The initial pool of prospective jurors dwindled rapidly. More than half of the first group of 96 were dismissed after indicating they could not be impartial.
Already a subscriber?The first criminal trial of a US president officially began on Monday as prosecutors and defence lawyers convened in a Manhattan courtroom to start selecting the jury that will decide Donald Trump’s fate.
The Manhattan district attorney’s office, which brought the case against Trump, also asked the judge to hold Trump in contempt and penalise him $US3000 for violating a gag order barring him from attacking witnesses in the case.On social media over the weekend, Trump assailed one of the prosecution’s key witnesses: Michael Cohen, his former fixer.
Trump, who might take the witness stand in his own defence, has denied the sexual encounter with Daniels. But prosecutors say that, while serving as president, he allowed his company to
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