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kentuck

(111,095 posts)
Sun Jan 2, 2022, 04:23 PM Jan 2022

What would a jury trial for Donald J Trump look like?

Would they be sequestered?

Would both sides be ordered to not talk to the press?

Would it be possible to get Trump voters, not necessarily Trump supporters, on the jury? Could they render a fair judgement if they were not part of the "cult"?

Could they order Trump to be silent during his trial?

It's hard to imagine.

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What would a jury trial for Donald J Trump look like? (Original Post) kentuck Jan 2022 OP
OJ Simpson part deux. Turbineguy Jan 2022 #1
Defendant gagged and bound... Moostache Jan 2022 #2
OMG!!!! What a 'vision!' MyOwnPeace Jan 2022 #8
Violence on the streets and protests Tree Lady Jan 2022 #3
How large would the jury pool have to be intrepidity Jan 2022 #4
The jury would file in with their verdict wearing their Maga hats Walleye Jan 2022 #5
Don't care.... as long as I'm on it. 634-5789 Jan 2022 #6
Me too. I could be "impartial." Poiuyt Jan 2022 #20
Any political post would make you "biased" one way or the other. LiberatedUSA Jan 2022 #7
I could see a distinction... kentuck Jan 2022 #9
He was Commander in Chief bucolic_frolic Jan 2022 #10
If he is tried for the crime he committed 48656c6c6f20 Jan 2022 #11
I assume it would be a DC jury, no? Tomconroy Jan 2022 #12
Even if it was a hung jury or he was found not guilty... kentuck Jan 2022 #13
Probably why no one wants to charge him with anything. Irish_Dem Jan 2022 #14
A jury of his peers... keithbvadu2 Jan 2022 #15
Let's wait and see what the indictment looks like. Beastly Boy Jan 2022 #16
If rumps defense team has any say, they would like the following to line up for jury duty: texasfiddler Jan 2022 #17
It would be a hung jury soryang Jan 2022 #18
More hung than Donald Blue Owl Jan 2022 #19
To obtain an impartial jury, I suggest they hold it in The Hague. Poiuyt Jan 2022 #21
A "not guilty" verdict would be better than no verdict at all... kentuck Jan 2022 #22
Look like a sequestered jury empedocles Jan 2022 #23

Moostache

(9,895 posts)
2. Defendant gagged and bound...
Sun Jan 2, 2022, 04:25 PM
Jan 2022

Imagine OJ trial on steroids and Fox News hosts on oxygen 24/7 to counter their hyperventilating.

intrepidity

(7,296 posts)
4. How large would the jury pool have to be
Sun Jan 2, 2022, 04:27 PM
Jan 2022

to find a dozen+ people who would actually be fit to serve on such a trial?

I can't even imagine. Main reason I can't imagine him *ever* getting the justice he deserves.

 

LiberatedUSA

(1,666 posts)
7. Any political post would make you "biased" one way or the other.
Sun Jan 2, 2022, 04:39 PM
Jan 2022

But you can’t bump people for being a Republican because they may be pro Trump, cause then Democrats could be bumped for being against him.

A non biased jury pool would have to be picked from the indigenous tribes of the jungle.

kentuck

(111,095 posts)
9. I could see a distinction...
Sun Jan 2, 2022, 04:47 PM
Jan 2022

...between someone that voted for Trump and someone that was part of the MAGA cult. A Trump voter would not be automatically disqualified.

bucolic_frolic

(43,162 posts)
10. He was Commander in Chief
Sun Jan 2, 2022, 04:51 PM
Jan 2022

Would a Military Tribunal be appropriate? I have no idea. Floated as a trial balloon. Because a civilian jury could be impossible to find neutral either way, and how would you identify any bias since everyone's harboring an opinion?

 

48656c6c6f20

(7,638 posts)
11. If he is tried for the crime he committed
Sun Jan 2, 2022, 04:51 PM
Jan 2022

I think the courtroom would be in Guantánamo. So sunny and beachy?

kentuck

(111,095 posts)
13. Even if it was a hung jury or he was found not guilty...
Sun Jan 2, 2022, 04:58 PM
Jan 2022

...it would still be the topic of conversations all across America. It would create discussions that had never been discussed before.

People would re-evaluate the meaning of justice and who was above the law?

Over-all, even if found not guilty, it would be a very useful exercise, in my humble opinion.

Irish_Dem

(47,071 posts)
14. Probably why no one wants to charge him with anything.
Sun Jan 2, 2022, 05:07 PM
Jan 2022

A jury trial would be a joke given the number of Magats who would sit on the jury.

keithbvadu2

(36,806 posts)
15. A jury of his peers...
Sun Jan 2, 2022, 05:08 PM
Jan 2022

Pervs
liars
Mammon worshiping Christians
Republican family values Jerry Falwell Jr
Lindsey G after the golf game
Vlad
Rocketman
MBS
Donnie Jr
Eric
Javanka

Stormy? - juror excused
Melania? - juror excused - undependable emotions

We the jury find the defendant DJT not guilty by reason of total jury nullification.

soryang

(3,299 posts)
18. It would be a hung jury
Sun Jan 2, 2022, 06:45 PM
Jan 2022

no matter what jurors said during voir dire, some who supported trump would claim they didn't, and that they could be objective in evaluating the evidence in court. At least one would get through the jury selection process and keep the jury from reaching a verdict and result in a mistrial.

kentuck

(111,095 posts)
22. A "not guilty" verdict would be better than no verdict at all...
Sun Jan 2, 2022, 07:11 PM
Jan 2022

...in my opinion.

Because it would force Americans to confront the issue. What type of justice do we have in this country and do we still have a Constitution?

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