and fair in the trial of the first former president in history.
Their identities will remain secret unless they decide to come forward when the case is concluded.
Donald Trump is in court waiting for proceedings to begin on day three of his hush money trial
One potential candidate already dropped out because she was concerned about her privacy after family and friends started asking if she was participating in the Trump trial.
But now the jury is full and the court will come by Friday to choose the six alternates who will take their place, should any of them need to be excused.
DailyMail.com shows who won the prize.
At the end of day three, twelve jurors were seated in the hush money trial against Trump
A courtroom sketch of day three of jury selection. Before the twelve jurors could be seated, two were dismissed, including one who expressed concern about his identification
Here are the twelve jurors identified by jury number:
B400 The Fox News and Daily Mail reader
A man who now lives in West Harlem will take place number one in the jury box. He said he works in sales and used to be a waiter.
In his spare time he likes to do something ‘outdoors’.
He lives with his wife and has no children.
One of the challenges for the defense is finding jurors in liberal Manhattan who don’t get all their news from the New York Times or NPR.
Juror B400 said he reads the Daily Mail and watches Fox News, the New York Times and MSNBC.
B565 The investment banker who follows Trump
In seat two will be a man who works as an investment banker and has an MBA in finance.
In his free time, he enjoys hiking, music concerts, and exploring New York City.
He said he follows Trump “on Twitter.”
He also follows Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen and his podcast, the Mueller She Wrote account and news about Ukraine and Israel.
He gets his news from the New York Times, has seen quotes from Trump’s book “Art of the Deal” and has family members who are lawyers.
He has made no political contributions.
B381 The corporate lawyer
According to reporters in the courtroom, a man in his late 20s or early 30s will sit in seat three.
He has lived in Chelsea for five years. He said he is a corporate lawyer who enjoys walking and running.
Trump listened intently as he gave his answers to the questionnaire, holding his own copy close to his face.
Later in the day, during the 30-minute ‘voir dire’ session in which lawyers had their turn to ask questions, he was asked whether it was possible to infer intentions from someone’s actions.
“I don’t think I need to read someone’s mind to read their intentions,” he said.
A sketch of Trump listening to his lawyer Todd Blanche during jury selection on April 18
B470 The California Security Engineer
The juror in seat number four is a security engineer, originally from California, who lives on the Upper West Side.
In his spare time he enjoys doing ‘different things’, including woodworking and metalworking, but most of his time is spent caring for his three children.
He served on a grand jury and another jury “some time ago.”
He reads a “little bit” of news organizations, listens to comedy podcasts.
B374 The teacher from Harlem
According to reporters in the room, a black woman in her late 20s will sit in seat five.
The Harlem native is a teacher with a master’s degree in education who described herself by saying, “I am a creative at heart” who enjoys theater, writing and travel.
She gets her news from Google and TikTok, but doesn’t like newspapers.
Occasionally she listens to the Breakfast Club on the radio.
When asked if she has a strong opinion about Trump, she said no about the past electionsThere was a division in the country and I cannot ignore that.”
“However, I have never equated that to one individual,” she added.
Trump aides Margo Martin (left), Jason Miller (center) and Natalie Harp (right) return to court in Manhattan after lunch on day three of jury selection in Trump’s hush money case
B297 The software engineer
In seat six will be a young woman who recently graduated.
She’s a software engineer who doesn’t have strong opinions on Trump, saying, “I will be fair and impartial.”
Her bigger concern: a scheduling conflict in September.
Merchan said, “If we were still here in September, that would be a big deal.”
The jury member gets her news from the New York Times, Google, Facebook and TikTok.
B267 The civil trial lawyer
The juror who will sit in seat seven is a middle-aged white man with glasses who lives on the Upper East Side.
He is a civil litigator who enjoys spending time outdoors and with his children.
He has never served on a jury.
He gets his news from the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, New York Post and Washington Post.
He also listens to WNYC radio and the podcasts “Smartless” and “Car Talk.”
He said there were policies he agreed with and disagreed with, but that he had no specific opinion about Trump personally, although he is aware of the lawsuits out there.
Trump listened as prosecutor Joshua Steinglass spoke to potential jurors on day three of jury selection
B639 The pensioner who meditates
A retired asset manager who lives on the Upper East Side will sit in seat eight.
He is married and has children.
His hobbies include a flying machine, skiing, yoga and medicine, which he does every morning.
He reads the New York Times and Wall Street Journal and watches CNBC and the BBC.
When asked if he has that strong opinions or held beliefs about Trump, or the fact that he is a current candidate for president, which could prevent them from being impartial, he paused before answering yes.
Merchan asked him again to be clear: ‘Do you have any opinions or beliefs that prevent you from being impartial?’
“No,” he replied.
B423 The speech therapist
A young white woman living on the Upper East Side will sit in seat nine.
She is a speech therapist and has both a bachelor’s and master’s degree.
In her free time, she enjoys hanging out with friends, watching TV, visiting restaurants and hiking.
She doesn’t watch the news that closely, but she does watch CNN Five Things, NYTimes Morning, TikTok Instagram and Facebook.
She said ‘I do have an opinion, but I am convinced that I can be fair and impartial.’
The woman said she usually disagrees with many of his political positions, but she said she believes she can leave that “at the door.”
B789 The man from the e-commerce company
A man who works in e-commerce for an eyewear company will be in seat ten.
When he’s not working, he spends time outdoors.
The man claimed he doesn’t really follow the news, but said at least the New York Times.
He listens to podcasts about behavioral psychology.
B500 The product development manager
The woman in seat eleven is a product development manager living in Upper Manhattan.
Her hobbies are traveling and eating.
She has been called for jury duty before, but has never had a hearing.
For her work, she pays attention to fashion publications, but does not follow the news.
“I’ll look at Google,” she said.
When asked about Trump, she said she doesn’t have strong opinions but doesn’t like “his personality.”
She argued that this did not mean that she could not be impartial.
“He seems very selfish and selfish,” she continued gravely when asked to elaborate. “I don’t appreciate that from any official.”
She said the way he portrays himself in his pubic hair is ‘not my cup of tea’.
Trump returns to court after a lunch break on day three of jury selection for hush money cases. A juror sitting for the case described Trump as ‘selfish’
B440 The physiotherapist
In seat twelve sits a woman who has worked as a physiotherapist for the past fifteen years.
In her spare time she enjoys running, playing tennis, hiking, paddle boarding and listening to live music.
She gets her news from the New York Times, USAToday and CNN.
B714 The deputy
The first deputy is a woman who works as an investment analyst at an asset manager.
In her spare time she enjoys running, hanging out with friends and eating.
She gets her news from the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times.