Thursday, April 11, 2024

Under the Microscope

Jury selection for Donald Trump's frst criminal trial will begin n Monday, April 15. Prosecutors and defense lawyers will have differing goals. Mr. Trump’s attorneys will want a jury that includes:

  • white working-class men
  • public employees like police officers, firefighters and sanitation workers

because such folks may believe that the trial is politically motivated.

On the other side of the dress rehearsal, prosecutors will seek more educated voters from Democratic neighborhoods, fishing for those who consume news from sources like MSNBC. Each potential juror will answer a uniform set of questions, and lawyers can ask follow-ups. Some queries may be designed to uncover biases against — or allegiances to — Mr. Trump. And even after the questioning is complete, each side will be able to remove a few potential jurors without explanation, using what's called in legalese a peremptory challenge. Finally. either side can ask for jurors to be removed if it's felt those individuals cannot be fair and impartial.

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