Potential jurors quizzed on Trump in inaugural chair's trial

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Potential jurors quizzed on Trump in inaugural chair’s trial

By TOM HAYS
September 20, 2022

NEW YORK (AP) — Potential jurors in the criminal trial of Donald Trump’s inaugural committee chair have been quizzed by the judge on a tricky topic: What do they think of the former president?

The question came up this week during jury selection at the New York City trial of wealthy businessperson Tom Barrack, who is accused of working as an unregistered agent of the United Arab Emirates to influence the president’s foreign policy.

U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan told prospective jurors Trump’s name would come up often at the trial, and even floated the idea that he might testify. Cogan pressed them on whether they could be fair in a case infused with politics and shadowy international business dealings.

Some potential jurors said it was asking too much because of their distaste for the former president.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-new-york-city-donald-trump-49fe471441f49f31cf9a553b3a7be5f5

[Hermit-The-Prog]

1. In other words, only sycophants and Rip Van Winkle will be on the jury.

[brooklynite]

3. How would you go about assembling a jury?

[Hermit-The-Prog]

4. I can't -- I've prejudged that pile of animated orange catshit and all its associates.

Those with extreme views, such as myself and those willing to commit insurrection on Traitortrump's behalf, must be eliminated from the jury pool. It will still be a tainted jury because of the infamy of the traitor.

[Emile]

2. That's one trial I would try to be on.