More potential jurors dismissed as Trump’s hush money trial enters second day

Former US president Donald Trump awaits the start of proceedings on the second day of jury selection at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York (Michael M Santiago/Pool Photo via AP)

More potential jurors have been dismissed from Donald Trump’s hush money case as lawyers worked for a second day to find a panel of New Yorkers to decide whether the Republican will become the first former US president convicted of a crime.

The first day of the historic trial in Manhattan ended on Monday with no-one yet chosen to be on the panel of 12 jurors and six alternates.