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Trump trial jury selection process follows a familiar pattern with an unpredictable outcome

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When the first batch of potential jurors was brought in for Donald Trump’s criminal trial this week, all the lawyers had to go on to size them up — at first — were their names and the answers they gave in court to a set of screening questions. Then the lawyers went to work, scouring social media for posts that might reveal whether people in the jury pool had hidden biases or extreme views. One potential juror was dismissed by the judge after the former president’s lawyers found a 2017 online post about Trump that said “Lock him up!” Trump’s lawyers rejected another potential juror after discovering she had posted a video of New Yorkers celebrating President Joe Biden’s election win.

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Trump trial jury selection process follows a familiar pattern with an unpredictable outcome

By LARRY NEUMEISTER and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The jury selection process at the historic criminal trial of former President Donald Trump can already credit modern technology for shaping the eventual panel. Several potential jurors whose social media footprint raised alarms have already been cut. One of them was a man who was dismissed after lawyers found a 2017 online post about Trump that said “Lock him up!” Seven jur…

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Trump trial jury selection process follows a familiar pattern with an unpredictable outcome

By LARRY NEUMEISTER and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The jury selection process at the historic criminal trial of former President Donald Trump can already credit modern technology for shaping the eventual panel. Several potential jurors whose social media footprint raised alarms have already been cut. One of them was a man who was dismissed after lawyers found a 2017 online post about Trump that said “Lock him up!” Seven jur…

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Social media searches play central role at jury selection for Trump's first criminal trial

The jury selection process at the historic criminal trial of former President Donald Trump can already credit modern technology for shaping the eventual panel. Several potential jurors whose social media

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