Extra: In Trump Trial 2 of 7 Jurors Excused and Press Told Not to Report on Accents Perhaps Politics

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by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack

100 CENTRE ST COURT, April 18, 2024 – Day three of the Trump trial's jury selection began with seven jurors having been sworn in. But by the lunch break, two of the seven had been removed: one due to concerns about identified as being on the jury, the other based on research by the Manhattan DA's office. 

   Citing the juror's stated concern about being identified, Justice Merchan told or asked the press not to report the name of juror's current or past employers nor, in his example, if they have a strong Irish (or presumably other) accent.  

  To Inner City Press, this is far too vague. The idea is that the judge does not want any reporting that could identify a prospective juror, even if it is said in open court. 

  So when late morning a juror said his father was good friends with a major politician in his home state, naming both, could or should that be reported?

Isn't that exactly the type of possible political bias that not only the lawyers on the case, but the public, should know about? 

 Inner City Press is forced to keep two sets of (note) books. We will have more on this.

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