The 18 New Yorkers chosen to function jurors and alternates within the Manhattan felony trial of former President Donald J. Trump this week had been every requested the identical sequence of 42 questions, from which attorneys hoped to divine how potential jurors would possibly really feel in regards to the case.
One key a part of the questionnaire requested in regards to the potential juror’s media weight loss plan, having them establish which media they eat from a listing of greater than a dozen information organizations and social media platforms. The questionnaire additionally allow them to point out media not on the listing, or say that they don’t observe the information.
Attorneys for both sides have a restricted variety of so-called peremptory challenges, which they’ll use to dismiss jurors with out having to state a cause. With restricted details about the jury pool, what a potential juror reveals about what they learn, watch and take heed to can sign their political leanings.
Wesley Parnell contributed reporting.
