Trump lawyers, special counsel split over how much of their political thinking potential jurors should have to disclose
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump's lawyers and special counsel Jack Smith's team are at odds over how much about their personal politics potential jurors have to disclose on a questionnaire for the classified documents case.
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump's lawyers and special counsel Jack Smith's team are at odds over how much about their personal politics potential jurors have to disclose on a questionnaire for the classified documents case.
The two sides' joint proposed jury questionnaire agreed on most questions but noted their disagreements on some — including those about political affiliations.
The defense proposed questions about whether potential jurors were registered to vote and registered with a political party and whether they voted in the 2020 election. The special counsel's team objected to the questions in the filing Wednesday.
Boxes of records in a storage room at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., on Nov. 12, 2021, in an image in the indictment against former President Donald Trump.Justice Dept. via AP fileThe special counsel proposed asking potential jurors whether they believe the 2020 presidential election was stolen. Trump’s team objected to the question.
Trump’s team is pushing to add a question about whether potential jurors view politicians in a negative light. The questionnaire also asks about views about federal prosecutors, law enforcement, criminal defense attorneys and judges.
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