At the start of Trump's Manhattan criminal trial, the court needs 12 jurors and six alternates – but many times that number have been dismissed, for a whole variety of reasons, some mundane and others surprising. Seven have been sworn in so far, including a foreman. In our second episode, the crew discusses the jurors selected during the first two days in court.
Plus, the dynamic between Trump's lawyers, Judge Juan Merchan and the former president himself is getting tense, with Merchan sternly warning Trump not to gesture at or speak to potential jurors.
And is Trump having trouble staying awake at times? Washington Post national security and law enforcement reporter Devlin Barrett - an author of our sister newsletter, The Trump Trials - joins the show to reveal what it's like covering the trial from inside the courthouse.
So… can he do that?
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“Broken Doors,” Episode 1
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Inside Biden’s Ukraine strategy
Introducing “Broken Doors”
Obama and Biden: It’s complicated
What's stopping the DOJ from going after Trump?
In Europe, Biden hopes to keep U.S. allies together
Is it time for an independent probe into the pandemic response?
Where Biden’s climate goals and a Russian oil ban collide
Biden lays out a new path for Democrats. Is it too late?
Ketanji Brown Jackson’s path to the court — between confrontation and compromise
Biden’s response to Putin’s invasion
Road tripping through a divided state
Blue states are moving on from the pandemic. Can Biden?
Trump, 2024 and the fragility of American democracy
Why we’re talking about Ukraine… again
Biden’s struggle to tackle ‘four historic crises’ at once
Not everyone’s sold on Biden’s voting rights push. Will it work?
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