As prospective jurors were being questioned in court on Tuesday, Justice Juan Merchan issued a warning, saying he would not stand for Trump to speak.
On Tuesday afternoon, the first seven jurors were chosen to join the panel of 12 jurors and six alternates for the historic trial.
Among them are a software engineer, a teacher, an IT consultant, an attorney, and an oncology nurse.
On Tuesday morning, a number of others had been excused due to their inability to be impartial or other obligations.
When asked about their thoughts on Trump, some others hesitated, with one stating that his personal sentiments of the previous president “had absolutely no influence on case.
