Politics Desk 18 Apr , 2024 07:58 PM GMT
Judge Merchan will swear in 96 jurors and send them home.
The new panel will return for questioning the next day.
Court typically starts at 9:30 a.m. ET.
Judge Juan Merchan poses for a picture in his chambers in New York, Thursday, March 14, 2024. Merchan could become the first judge ever to oversee a former U.S. president’s criminal trial. He's presid
A new panel of nearly 100 prospective jurors is making their way into the courtroom. Judge Juan Merchan said earlier that the batch of 96 jurors will be sworn in. Then he'll then send them home for the day and plan for them to return tomorrow around 11 or 11:30 a.m. ET for questions. Court typically starts around 9:30 a.m. ET. The reason they are starting later with this panel is because there are still prospective jurors from the second panel they haven't gone through yet, which they will likely do Friday morning.
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