A full jury has been selected for former President Donald Trump's trial for allegedly covering up a sex scandal.
New York Justice Juan Merchan seated the 12-member jury Thursday afternoon after having to dismiss two of the jurors earlier in the day.
The judge immediately brought in another group of people to be considered as potential alternate jurors. Six alternate jurors are still required.
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Merchan has said he would like to have opening arguments on Monday morning.
Trump is standing trial accused of business fraud for covering up payments he allegedly made to an adult movie actress. Prosecutors say he paid Stormy Daniels so that she'd keep quiet about an alleged affair she had with Trump, details of which he feared would hurt his chances in the 2016 election.
Trump has denied all the allegations.
