Grandfather who called Trump ‘fascinating’ becomes SECOND juror in hours excused from trial after nurse dropped out…leaving just five left on the panel [Video]

08:52 EDT 18 Apr 2024, updated 13:17 EDT 18 Apr 2024

The judge in Donald Trump‘s historic hush money trial dismissed two jurors on Thursday as the court struggled to assemble a panel for one of the most high-profile criminal cases in American history. 

Prosecutors said one juror had not disclosed prior brushes with the law, and Judge Juan Merchan excused him after bringing him in to the court for further questioning.

It came shortly after Judge Merchan had let go another juror, a nurse who said she felt intimidated because some of her personal information had been made public.

The two removals mean that five people have so far been selected for the jury, down from seven. It will ultimately  comprise 12 members and six alternates.

It highlighted the unprecedented pressures around the first criminal trial ever of a former U.S. president.