Juror: One of my brother went to jail for robbery, another for fraud. They're both home now. On the news I saw this trial was coming up. It's been all over the news. Including this morning. It was on in my house
Judge: You weren't supposed to [Leaves - both OK him]

Juror 175: My mother is a cancer survivor, I take her to appointments at Jacobi Hospital in The Bronx. My nephew was a gang member and he shot a police officer. They dropped the charges and he is supposed to come out in July. That's state court

Judge: How is your English?
Juror 175: Sometimes reading it is hard. Difficult words.
Judge: Can you sit here and read emails and my legal instructions?
Juror 175: I think so. At the hospital I distribute supplies, disposable. [Leaves. AUSA wants him out]

Combs' Agnifilo: We think he'll be fine. The text messages in this case are in simple English. We object to their motion to strike him.
AUSA: The texts are abbreviated, and with typos - hard to interpret.
Judge: I will not exclude him for cause. But peremptories

Juror (female) On the questionnaire I said I hadn't seen the defendant on TV. But I did. And I have been traumatized, back in Ivory Coast. In war. It was a lot of things.
Judge: You can't be on the jury?
175: I cannot.
Judge: You are excused [excluded]

Juror 180 (female) we once had to evict someone from a commercial warehouse in Mexico. Also, I get stomach aches. I'm not 100%. I might have to take bathroom breaks - sorry, too much information!
Judge: Can you sit through a movie?
180: Yes. Also, I feel guilt

Judge: Anything in your religious beliefs that would bias you?
Juror 180: Because I am Catholic I think I am very tolerant.
[Combs' Agnifilo: no questions. AUSA passes forward a written question]
Judge: What was your surgery?
180: Female. & I had COVID

Juror 180 is excluded. Break is taken

They come back
Next juror (female): I was a jury capital in Philadelphia 20 years ago. I've seen the Sean Combs video & found it disturrbing
Judge: Could you be fair?
Juror: Yes. [She leaves - no application, she's in pool]
Juror 184 (male) I am a security guard

Judge: Where do you work?
Juror 184: CAMBA. Also, I am a social worker.
Combs' Agnifilo passes forward a question.
Judge: What kind of social worker?
184: Child neglect.
Judge: Could you be fair?
184: Yes. [Leave, no applications - he's in the pool]

Juror 194 (female) I work at the non-profit ARGUS, as vocational counselor.
Judge: With whom?
194: MICA
Judge; What's that?
194: Mentally Ill Chemical Addiction.
Judge: You say you were the victim of a crime
194: The girlfriend of my ex assaulted me

Juror 194: She say me, she was upset he'd dated me, previously, I was physically assaulted and my nose was broken, my vision, and my knee. I filed a police report.
Judge: Could you be fair?
194: Certain testimony about violence, maybe
[Leaves - Judge: strike her]

Juror 199 (female) I'm a freelance worker, if I'm not working, I'm not getting paid.
Judge: I'm going to excuse you for cause.
Juror 201 (male) I have a friend who was a detective in Florida. My son's a security guard at Mercy College. I was on a jury in The Bronx

Judge: Could you be fair?
Juror 201: Yes. [Leaves - no applications - he's in pool]
Juror 204 (female) I work for an imports company, importing avocados. My uncle was NYPD.
Judge: Would you be biased for law enforcement?
204: Yes.
Judge: You are excused for cause

Juror 208 (female) My son graduates in the 2d week of June from Mamaroneck High School. I heard a song about this case on a Russian comedy channel - Simon Slipokov [phoenetic]
Judge: You are excused for cause.
Juror 210 (male) I am a landlord in the Bronx

Judge: Are you in court?
Juror 210: I am evicting a tenant.
Judge: Anything about the race of the defendant that would cause you to not be fair?
210: No. Also, I use marijuana.
Judge: Can you not use it during the trial? I'm going to order that

Juror 210: Okay.
[AUSA passes forward a note]
Judge: Where were you arrested for marijuana?
Juror 210: In Jersey. I paid a fine. That was it.
Judge: When did you last use marijuana?
210: Last night. I might have Liked something on X, I don't remember.

Judge: What have you seen?
Juror 210: Video of Mr. Combs getting arrested. I mighta clicked "Like."
Combs' Agnifilo passes forward a written question.
Judge: Would not using marijuana be hard for you?
210: Yes. [Leaves]
AUSA: Excuse him. Judge; Yes. He was honest

Juror 211 (male) As a father of two young children, a daughter, I am concerned
Judge: Could you be fair?
211: Yes... I used to work at Credit Suisse. Now I work in collectibles: baseball cards, comic books. My wife is on social media - she loves TMZ [AUSA has a question]

Judge: What was the most valuable baseball card you've seen?
Juror 211: Honus Wagner.
Judge: Has your wife spoken to you about this case?
211: Yes, month ago. Did he do it?
Judge: Did you express an opinion?
211: OMG it's a big accusation
[Combs lawyer wants him out]

Combs' Agnifilo: This man has an agenda. He tried to backpedal to get on the jury. He's turning to the parties and selling himself. He's trying to get on this jury.
Judge: I've got it. He'll be struck (laughs)
AUSA: You asked of bias, he said No.
Judge: He's out

Juror 216 (male) I work for NYC Transit. I was charged with assaulting a police officer, it got dismissed. I was on 102 and Lexington, a police officer was bracing up, they searched me and I put him in a choke hold.
Judge: Would you be biased against the police?

Juror 216: I used to be. Now I know some officers. I mean, I could have complied. Then I was arrested with a gravity knife and had to pay a fine.
Judge: Ever a victim?
216: I woke up from being unconscious and my sneakers had been stolen.

Juror 216: One of my sisters said she was raped in college. Another said she was abused by our step-father. We never talked about it. She was accused of stabbing her husband. I had to pick up her kids from the precinct. They are separated now. I wasn't there.

[AUSA passed forward a question]
Judge: When your sneakers were stolen, did you feel the police didn't do enough?
Juror 216: At that time
Judge: Do you have issues with the police?
Juror 216: What do you mean, issues with the police?
Judge: Can you be fair?
216: Yes