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The 7

Wednesday, April 17, 2024

The 7

The Washington Post

Daily News, News

4.51.3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2024

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Wednesday briefing: Trump jurors; Supreme Court Jan. 6 case; pro-Palestinian protests; House Speaker Mike Johnson; and more


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0:00.0

The first jurors were selected for Donald Trump's trial.

0:06.0

The Supreme Court heard arguments about a capital riot charge,

0:10.0

and herders in Kenya are replacing their cows with camels.

0:15.0

That's some of what we'll get to on the seven from the Washington Post.

0:18.0

I'm Hannah Jewel.

0:19.0

It's Wednesday, April 17th.

0:21.0

Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories.

0:24.0

Number one, seven jurors were picked for Trump's criminal trial in New York.

0:33.2

After a slow start on Monday, the jury selection process

0:36.5

made quick progress yesterday.

0:38.7

And Trump got an earful.

0:40.5

He spent hours listening to potential jurors opinions of him. Some were blunt, some were

0:45.3

guarded, and some were kind of funny. Jury selection will continue tomorrow. Five more jurors

0:51.1

and six alternates still need to be selected.

0:54.0

But if things stay speedy, the trial's opening statements could begin as soon as Monday.

0:58.9

If you've lost track, this trial is for Trump's hush money case.

1:07.0

He's accused of falsifying business records to cover up an alleged affair. He's also facing three other criminal cases.

1:10.0

If you want to dig deeper, check out the post new video podcast.

1:14.0

It's called the Trump Trials sidebar.

1:16.4

New episodes come out on Thursdays.

1:18.4

You can find them on the post's YouTube channel, Apple and Spotify. Number two, the Supreme Court appeared divided over allowing a key January 6th charge.

1:32.0

Yesterday justices heard arguments about whether prosecutors

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