Ghislaine Maxwell laughs, hugs, blows kisses in court amid jury selection for sex-trafficking trial
https://metro.co.uk/2021/11/19/ghislaine-maxwell-laughs-hugs-blows-kisses-during-jury-selection-15628292/
Alison Nathan, a federal judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, by late morning Thursday had questioned more than 80 jurors about their lives, personal views and knowledge of Maxwell and Epstein. The judge has narrowed the pool down to 58 people and will choose 12 jurors and six alternates on November 29.
On Thursday, Nathan dismissed an unidentified middle-aged man from jury duty because he had met Epstein years ago while working in the finance industry. The middle-aged man said he works as an arbitrator and that a colleague setting up an investment fund introduced him to Epstein.
‘Epstein was an investor in it,’ the man told Nathan. ‘He was one of the larger investors.’
The judge also dismissed a female juror who said she was not sure she could be completely impartial considering what she had heard about the case.
‘I believe the defendant shouldn’t be judged based on Mr Epstein’s actions,’ she said.
Maxwell’s trial is expected to run six weeks.