By Luc Cohen, Jack Queen and Andy Sullivan
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Five more prospective jurors were dismissed from Donald Trump’s historic hush-money trial on Tuesday, as lawyers try to choose a panel of 12 residents of heavily Democratic Manhattan to hear the Republican former U.S. president’s criminal case impartially.
The proceedings so far have underscored the challenges of the task.
Roughly half of 96 potential jurors summoned on Monday were dismissed after saying they could not impartially judge the polarizing businessman-turned-politician, who is mounting a comeback White House bid while battling four separate criminal cases.
Those dismissed on Tuesday said they had scheduling conflicts, concerns about balancing juror service with their…
