Defense attorneys, former prosecutors and jury experts say picking the right jurors could make the difference for Trump.
And it could be why several of Trump’s co-defendants in the Georgia case that charged him with trying to subvert the 2020 election moved to relocate it from Fulton County to federal court, where they could face a jury pool of people more likely to harbor friendlier political leanings.
The facts for Trump in the South Florida case are hardly in dispute — he has discussed keeping classified documents after leaving office. “The verdict hinges almost entirely on who is impaneled in this case,” said Geri Fischman, a trial consultant who specializes in juror behavior, who pointed to the pool attached to the Fort Pierce courthouse overseen by Aileen Cannon, a federal district judge whom Trump appointed to the bench in 2020.
“President Trump Fort Pierce Welcomes You,” read the highway-side sign of the Dirty Martini, a sunbaked watering hole pitched on the town’s fringe, on the day of a routine hearing Trump wasn’t scheduled to attend. But Fischman said Trump’s footprint was impossible to ignore, a factor that surfaced in interviews with people who could find themselves weighing whether his actions fit the elements of the crime and whether they believe the evidence.
Several people who live in the district and spoke with NBC News said they didn’t want to go on the record with views critical of Trump, fearing that doing so would disrupt their personal relationships. Some said they weren’t sure that Fort Pierce, a townwas equipped to handle the swell of outsiders expected to converge next year.
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