Trump will be in the dock for irregular payments of $130,000 to porn actress Stormy Daniels to buy her silence during the 2016 election campaign and to prevent the tycoon’s extramarital affair from being exposed. He faces four years in prison.
He trial against Donald TrumpHe primarily of a criminal nature in the history of the United States against a former president (2017-2021) and Republican candidate for the White House, starts this Monday with the selection of the jury, a moment that in other trials is only a procedure, but in this case already has political overtones. This is the first trial of four ongoing cases.
Trump will be in the dock for irregular payments of $130,000 to porn actress Stormy Daniels to buy her silence during the 2016 election campaign and to prevent the tycoon’s 2006 extramarital affair from coming to light. when there was no interference in politics. . For this he risks four years in prison.
The twelve jurors must, as is customary in any judicial trial, demonstrate that they have literally no prejudices about the accused or preconceived notions that could cloud their judgment, something that is difficult with a personality as divisive as Donald Trump.
Jury selection could take up to two weeks, during which potential members will have to pass scrutiny from the defense and the prosecution, which will investigate, for example, whether any of them participated as a volunteer in campaigns for or against Trump, as well as more difficult questions to probe, such as whether his feelings towards the suspect can influence his decisions.
Source: EITB
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