“Do you have any strong opinions or firmly held beliefs about former President Donald Trump, or the fact that he is a current candidate for president that would interfere with your ability to be a fair and impartial juror?” Is there anyone in the world (or at least NYC) that is still impartial toward Donald Trump? Slate: What Jury Selection Has Been Like Behind the Scenes.

+ In short, it’s been difficult. In fact, the total number of jurors went from 7 to 5 on Thursday morning. Here’s the latest.

+ One big jury-related problem is that the defendant, already facing a contempt hearing, decided the post some jury intimidation onto social media. Another problem has been the blanket coverage of every potential juror by the 24-hour media. They’re actually interviewing people who didn’t get assigned jury duty.