Judge warns Trump over juror intimidation; 7 jurors picked for trial
by Japan Today
Japan Today— The judge in Donald Trump's historic criminal trial warned the Republican presidential hopeful against intimidating jurors on Tuesday as seven panelists were chosen with unexpected speed following questioning by both sides. No other U.S. ex-president has faced a criminal trial and the pressure is high on both sides to get
The Guardian—Trump rebuked as hush-money trial judge warns against juror intimidation. Juan Merchan admonishes ex-president for ‘gesturing and speaking in the direction of the juror’ as jury selection continuesDonald Trump met a stern rebuke on Tuesday from the jurist presiding over his criminal hush-money trial, with the judge warning: “I won’t have any jurors intimidated in this courtroom.”Trump’s apparent misbehavior did not derail the trial’s progress; seven jurors were picked by day’s end.A guide to Trump’s hush-money trial – so farThe key arguments prosecutors will use...
TheHill—Here are the first 7 jurors picked to serve on Trump’s hush money trial. NEW YORK — Seven New Yorkers have so far been picked to serve as jurors on former President Trump’s hush money trial, the first criminal case of any U.S. president in history. The judge, along with prosecutors and Trump’s defense team, whittled down an initial group of 96 potential jurors starting Monday afternoon. They answered
MSNBC—Judge scolds Trump for ‘intimidating’ potential jurors on Day 2 of New York trial. On the second day of jury selection for Trump’s hush money trial, the judge admonished the former president, saying, "I will not have any jurors intimidated in this courtroom. I want to make this crystal clear." Lisa Rubin and Catherine Christian join to discuss.