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Did the New York Prosecution Violate President Trump’s Jury Trial Right?

A leading legal scholar argues that the New York “business records” prosecution against Donald Trump violated his constitutional right to trial by jury.
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Did the New York Prosecution Violate President Trump’s Jury Trial Right?
Former U.S. President Donald Trump appears in court for his hush money trial at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City on May 30, 2024. Steven Hirsch/Pool/Getty Images
Rob Natelson
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A leading legal scholar argues that the New York “business records” prosecution against former President Donald Trump violated his constitutional right to trial by jury. If so, the conviction should be set aside.

Rob Natelson
Rob Natelson
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Robert G. Natelson, a former constitutional law professor who is senior fellow in constitutional jurisprudence at the Independence Institute in Denver, authored “The Original Constitution: What It Actually Said and Meant” (3rd ed., 2015). He is a contributor to The Heritage Foundation’s “Heritage Guide to the Constitution.”
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