Thread by @joshgerstein

Jury selection continuing at Reffitt #CapitolRiot trial. One notable Q added: whether jurors picked up the jury nullifcation pamphlet a man was handing out near the 3rd Street doors as jurors arrived this morning politi.co/3tcRuBj

1st potential juror up says he's read news about Jan. 6, but can only think of one individual defendant. 'The QAnon shaman he’s the guy I remember.' Later he says name Ashli Babbitt, but doesn't mention her being killed by police at the House doors

2nd potential juror, a lawyer, offers just as questioning is ending that she worked on Trump bankruptcy issues and also lived in a Trump building in NY. Asked if she has strong views about Trump, she answers: 'Not because of living in the building.'

3rd potential juror gets dismissed on defense motion after she says she regularly listens to @maddow podcasts and has 'strong thoughts that would be hard to change' and didn't think she could be '100% impartial'

4th potential juror is in 'a small but very serious' church choir and is the only Alto II and needs to be there Weds for Ash Wednesday....also follows the news 'voraciously'....'I have very strong political beliefs. I have very strong views about what happened that day.'

But, she says: 'I am an attorney. I believe in the system and I believe very strongly that I can be impartial.' Former Wilmer Cutler lawyer....

5th potential juror is first who seems to know anything specific about Reffitt. Recalls that he’s accused of having a firearm at the Capitol. Also: 'I view it as so beyond the pale of anything that was acceptable behavior….'

No. 5 continues…'I’d like to think I could be impartial, but I think that would be difficult.’ Defense moves to strike for cause. Prosecution opposes…Judge Friedrich notes he said he’s leaning to prosecution, excuses him

6th potential juror: 'I just think the attacks were just wrong against the government. It was dangerous for everyone who lives in the city. It was horrifying when I watched it.’ She lives 20 mins from Capitol. at 1 point says: ‘Maybe this isn’t the trial for me.'

No motion to excuse No. 6

7th potential juror lives on Capitol Hill, only has a clear memory of one #CapitolRiot participant: 'The only guy you can really recall is the guy with the horns on.’

8th potential juror is a lobbyist & former aide to @RepSchneider. Says ‘pretty horrified’ by events of Jan. 6. ‘I know the building well & have a lot of reverence for it.’ No motion to excuse.

@RepSchneider 9th potential juror: followed Jan. 6 news in weeks after but not as much recently, although has seen ‘more personal stories’ about Capitol police. Also recalls shooting of Ashli Babbitt but not by name.

@RepSchneider 9th: 'I certainly have feelings about what happened. I don’t think it would affect my impartiality.’ no motion

@RepSchneider 10th potential juror follows Jan. 6 news via @julie_kelly2 and a podcast with Lee Smith

@RepSchneider @julie_kelly2 This potential juror seems to know about arrest of Oathkeepers founder Stewart Rhodes. She also says she heard a podcast with Kelly talking about National Guard being on standby but not being called

10: ‘I thought this was probably going to be another fender-bender.’ But she says she leans one way, 'So I’m not sure if I could be impartial.’ Later adds though that she thinks she could be impartial.

10 says she was in Georgia for the runoff elections on Jan. 6… 'I am somewhat one sided in terms of the news that I get’….Brother is retired FBI, working mafia cases. Says FBI is ‘a wonderful organization.'