Former President Donald Trump expressed his dissatisfaction with the jury selection process for his historic criminal trial in New York on Wednesday. This comes after the first seven jurors were chosen from a pool of nearly 100 individuals. Trump took to social media to voice his concerns, incorrectly suggesting that he should be entitled to unlimited strikes of potential jurors in his case.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump questioned the limited number of strikes that were available to him during the jury selection process. He claimed that he was given only 10 strikes, which he believed were not enough for a fair trial. Trump further criticized the venue of the trial, referring to it as the "2nd Worst Venue in the Country."

While both sides in the trial are entitled to a limited number of peremptory challenges, Trump and prosecutors were allocated 10 each since he is charged with a Class E felony, a lower-level offense. The judge overseeing the case has already dismissed several potential jurors who had conflicts or expressed impartiality, but only two juries were dismissed "for cause," including one individual who had previously posted "lock him up" about Trump on social media.

Trump's attorney, Todd Blanche, utilized one of their peremptory challenges to remove a woman who had posted on Facebook celebrating Joe Biden's 2020 election win. By the end of Tuesday, both Trump and the prosecutors had used six of their 10 challenges, leaving only four each for the remaining jurors.

The trial, which is expected to last up to eight weeks, will require Trump's attendance on weekdays, except Wednesdays and holidays. This rigorous schedule will limit his ability to participate in in-person campaign events for his potential presidential bid, something that he has repeatedly complained about.

Trump has reportedly planned to use his legal issues for political gain by falsely blaming President Joe Biden, as per NBC News. The jury selection process is set to resume on Thursday with an additional pool of 96 prospective jurors. Once a full 12-person jury is selected, alternate jurors will be chosen.

The trial's presiding judge, Merchan, expressed optimism that jury selection will be completed by the end of Friday. He instructed the seven jurors who have already been chosen to return on Monday morning for opening statements, while warning that the date could change.

Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records in relation to a hush money payment to a porn star during the final days of the 2016 presidential election. If convicted, he could face up to four years in prison.