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  Jury selection consumed the third day of former President Trump’s hush money trial on Thursday. All 12 jurors were seated by the for Trump’s hush money trial after two were dismissed earlier in the day, in part over fears of being exposed through media coverage. Dozens of jurors were almost immediately excused after admitting they could not be fair or impartial during the politically divisive trial. Each side, the defense and prosecution, only has about a handful of strikes left. Jury selection consumed the third day of former President Trump’s hush money trial on Thursday. Follow below for a recap from New York. Prosecutors refuse to hand over first witness names Prosecutors refused Trump attorney Todd Blanche’s request to provide the names of the first three witnesses they intend to call at trial, citing Trump’s recent Truth Social posts about witnesses. Assistant District Attorney Joshua Steinglass said they normally would’ve provided the names as a courtesy but won’t because of T

A full jury has been sworn in for ex-US President Donald Trump's historic criminal trial in New York City. "We have our jury," Justice Juan Merchan declared after selecting the final member of the 12-person panel. Two jurors had to be excused earlier. Some experts thought the process might take two weeks, but things moved quickly after Mr Trump's team ran out of challenges. The court could hear opening arguments as soon as Monday. The trial, the first ever in which a former US president is the defendant, stems from a hush-money payment to a porn star. Stormy Daniels was given $130,000 (£105,000) before the 2016 election to buy her silence about an affair she claims she had with Mr Trump. As Mr Trump left court on Thursday evening, he showed dozens of printed media articles criticising the Manhattan charges against him, which he said were "political". "It's a very unfair, very bad thing," said the Republican, who will challenge President Joe Bid