“A lot of times in criminal law, you play for the fumble,” says William J. Brennan, who represented the Trump Organization in the fraud case before the same New York judge as the hush money case. “If you get one juror is a holdout that hung jury can really be a game changer ..but I think it’s tougher when the defendant is this particular defendant and it’s just the island of Manhattan that provides the potential jury pool.”
Former President Trump described the upcoming jury selection in his first criminal trial as “largely luck” on Friday. Trump was asked about his hush money trial that begins on Monday in New York at a press conference alongside Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) at Mar-a-Lago. “Jury selection is largely luck,” the former president said. “It depends []
Former President Trump described the upcoming jury selection in his first criminal trial as “largely luck” on Friday. Trump was asked about his hush money trial that begins on Monday in New York at a press conference alongside Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) at Mar-a-Lago. “Jury selection is largely luck,” the former president said. “It depends
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A 2024 Santa Barbara Grand Jury report released Monday identified an inherent risk of a conflict of interest regarding in-custody death investigations in the county.
Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Tiffany Kaeo joins producer/host Coralie Chun Matayoshi to discuss grand juries including how they differ from a preliminary hearing, how jurors are selected, why proceedings are held in secret, who can get called to testify, investigatory powers, and whether their decision must be unanimous. In certain countries around the world, you could []
Judge Juan Merchan issued a stern warning to Donald Trump for his reaction to a potential juror in the courtroom. Former Trump Payroll Corp. attorney William Brennan reacts.
The prosecution in former President Donald Trump's criminal trial is attempting to "stack the deck" against Trump in jury selection, Jesse Binnall said.
On Tuesday’s edition of The View, ABC’s staunchly racist and anti-Semitic co-host, Sunny Hostin (the descendant of slave owners) proved once again why she’s a former federal prosecutor. Speaking about the upcoming hush-money trial against former President Trump, Hostin proclaimed that she feared the impartial jury would be infiltrated by a Trump supporter who would “lie” by telling the court the contradictory statement: “I hate Trump. But I can be impartial.” Hostin admitted she was “excited”...
On Tuesday’s edition of The View, ABC’s staunchly racist and anti-Semitic co-host, Sunny Hostin (the descendant of slave owners) proved once again why she’s a former federal prosecutor. Speaking about the upcoming hush-money trial against former President Trump, Hostin proclaimed that she feared the impartial jury would be infiltrated by a Trump supporter who would “lie” by telling the court the contradictory statement: “I hate Trump. But I can be impartial.” Hostin admitted she was “excited”...
Donald Trump’s history-making criminal trial is set to start Monday with a simple but extraordinary procedural step that is vital to American democracy
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s history-making criminal trial is set to start Monday with a simple but extraordinary procedural step that is vital to American democracy. A group of regular citizens — Trump’s peers, in the eyes of the law — will be chosen to decide whether the former president of the United States