Trump trial juror excused after fearing identity would be revealed publicly

The juror told the judge she “definitely has concerns now” about what has been publicly reported about her, noting that some of her friends, colleagues and family indicated that she had been identified as a possible juror.

• Merchan, who is overseeing the New York criminal trial, said he was directing reporters to avoid publishing physical descriptions of jurors moving forward.
• Merchan also said that he is going to redact from the court records prospective jurors’ answers to questions about their current and former employers.
• He also directed the media to not report on answers to those questions, per a press pool report.