Jury Selection Continues in Blankenship Trial
Jury selection in the criminal case against former Massey EnergyCEO Don Blankenship resumes today. Sixteen jurors were dismissed Friday. The 65-year-old Blankenship is charged with conspiring to break safety laws and lying to financial regulators about safety practices at the Upper Big Branch Mine.29 miners died at the mine in an explosion in 2010. Blankenship faces 30 years in prison is he is convicted.