Jury Selection Process in Trump Criminal Trial Falls Short, Says Legal Expert

Selection will begin on Monday in Trump’s ‘hush money’ trial, and will fail on many levels to vet jurors properly, the scholar said.
Jury Selection Process in Trump Criminal Trial Falls Short, Says Legal Expert
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Jan. 14, 2019. Holly Kellum/NTD
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The process of selecting jurors and alternates for the criminal trial of Donald J. Trump, on charges related to allegedly falsified business records connected to a “hush money” payment, is highly unlikely to result in a jury that will weigh the evidence and render a verdict objectively, a legal expert has told The Epoch Times.

An April 8 letter from Judge Juan Merchan to defense lawyer Todd Blanche and government prosecutor Joshua Steinglass presents, in full, the questionnaire that prospective jurors in People v. Trump will need to answer during the vetting process beginning on April 15.
Michael Washburn
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Michael Washburn is a New York-based reporter who covers U.S. and China-related topics for The Epoch Times. He has a background in legal and financial journalism, and also writes about arts and culture. Additionally, he is the host of the weekly podcast Reading the Globe. His books include “The Uprooted and Other Stories,” “When We're Grownups,” and “Stranger, Stranger.”
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