Trump Jury Selected
The wild first week of Trump's New York criminal trial produced a full Jury, accusations of Jury tampering, and a man setting himself on fire outside the courthouse.
It only took one week to select 12 jurists and 6 alternatives in Trump's NY criminal hush money trial. Apparently the strain of hearing average New Yorkers describe their often unflattering opinions of Trump was too much for the former President, who has been accused of violating the gag order to prevent jury tampering. At one point, the Judge felt the need to admonish Trump's bad behavior saying, “I will not have any jurors intimidated in this courtroom."
Donald Trump listens to his lawyer Todd Blanche during jury selection in Manhattan state court in New York City, on 18 April 2024. Photograph: Jane Rosenberg/Reuters
Trump on Trial: ‘We have our jury’, The Guardian | 4/18/2024
By Cameron Joseph
After hours of jury selection in former president Donald Trump’s first criminal case, presiding Judge Juan Merchan had good news
Criminal defense attorney and former contestant on "The Apprentice" Stacy Schneider shares observations on former President Donald Trump's statement after a hearing in Trump's hush money trial.