LIVE: Donald Trump Trial: Day 4 Of Donald Trump's Criminal Trial Over Hush Money Payment | IN18L

Donald Trump News LIVE: Day 4 Of Donald Trump's Criminal Trial Over Hush Money Payment | IN18L Lawyers in Donald Trump's historic criminal trial on Thursday selected 12 jurors who will assess his guilt or innocence over the coming weeks in a case stemming from a hush-money payment to a porn star. Lawyers for the defense and the prosecution still must select alternate jurors for the trial, the first ever in which a former U.S. president is the defendant. Opening statements could take place on Monday, said Justice Juan Merchan, the judge overseeing the trial. Earlier in the day, Merchan dismissed a juror who said she felt intimidated that some personal information was made public. The judge also excused another juror after prosecutors said he may not have disclosed prior brushes with the law. Trump's outsized public presence created unique problems during the jury selection process, which started on Monday. Roughly half of the first 196 jurors screened in heavily Democratic Manhattan were dismissed after saying they could not assess the evidence impartially. #donaldtrump #trumptrial #hushmoneycase #trumpushmoneycase #stormydaniels #cnbctv18