2/ Press:

Merchan: This only shows people and "spread the honking cheer."
Trump's lawyer Blanche: That was election day - it was a celebration of the results of the election.
Prosecutor: There's no reference to the defendant.
Merchan: Show me the bias

Blanche: When the juror was asked for her opinion of Pres Trump, she said nothing. But when he lost the election, they celebrated on Facebook - they got in the car and spread the honking cheer
Justice Merchan: Can you play it for me? Here

3/ Press:

Justice Merchan: How do we know this is the juror's account? Just based on name?
Trump's lawyer Susan Necheles: This was an anti-Trump rally.
Justice Merchan: It might be. I'm going to ask her to come in, and allow you to ask her questions. Seat 1, B133.

4/ 👀👇🏼

Klasfeld:

When Trump's lawyer questioned a juror about Facebook posts, the 👉🏼former president reacted audibly and visibly.👈🏼

After she leaves, Justice Merchan angrily warns him via his lawyer:

❗️👉🏼"I will not have any jurors intimidated in this courtroom. I want to make that crystal clear."

5/ Klasfeld:

One of the posts appeared to show an outdoor celebration circa the 2020 election.

"It's a full-on dance party at 96th St.," one of the captions said.

The juror said the video reminded her of COVID-era "cheer" sessions of healthcare workers, in what she called a "New York City celebratory moment."

Merchan rejected the for-cause challenge by Trump's defense, calling the juror's explanation "credible."

6/ 👀 👇🏼
Orden:
Merchan admonished Trump, telling Blanche: "Your client was audibly uttering something...I won’t tolerate that. I will not have any jurors intimated in this courtroom. I want to make that crystal clear."

Merchan instructed Blanche to tell Trump to stop such behavior. As Merchan spoke, Trump was slumped in his seat, sitting as though he were in a lounge chair.

Via Rubin: while the juror was about 12 ft from client, your client was audibly saying something in her direction.. "

7/ Via Press:

Justice Merchan: Celebrating the end of the travel ban was one thing. But expressing a desire that Donald Trump be locked up? This case counsel result in jail time, that is, lock up. So I will excuse this juror for cause. Next?

8/ Press:

Trump's lawyer Blanche: 330's husband's account, it has a meme of President Trump's head being held.
Justice Merchan: There's an image of Barrack Obama, then your client, and it says, "I don't think this is what they meant by Orange is the new Black."

Trump's lawyer Blanche: We'd like to ask the juror if her family -
Justice Merchan: We're not going to do this. You should have asked, if you have the goods.
Prosecutor: It's humor. It's not a window into their soul

9/ Via Orden:

After Steinglass asked the now-dismissed prospective juror whether he still believes Trump should be “locked up,” and the man answered “no,” Trump craned his neck toward the prospective juror and flashed him a smirk, per pooler

10/ Klasfeld:

ADA Steinglass says that Team Trump's tactic of trolling potential jurors' social media accounts is a "conceptual problem."

Justice Merchan seems to agree, as Trump's third challenge is about an eight-year-old post by the juror's husband. (!)

If an eight-year-old post by the juror's husband is the most disqualifying Trump's legal team can find, Merchan adds, that would reinforce the view that she is qualified.

11/ Pagliery:

After six preemptory challenges from both sides, judge says we now have at least three jurors.

Tyler McBrien:

Our count so far, according to Merchan:

Seat 4 becomes Juror 1 and foreperson.

Seat 5 becomes Juror 2.

Seat 12 becomes Juror 3.

12/ Klasfeld:

Also stricken for cause:

Juror in seat No. 6, who apparently posted an AI video of Trump saying, "I'm dumb as f***."

A woman in seat 16 apparently posted the following, date uncertain, on social media:

"Republicans projected to pick up 70 seats in prison."

Trump's lawyers press a for-cause challenge.

13/ Press:

Justice Merchan: I have been handed photos- it says, Trump invites Thai boys to the White House, Thai boys request to return to cage.
Trump's lawyer Blanche: She said she didn't remember if she had posts on Facebook...

Justice Merchan: Bring in Juror B128.
Trump's lawyer Blanche: We want to confirm this is your Facebook
B128: Could be my Instagram. I'd like to say I remember posting it, but I do not. I've stopped posting about politics. It got too vitriolic.

14/ Press:

Trump's lawyer Blanche: Do these refresh your recollection?
B128: No. But I probably did.
Justice Merchan: Thank you.
Prosecutor: Unlike the juror who said he wanted to see Mr. Trump locked up, this juror didn't express anything negative, other than disagreement

15/ Pagliery:

Breaking news:

"We have six jurors who have been selected," Justice Merchan just declared.

We're about 1/3 of the way there. In total, there must be 12 people plus a few alternates.

16/ Klasfeld:

Things are speeding up during day two of jury selection.

* The defense has used six peremptory challenges so far.
* Prosecutors have used four.

Via Lisa Rubin:

For now, Judge Merchan intends to bring back the original six on Monday, meaning he anticipates we could have all 18 by then.

17/ Via Anna Bower:

The first six jurors in Trump’s criminal trial are being sworn in.

Per pool, juror B400 will serve as the foreperson.

Here’s what we know about B400, per yesterday’s pool report:

18/ Press has more on the above:

Justice Merchan: I ask you to come back Monday at 9:30 for opening statements... well, my instructions then opening arguments. We will be choosing six more jurors, and some alternates, probably six