The jury selection process for the money hush trial against former President Donald Trump will be tedious and the questionnaire is a key tool in eliminating potential bias, CNN legal analysts said.
“A lot of it is very standard about where you’re from, etc., but there are no questions about who you voted for,” said CNN chief legal analyst Laura Coates.
Lawyers want to know the jurors’ views on the case and also their media sources, she noted – who may be very similar to who they are, their beliefs on a particular issue and also their political activity, “whether you or someone there. your true circle, not just you, has been at a pro-Trump or anti-Trump rally.”
Jurors may be removed based on strikes and challenges to answers to the lengthy questionnaire. All parties involved in the case will also have the opportunity to dismiss 10 jurors based on a peremptory challenge – which means they can remove a juror without reason or explanation, explained Elie Honig, former assistant US attorney for the Southern District of New York. CNN.
And finally, the big elephant in the room is the election. “This is a tough jury pool for Donald Trump,” Honig said. “This is a loaded jury pool against Donald Trump — politically.” Honig continued that in Manhattan, New York County, Trump received only 12.3% of the vote in 2020. “It’s important to remember, neither Bronx, nor Queens, nor Staten Island, nor Brooklyn here. This is Manhattan and Manhattan only.”
2024-04-15 18:43:00
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