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Donald Trump trial judge rejects prospective juror who posted 'lock him up' online

Source: AP

The first seven jurors for Donald Trump’s hush money trial were selected on Tuesday after lawyers grilled the jury pool about their social media posts, political views and personal lives to decide who can sit in fair judgment of the former president.

The panelists who were selected are an information technology worker, an English teacher, an oncology nurse, a sales professional, a software engineer and two lawyers.

Eleven more people still must be sworn in before opening statements begin as early as next week in the first criminal trial of a former president.

It’s a moment of reckoning for Trump, who has tried to put off his

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