Trump’s New York case will begin in March
A New York judge ruled Thursday that Donald Trump will stand trial in March on charges related to the Stormy Daniels coverup. Assuming the case goes forward as scheduled, Trump will be the first former president ever to be criminally tried. It will also be the first criminal case to slot in place among the complicated judicial calendar Trump is facing in this election year, and it means Trump will almost certainly face a jury before Election Day. In three other jurisdictions—Georgia state court and federal courts in Florida, and Washington, D.C.—Trump has been indicted on charges related to the 2020 elections and his retention of classified documents, but the timetable for those cases remains unclear.
How do you even have a jury trial for a president? isnt the jury supposed to not have a preexisting opinion of the person being charged?
From a jury I was being considered for (sexual assault), is not that you have no opinion, it is that you think you can be objective based on the evidence.
Right which a Magat thinks he will be.
'Fuck your feelings. We use logic over here in the sane world" - Literal Snowflake
Yea that’s what I was thinking too. It’s more likely a left leaning person recuse themselves for their impartiality than a right leaning person who already thinks Trump is being wrongfully prosecuted.
That’s why both sides’ lawyers gets to request to exclude potential jurors which they think would be biased
Not to mention I imagine they’ll have more thorough vetting of potential jurors than you see on TV or in your local country courthouse
A jury only needs to convince the judge and both parties that they can rule impartially on the law.