The jury consists of seven men and five women, most of whom work in white-collar occupations (data map)

The jury pool in Donald Trump’s historic hush-money trial was completed on Friday, clearing the way for prosecutors and defense attorneys to deliver opening statements next week in their case over hush-money payments to porn stars.

Twelve jurors and six alternates will consider evidence in the first trial to determine whether the former US president broke the law.

The jury is made up of seven men and five women, mostly in white-collar professions: two corporate lawyers, a software engineer, a speech therapist and an English teacher. Most are not native New Yorkers, coming from across the United States and from countries like Ireland and Lebanon.

Trump is accused of covering up a $130,000 payment from his former lawyer Michael Cohen to porn star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election to keep quiet about what she said was a sexual encounter a decade ago.

Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and has denied any such contact with Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford Germany (Stephanie Clifford).

Trump has also pleaded not guilty in three other criminal cases, but this is the only one certain to go to trial before the Nov. 5 election, when the Republican politician aims to take on Democratic President Joe Biden again .

A conviction would not prevent him from serving.

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