(NewsNation) — A second day of jury selection in the federal criminal case against Sean “Diddy” Combs will take place Tuesday as the judge and attorneys are working to whittle down the pool to 12 jurors and six alternates. 

The two sides will be questioning another set of potential jurors in the selection process, which could last through the end of the week. 

The process, known as voir dire, takes time, Arik Fudali, an attorney who represents women accusing Combs in civil court and was inside the courtroom, told NewsNation. 

“It’s a very slow process, it’s a very deliberate process. In a lot of criminal and civil cases — which are the cases I do — this jury selection process is one of the most important aspects of the case,” he said. 

Prosecutors and defense attorneys will have an opportunity to question potential jurors and can dismiss any of them for cause, including potential bias or lack of impartiality. 

Their objections need to be approved by Judge Arun Subramaniam, who is overseeing the trial. 

Subramanian spoke to the pool of potential jurors Monday morning, thanking them for their service, and said the trial could take as long as eight weeks.

“Let’s be serious, you’re all inconvenienced by this service,” Subramanian said, adding, “It’s an honor and privilege of the jury to be involved in the democratic process.”

Subramanian reviewed their answers to a questionnaire asking their views on sexual violence, sex trafficking, guns and illicit drugs.

Some potential jurors were asked to identify certain celebrities, and others were asked about possible media influence in the trial.

Defense attorneys objected to a potential juror who worked as a photo producer for HBO due to the production company’s documentary “The Fall of Diddy.”

Subramanian allowed the juror to stay in the pool but allowed for more questioning later in the process.

One potential juror was dismissed after they referred to hotel surveillance tape of Combs attacking his ex-girlfriend singer Cassie Ventura in a Los Angeles hotel as “damning.” 

Combs faces federal charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion and transportation to engage in prostitution.

The music producer has been held without bail since his September 2024 arrest, which came after two of his homes were raided by federal investigators seven months earlier. 

Prosecutors allege Combs used the resources of his music empire to create “a criminal enterprise whose members and associates engaged in, and attempted to engage in, among other crimes, sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson, bribery, and obstruction of justice.”

Combs has denied the allegations. His legal team did not return a request for comment ahead of the trial.

Opening statements are slated for May 12.