Source: USA
“The first-ever criminal prosecution of an ex-president picked up speed Tuesday, with seven jurors seated in Donald Trump’s historic hush money trial. Opening arguments could begin within days. Tuesday’s proceedings saw the presumptive Republican presidential nominee warned by Judge Juan Merchan over potential juror intimidation, while several possible jurors were confronted with social media posts that Trump’s lawyers said showed bias against the onetime reality TV star. … More than half of the first 96 prospective jurors were dismissed on Monday after most said they couldn’t be impartial in a trial of the former president. By Tuesday, prosecutors and defense attorneys were questioning possible jurors one by one over their feelings for Trump.” (04/17/24)