Here are the questions potential jurors in Trump’s “hush money” trial will be asked

“Do you take heed to or watch podcasts? In that case, which of them?”

“Do you hear to speak radio? In that case, which applications?”

“Do you at the moment observe Donald Trump on any social media web site or have you ever completed so up to now?”

Potential jurors will face a quiz like none different whereas being thought of for a seat on the first felony trial of a former president in U.S. historical past.

“Have you ever ever thought of your self a supporter of or belonged to any of the next: 

“the QAnon motion “Proud Boys “Oathkeepers “Three Percenters “Boogaloo Boys “Antifa”

Greater than 500 Manhattanites have been despatched notices to look April 15 on the borough’s felony court docket, the place prosecutors and legal professionals for Trump will attempt to choose 12, plus a couple of alternates, who can put aside their opinions about one of many world’s most well-known and divisive folks.

Trump has entered a not responsible plea to 34 felony counts of falsification of enterprise data within the case, which stems from alleged efforts to cover “hush cash” funds to grownup movie star Stormy Daniels. He has accused Manhattan District Lawyer Alvin Bragg of pursuing the case for political achieve.

That is a declare he and his legal professionals won’t be allowed to make through the trial. As a substitute, the choose would require them to current a case centered on whether or not the allegations are true or false, and whether or not Trump broke the legislation.

Right here is how the choose will describe the case to jurors, in accordance with a court docket submitting made public Monday:

“The allegations are in substance, that Donald Trump falsified enterprise data to hide an settlement with others to unlawfully affect the 2016 presidential election. Particularly, it’s alleged that Donald Trump made or brought on false enterprise data to cover the true nature of funds made to Michael Cohen, by characterizing them as cost for authorized companies rendered pursuant to a retainer settlement. The Individuals allege that actually, the funds have been meant to reimburse Michael Cohen for cash he paid to Stephanie Clifford, often known as Stormy Daniels, within the weeks earlier than the presidential election to stop her from publicly revealing particulars a couple of previous sexual encounter with Donald Trump.”

Potential jurors will probably be given a questionnaire with 42 questions, starting from the mundane and customary (“What do you do for a dwelling?” “Have you ever ever served on a jury earlier than?”) to the extra pointed (“Have you ever ever attended a rally or marketing campaign occasion for any anti-Trump group or group?”).

Prosecutors proposed questions that delved additional into potential jurors’ politics, however some have been scrapped by Decide Juan Merchan. At a Feb. 15 listening to, a prosecutor stated Bragg’s workplace needed a query that will probe potential jurors about whether or not they believed Trump’s false declare that he gained the 2020 election.

Trump’s legal professionals objected to that query — “Do you consider the 2020 election was stolen?” — and it isn’t on questionnaire made public Monday.

Through the arduous, probably dayslong means of jury choice, many potential jurors will probably be singled out for individualized questioning by Trump’s legal professionals and prosecutors. 

However all will first reply the questions under:

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