A jury was selected Monday for the federal trial of Noor Salman, who is accused of helping her husband with the June 2016 Pulse nightclub massacre.

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After more than a week of jury selection in a downtown Orlando federal courtroom, Judge Paul Byron reached his threshold of 56 potential jurors Monday morning. From there, he whittled down the 57 total to 12, plus six alternates.

Salman is accused of helping her husband, Omar Mateen, who perpetrated the massacre at Orlando's Pulse nightclub, as well as lying to investigators. She has pleaded not guilty to charges of aiding and abetting and obstruction of justice.

Inside court, lawyers saw three potential jurors within the first hour.

The first juror, a woman, was excused from serving after discussion about her English skills and some hardships she brought up. A second woman, a deputy clerk in a courthouse with keen knowledge of the legal system, was admitted to the pool. Finally, an older man was admitted without challenge from attorneys.

Salman's family came to the courthouse Monday to show their support.

"We know she's innocent. There's nothing changed on us," said Susan Adidh, Salman's aunt. "Because if we knew she was involved or anything, we wouldn't be here."

Byron was also expected to take take up the defense's recently-filed motion to "proffer," or offer up, arguments it doesn't think federal prosecutors should be allowed to make in their opening statements. The prosecution on Sunday also filed its own motion over 911 calls.

The defense did not want the prosecution to be able to say the gunman targeted the gay community by choosing to attack Pulse nightclub. Second, that the gunman purchased items without Salman's knowledge. Third, that Salman was present during the gunman's purchase of a 38-caliber pistol ammunition. And finally, that the gunman designated Salman has his beneficiary on his bank account.

Judge Byron ruled against the defense on all of those, allowing the prosecution to make those arguments if they choose too. 

The prosecution on Sunday also filed its own motion over 911 calls. The judge ruled to throw out one, because he felt it was not necessary. He did allow a second 911 call between a victim and dispatchers, a radio traffic call, and parts of a recording the gunman made of himself. 

Opening statements in Salman's federal trial are expected to begin Wednesday.