Trump Criminal Trial Puts Spotlight On Jury Duty And Social Media

Trump Criminal Trial Puts Spotlight On Jury Duty And Social Media

The jury selection process in former President Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York was truly like almost no other case in history. Nearly 200 potential jurors were brought in, and lawyers on both sides were allowed to comb through the answers the prospective jurors provided orally in court to a set of 42 questions to help determine impartiality. In addition, lawyers scoured through social media for posts that could reveal whether the people in the jury pool may have …