Three Moments From Donald Trump's Trial That He'll Love

The second day of former President Donald Trump's criminal trial in Manhattan has officially wrapped, and Tuesday proved to have some better moments for Trump than the first.

Trump on Monday became the first current or former president to stand trial on criminal charges. He faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the payment of hush money to adult-film actress Stormy Daniels, accused of concealing information from voters ahead of the 2016 presidential election. Trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

Jury selection continued into its second day on Tuesday as Trump's legal team and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office look to seat 12 jurors and 6 alternates for the trial. The process is expected to continue for the remainder of the week.

Trump suffered two legal blows early in the trial on Monday, but Tuesday proved a slightly better day for the former president. In Manhattan, where it's proven to be a challenge to find jurors who believe they could be fair and impartial, several prospective jurors offered flattering remarks about Trump.

'The Art of the Deal' Readers

Trump heard from the first reader during the second day of jury selection when a prospective juror said he had read two of Trump's books. The juror, who was excused later in the day, told the former president in the morning that he had read The Art of the Deal and "I want to say, How to Get Rich, are those not correct?" Trump was seen smiling and nodding at the juror.

His book came up again at the end of the day, when another potential juror, who was ultimately not selected, said that as someone working in real estate development, he had read The Art of the Deal and admired Trump from "afar." The prospective juror said he found the book "entertaining," and said that he had been aware of Trump's work in the field.

'He Speaks His Mind'

Several prospective jurors expressed favorable views to Trump's candid demeanor and intrigue about the way in which people respond to his conduct.

"He stirs the pot, he speaks his mind," a prospective juror native to New York told Trump lawyer Todd Blanche. "You can't judge him because he speaks his mind." This juror was later excused after being removed by the prosecution.

"I find him fascinating. He walks into a room and he sets people off, one way or another, and I find that really interesting," an Upper East Side resident born in Puerto Rico also told Blanche. Trump appeared to chuckle at the comment.

The man was later selected and sworn in as one of the seven jurors so far who will hear the case against Trump. Identified as Juror #4, he works in IT training and consulting, is married, has an adult child and two grandchildren, and described his family as his hobby.

A second juror who was selected, Juror #5, told the court, "President Trump speaks his mind and I'd rather that than someone who's in office who you don't know what they're thinking." She was the only one who was not aware that Trump is facing other charges.

Getting Jurors Removed

Trump's attorneys on Tuesday were successful in getting two prospective jurors removed from the box. Blanche raised issue with one who had made a Facebook post that said of Trump, "Get him out and lock him out." New York State Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan granted the challenge.

Merchan also granted another challenge to a juror who made three Facebook posts with which the defense took issue. The justice said that while he didn't have a problem with the posts individually, and "possibly even all three in their totality," the prospective juror's responses when confronted about the posts made it so that he could not credit the individual and could not have him on the jury.

The defense has now used six of its 10 peremptory strikes, as has the prosecution. Jury selection will continue on Thursday when proceedings resume at 9:30 a.m. ET.