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.
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Does the president have much power to control a viral outbreak?
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The problems with pardon power
Trump’s view of a unilaterally powerful president goes unchallenged
A president acquitted. The balance of power tested.
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How Bolton’s allegation — no, not the one you’re thinking of — could change the impeachment trial
How Trump’s impeachment lawyers could undermine him in court
Watchdog says the hold on Ukraine aid violated the law. Will it matter in the Senate trial?
Block witnesses? Allow evidence? The battles ahead for the Senate impeachment trial
Pelosi signals next step. Does anyone get what they wanted?
Trump and Iran: The president's broad authority to strike
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