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Meet the 12 Manhattan Jurors Who Will Decide Donald J. Trump’s Fate

The cross section of New Yorkers emerged after three days of questioning. These are the citizens who will judge their former president.

An empty jury box with rows of maroon seats.
The jury members were seated after the pool of hundred was thinned by challenges from prosecutors and defense lawyers alike.Credit...Jefferson Siegel for The New York Times

Twelve Manhattanites have been chosen to serve on the jury for the first criminal trial of a U.S. president.

The judge ordered that the jurors’ identities be kept confidential during the trial and that reporters withhold some information that could identify them.

According to their statements in court during three days of jury selection, here is what we know about the jurors:

Juror 1, who will be the foreman, works in sales and lives in West Harlem. He said that he enjoyed outdoor activities. He said he got his news from The New York Times and watched Fox News and MSNBC. He said he had heard about some of Donald J. Trump’s other criminal cases, but he did not have an opinion about him.

Juror 2 works in finance and lives in Hell’s Kitchen. He said he liked hiking, music, concerts and enjoying New York City. He said he followed Mr. Trump’s former fixer, Michael D. Cohen, who is expected to be a key witness, on social media. But he also said he followed figures like former Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway. He said he believed Mr. Trump had done some good for the country, adding, “it goes both ways.”

Juror 3 works in the legal field and lives in Chelsea. He said he did not follow the news closely but, when he did, he read The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal and found articles using Google. He added that he was not very familiar with Mr. Trump’s other criminal cases.


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