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Writer - Vuu Party News, ®️ Reference By BBC, Date - April 18, 2024 (2:00 AM)
Jurors grilled on 'intent'
Writer - Vuu Party News, ®️ Reference By BBC, Date - April 19, 2024 (1:40 AM)
Prosecutor Joshua Steinglass is now quizzing prospective jurors about their ability to infer intent.
Intent is a key issue at the heart of this case - the Manhattan District Attorney's Office will have to prove that Trump falsified business records with the intent to cover up another crime.
Steinglass wants to know whether jurors can draw "logical, reasonable inferences" from evidence such as texts, documents and records. All prospective jurors say they are able to.
Wet weather keeps onlookers away from Trump's court case
Writer - Vuu Party News, ®️ Reference By BBC, Date - April 19, 2024 (1:23 AM)
It’s a cold, windy and rainy day here in New York, which is not ideal for broadcasting.
As a result, a few media outlets have moved to an adjacent court complex where tents are not banned because of security.
The NYPD and Secret Service have protective measures still tightly in place, including barricades and a dump truck to close off access to the street where Trump's motorcade is parked.
But they are far more relaxed about people’s movements today given it is not as crowded or chaotic as earlier this week.
Still, when the defendant is a former president and a current candidate for the White House, everyone from the police to the press has a plan in place to make sure it all goes smoothly.
Excused juror likens Trump to Berlusconi
Writer - Vuu Party News, ®️ Reference By BBC, Date - April 19, 2024 (1:10 AM)
One of the excused jurors was born and raised in Italy.
He said he associates Trump with Italy's former prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi - in part because Italian media often compare the two men.
He said he would find it difficult to “maintain that impartiality and fairness”.
He was dismissed from jury duty before the lunch break. Speaking of which, lunch is now over and we are back it.
A look inside the courtroom
Writer - Vuu Party News, ®️ Reference By BBC, Date - April 19, 2024 (12:48 AM)
The courtroom sketches from this morning's proceedings have landed, providing a glimpse into how Trump is responding to this slow jury selection process.
In the above picture, he is shown turning around to look at a prospective juror who had raised their hand in a request to be excused.
Another sketch shows him sitting with his lawyers, watching on, looking unenthused.
Trump quieter than usual
Writer - Vuu Party News, ®️ Reference By BBC, Date - April 19, 2024 (12:40 AM)
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Donald Trump has been uncharacteristically quiet today.
He hasn’t stopped to speak to the press set up outside the courtroom. Usually, he’ll take that opportunity to denounce the case as a "hoax", or something similar.
Instead, on his way in and out, he’s held up a raised fist, a thumbs up or just walked off.
Inside, his demeanour has also been more muted during jury selection. The reality may be setting in that this will be a marathon.
His campaign, though, is still at full speed with fundraising emails. The latest one’s title is “keep your hands off of me.” They’re hoping his supporters don’t get tired of donating.
Excused juror thinks he should have stayed
Writer - Vuu Party News, ®️ Reference By BBC, Date - April 19, 2024 (12:11 AM)
Juror #4 was excused earlier because prosecutors had questions about how credible he was.
Reporters stopped him briefly in the hallway after he was let go, and asked him if he felt he should have been dismissed.
“Nope,” he responded, according to the New York Times.
Far from a slam dunk case
Writer - Vuu Party News, ®️ Reference By BBC, Date - April 18, 2024 (11:56 PM)
The BBC has been speaking to two former prosecutors about the Trump case, with wildly different interpretations.
Ambrosio Rodriguez, who isn't a Trump fan, thinks the former president is being prosecuted unfairly because of who he is.
Rodriguez says the case relies on old allegations, and says the trial is "a waste of time, and not good for the country".
"This seems just a political need and want to get Trump no matter what the costs are."
Others disagree. Nick Akerman, who worked on the Watergate case, thinks it's far more serious.
"This is about an effort to defraud the American voters in 2016 to keep them from learning material information that would have affected their vote," he said.
Trump's lawyers say he hid the payment to Stormy Daniels to save his family from embarrassment - not to hide it from voters.
Akerman disagrees: "First of all, all of this was done right before the election, it had nothing to do with his family," he added.
What's going on with Trump's gag order?
Writer - Vuu Party News, ®️ Reference By BBC, Date - April 18, 2024 (11:40 PM)
'Have you ever supported the Boogaloo Boys?
Writer - Vuu Party News, ®️ Reference By BBC, Date - April 18, 2024 (11:30 PM)
- Do you currently follow Donald Trump on any social media site or have you done so in the past?
- Do you listen to or watch podcasts?
- If so, which ones?
- Have you ever attended a rally or campaign event for any anti-Trump group or organisation?
Seated jurors drop to five and everything else you need to know
Writer - Vuu Party News, ®️ Reference By BBC, Date - April 18, 2024
- One juror was dismissed after her selection became known to her family and friends. She expressed doubts about her ability to remain impartial, stating, “I don’t believe at this point that I can be fair and unbiased.”
- Following a brief recess, a second juror was dismissed. However, no reason was provided for this decision.
- These developments have reduced the number of confirmed jurors to five.
- Judge Merchan has subsequently issued guidance to the media, urging them to refrain from providing detailed personal descriptions of potential jurors.
- Furthermore, he has prohibited the publication of any potential juror’s employment history.
- A significant proportion of the new candidates introduced this morning were dismissed due to their inability to guarantee impartiality.
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The prosecution has once again accused Trump of violating his gag order,
which restricts him from discussing potential witnesses. They claim that
he has now breached this order on ten occasions.
A personal discussion before second juror was excused
Writer - Vuu Party News, ®️ Reference By BBC, Date - April 18, 2024
In the overflow room, we've been sitting in silence for about 10 minutes as juror number four, Trump's team, prosecutors and Justice Merchan all had a private discussion.
Some reporters in the courtroom could hear some of the conversation, but not us. The judge previously said the juror's answers were "very personal".
When we started the day there were seven jurors already selected (out of the 12 required).
Now we are going backwards, there are five jurors.
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