Federal Judge Lewis Kaplan instructed potential jurors that the trial to decide how much money Donald Trump must pay E. Jean Carroll for 2019 defamatory statements about Carroll’s sexual assault allegations is expected to take three to five days and that the jury will remain anonymous.
Prospective jurors filled several rows of the courtroom gallery Tuesday in addition to the jury box. More prospective jurors are watching a feed from the jury room downstairs should they be needed.
No identifying information about the jurors will be made public nor will it be shared with the court or the parties, Kaplan told potential jurors.
The jurors will also be transported to and from the courthouse from gathering points. The added measures are meant to protect the jury from any unwanted attention, harassment or any invasion of privacy, Kaplan told the jury pool.
These measures were also used in the first trial.
The empaneled jury will be prohibited from reading or discussing the case as the trial is ongoing, Judge Kaplan instructed the prospective jurors.
Court will run from 9:30 a.m. to roughly 4:30 p.m. each day, Judge Kaplan said, adding that there will be no proceedings on Friday. So, if the trial is not over by Thursday, it will resume Monday.
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