Tonight on the readout. It's a historical case and you know this is going to define

so many things but at the same time our job as a juror right is to be

impartial like to be unbiased. That dismissed prospective juror said she could not be impartial about Donald Trump.

But today 12 New Yorkers, seven men and five women, said they could be and have been sworn in

for the Trump-Hush money trial.

Also tonight, the Kennedy family endorses President Biden,

rejecting the candidacy of one of their own Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Good evening.

I'm Jason Johnson in for Joy Reed.

We begin tonight with a breakthrough moment in the first criminal trial of Donald Trump.

Just hours ago, New York Judge Joan Merrick first criminal trial of Donald Trump.

Just hours ago, New York Judge Juan Mershahn

declaring that, quote, we have our jury.

That's right, after three days, 12 people,

seven men and five women have have been selected and sworn in to decide for the first time

in American history whether a former president is guilty of a crime.

An alternate has also been sworn in, five more are yet to be chosen,

but Judge Mershahn says he remains hopeful that opening statements can begin as

soon as Monday. It is a major development in the Hush Money Election

Interference Trial.

But it didn't come without some drama this morning

as two jurors already seated or abruptly dismissed.

One was excused after questions were raised about the accuracy of some of the answers he had given the court.

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