By CNN's Lauren del Valle and Jeremy Herb in court
The six individuals who have been selected to serve as jurors have been seated.
The six who have yet to be questioned are still in the courtroom. The jurors who were dismissed are being excused.
The six jurors are being sworn in.
Some look stressed as they walk to the jury box, according to pool reports. Some who are walking out appear relieved, while others are smiling.
Remember: A panel of 12 New Yorkers and six alternates will ultimately be selected.
Judge Juan Merchan thanked the potential jurors for their patience as they entered the courtroom.
The potential jurors from the first panel, including the 18 questioned in voir dire and the six who have yet to be questioned, are headed to the courtroom.
They will be told whether they were seated as jurors or dismissed.
Judge Juan Merchan said he will ask the six jurors selected to return on Monday — though he cautioned that could change, depending on the schedule and how quickly things go.
Judge Juan Merchan said he wants to bring in the next panel of jurors today and get them sworn in. That way, they can get started Thursday morning with that panel.
Remember: Court will not be held on Wednesdays for this trial.
Three more people have now been seated on the jury. That means we are at six jurors in total now.
Judge Juan Merchan denied the challenge for cause for this latest potential juror, saying the three social media posts had to do with satire.
He also noted the prospective juror was "pretty open and honest she has disagreements" with Trump's political views.
Judge Juan Merchan notes that the social media posts in question contained satire, and asks Donald Trump's attorney Todd Blanche whether any other posts on the potential juror's page contained satire.
He's conferring now with his counsel.
From CNN’s Aditi Sangal
Social media posts are playing a “pivotal role” in the jury selection process in Donald Trump’s hush money criminal trial, CNN chief legal analyst Laura Coates said, as the former president’s legal team challenged prospective jurors on their ability to be impartial in the proceedings based on their past posts.
“One by one, jurors have now been called to task about post that they have made either recently or in the distant past,” she said.
While Judge Juan Merchan struck two potential jurors for cause based on their social media posts, he noted that this cannot happen with every juror.
Merchan told Trump’s lawyers they have to find “a respectful way to bring this up during the questioning of the jurors," CNN’s Kara Scannell said, adding the judge is “really trying to ... prevent this from becoming a runaway train where they go through everyone's social media history.”
