Donald Trump's company is about to be tried on tax-fraud charges before a jury that is mostly minority, mostly male, and that includes two men who the defense tried to challenge because of their feelings about the former president.
The criminal trial of the $3 billion real-estate and golf-resort empire of Donald Trump is scheduled to begin on Monday.
All of the leadership of the Trump Organization is white and male and one of them is white. Only two of the eight men are white.
It could be described as a white collar.
Almost all of the people who were chosen for the jury in the trial of the former president said they had some opinion about him.
Three people who dislike the former president but are seated because they promised to be fair are included.
More than half of the Manhattan residents in the jury pool expressed negative opinions of Trump, and the defense didn't have enough challenges to try to get them to change their minds.
One prosecutor said that Trump's presence was akin to the elephant not in the room.
There are six alternate jurors remaining.
The jury is pictured.
The forewoman is a woman from Inwood who works in the hospital system. She said that she enjoys meditating. She doesn't like Trump and doesn't read the news.
He lives with his mom in Washington Heights. He doesn't have a strong opinion of the former president, but he does say that he is just a small part of the problem.
She is married, has adult children, and likes to crochet. She said that President Trump was the leader of the United States. I would be upset about it. I don't see how that would apply to this case. In the past, I have had feelings. I will try my hardest. The instructions will be followed by me.
A native of Honduras and married father of two adult children, he is a juror. He doesn't have an opinion about Trump.
She is a self-employed book editor for 25 years. She said that as a hobby, she reads and writes fiction. She did not vote for Trump. I would have chosen a different Supreme Court justice than he chose.
The retired employee of the Human Resources Administration is interested in civil justice and environmental advocacy. The news that broadcast and cable companies won't show you is found on the internet.
His hobbies are music and anything outside. He was asked if he had any reservations about paying taxes. I have paid taxes for 65 years. He didn't have any feelings for Trump. It's not like that.
There is a Murray Hill resident with a retail job. He used to think that Trump was funny before he was president. He started acting crazy and self-centered. I didn't like him as a president because of that.
He likes to read, play games, and enjoy music. He doesn't watch the news for anything else. He said that he can be impartial, even though he has opinions. He didn't say what he thought.
He said he had strong opinions about Trump but could be fair. He said he's neutral with him. He was the president. He had problems. I won't cloud my judgement. I try to treat it fairly at every level. I had a hard time with that last night. Let me see the evidence before I make a decision.
A Midtown father of three is a juror. He doesn't have a good opinion of Trump or his company. I think everyone has an opinion about him, but I don't follow it.
He is a native of France and has lived in New York for 11 years. He doesn't have a strong opinion of Trump or his company.
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