also with me, barbara mcquaid, former u.s. attorney, university of michigan law professor and msnbc legal analyst. so, vaughn, what is the latest there? >> reporter: right now they're going through the process, they finished the voir dire process which allowed the d.a.'s office to ask for about 30 questions -- 30 minutes, questions, specific questions of the 18 individuals who could potentially be jurors. that was followed by donald trump's attorney following up with his own set of questions. todd blanche was keen on asking the individuals their beliefs about donald trump. and multiple individuals, you know, for example, one juror saying that he felt he didn't need to share exactly what his opinion of donald trump was because he felt like he could compartmentalize his opinions about the former president and be able to be a fair arbiter in determining whether donald trump is guilty or innocent. there was another juror, though, who commented he didn't have much of an opinion about donald trump truthfully, but the courtroom, the