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Mueller, She Wrote 'I'm freezing,' another potential juror says.

If someone doesn't act quickly, we might lose yet another juror to frostbite.

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Mueller, She Wrote 'I don't have strong opinions about him, but I don't like his persona,' says one potential juror, getting a pretty good laugh from the press. Then mumbles, and repeats herself, 'I don't like some of my coworkers.' Even bigger laugh from the press.

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Mueller, She Wrote Jurors are being much more forthcoming about their feelings about Trump today. The potential juror who doesn't like his 'persona' says:

'He's very selfish and self-serving, and I don't really appreciate that in a public servant.'

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'Some policies are good, some are outrageous,' says another potential juror about Trump the president, not the person. But he assures Necheles that it won't affect his ability to be unbiased inn this case.

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Another potential juror seems a bit in awe of Trump when asked his opinion on him: 'I mean, he was our president, pretty amazing,' Trump came from 'New York' and forged his way (unintelligible), juror mentions he's an entrepreneur himself.

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The next juror talks about just how ubiquitous Trump is in the media, in discussions with friends, at 'dorm meetings.' It's inescapable. 'Everyone knows who he is,' she says.

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A pool reporter caught the full quote of the man in awe of Trump: The man said he, like Trump, started out as an entrepreneur. “He was our president. Pretty amazing. He was a businessman in New York. He forged his way. He kind of made history… I’m impressed with that.”

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'Sometimes the way [Trump] may carry himself in public leaves something to be desired,' says one potential juror, after forcefully arguing that she's a centrist, and that her personal feelings won't get in the way of her impartiality.

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Necheles is closing by asking each juror that if the government fails to prove Trump's guilt beyond a reasonsable doubt, if they would deliver not guilty.

One women says yes, because she's done it before on a jury.

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Merchan thanks the jurors, and asks them to step outside while the attorneys review their notes.

This round of challenges should be interesting.

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Trump voiced some confusion on Truth Social about how this all works, so as a reminder, each side has unlimited challenges for cause, and 10 peremptory challenges total for this class of felony, of which each side has 4 left.

Trump voiced some confusion on Truth Social about how this all works, so as a reminder, each side has unlimited challenges for cause, and 10 peremptory challenges total for this class of felony, of which each side has 4 left.
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