Donald Trump showed interest in one potential juror on Friday during continued jury selection for his criminal trial in New York City. The former presidentTrump is facing 34 felony counts of falsifying business records regarding a payment made to adult-film star Stormy Daniels during his 2016 presidential election campaign.According to a pool report from the trial, Trump showed interest in a possible juror for the alternate pool.
New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan, who is overseeing the case, placed Trump under a gag order this month after Trump repeatedly criticized the judge's daughter and sought to have Merchan recused from the case.On Thursday, 12 jurors were sworn in after disputes about others from both the prosecution and defense. Five additional seats are yet to be filled for alternate jurors. Newsweek previously reported on the 12 jurors chosen for the case.