The trial against former President Donald Trump already has the 12 main members and the six alternates who will make up the impartial jury.
While the selection of the main members was confirmed last Thursday, April 18, the six substitutes were chosen this Friday, the 19th.
“We have our complete panel,” said Juan Merchán, the judge in charge of the New York state court, where the hearings will be held.
According to data shared with the press, among the six substitutes are an unemployed and apolitical woman dedicated to art, an audio professional, a contract specialist, an executive from a textile company and a construction project manager.
This last day began with the call of the 22 remaining possible jurors, this after processing an initial group of 96 people. These were subjected to questions designed to evaluate their impartiality with respect to the businessman’s case.
Trump’s defense conducted rigorous questioning to ensure that the candidates had no political opinions that could influence the trial. The questionnaire was made up of 42 questions that ranged from work aspects to media consumption habits.
Likewise, they were asked if they participated in the politician’s events, as well as if they subscribed to newsletters. As if that were not enough, their activities on social networks were monitored.
It is important to remember that Trump faces 34 charges of falsifying business records, although he has pleaded not guilty.
These accusations are related to alleged payments made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels so that she would keep secret an affair that the president would have had with her, which could have affected his political career.
The case is led by the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and is poised to be one of the most closely watched in the country’s history.
Trump is the first former US president to be subjected to a criminal trial, which will take place while he awaits the nomination of the Republican Party to once again be a presidential candidate for the elections that will take place in November 2024.
The businessman also has other pending legal proceedings for his alleged participation in the assault on the Capitol, an attempt to overturn the result of the presidential elections in the state of Georgia and hiding classified White House documents in his Mar-a-Lago mansion. , in Florida.
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