Trump’s historic hush money trial seats 12 jurors, plus an alternate

A full 12-person jury was selected Thursday for Donald Trump’s hush money trial in New York City after both sides had questioned close to 200 potential jurors about whether they can be fair and impartial when it comes to the polarizing former president and the criminal charges against him.”We have our jury,” Judge Juan Merchan said after the 12th juror was selected. One alternate was also selected, and five more still need to be picked. “I am hopeful we will finish tomorrow,” the judge said before swearing the jury in.If that happens, opening statements in the first-ever criminal trial…