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, Smith asked U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is overseeing the case, if potential jurors could fill out a written questionnaire before undergoing the in-person juror selection process. If Chutkan approves the questionnaire, giving both legal teams access to the potential jurors’ identities ahead of juror selection, the court should limit how much each party can dig into them, Smith urged.
Trump frequently uses his social media platforms “as a weapon of intimidation,” Smith noted, pointing to a recent incident in which the former presidentSmith’s proposed limits include blocking the legal teams from making any kind of contact with a potential juror or attempting to “friend” or “follow” them on social media “to gain access to posts or profiles that are not otherwise publicly available.
Jury selection in this case ― one of four that Trump has recently been indicted in ― is scheduled to start on March 4. The former president faces four felony charges in the case, including conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government.Special Counsel Blasts Trump's Efforts To Get Classified Docs Trial Date MovedBy entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners.
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