CNN just reported one female juror was dismissed. They’re going with 11 jurors.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jurors in the perjury trial of former vice presidential aide Lewis “Scooter” Libby may have been exposed to information on the case outside of court, the judge said on Monday.

Judge Reggie Walton said he would talk to the 12 jury members individually to determine what they may have learned and whether it would affect their ability to impartially weigh evidence in the case.

“One of the jurors may have been exposed to information related to this case outside of the courtroom, and that conceivably others may have, as a result of that, been exposed,” Walton said.

Jurors are supposed to avoid news coverage of the trial until they have reached a verdict.

The jury of eight women and four men has been deliberating since last Wednesday.

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