A historic trial begins –

NEW YORK (EFE).— The trial once morest Donald Trump, the first criminal trial in the history of the United States once morest a former president, begins today with the selection of the jury, a moment that in other processes is a mere procedure but in this case It already has a political charge.

Trump will sit in the dock for irregular payments of $130,000 to adult video actress Stormy Daniels to buy her silence during the 2016 election campaign and to prevent an extramarital relationship that the mogul had with her from being aired in 2006, when He had not yet entered politics.

The 12 members of the jury, as is usual in any judicial process, must demonstrate that they literally have no prejudices regarding the accused or preconceived ideas that might cloud their verdict, something difficult with a personality as divisive as Trump.

Jury selection can take up to two weeks, in which the potential members must pass the scrutiny of the defense and the Prosecutor’s Office, which will investigate, for example, whether any of them have participated as volunteers in campaigns for or once morest Trump, but also for issues that are more difficult to gauge, such as whether her feelings towards him can influence her decisions.

The newspaper “The New York Times” claimed a few days ago that the Prosecutor’s Office prefers jurors with university studies, who are assumed to have progressive opinions that are closer to the Democratic Party, and therefore more severe towards the former Republican president.

On the contrary, the defense will rely on citizens from security forces such as the police and firefighters – where conservatives abound – and even cleaning workers, as well as people who have had some negative experience with the judicial system.

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Gag order

The judge who will handle the most media case of the decade, Juan Merchan, has not trembled when it comes to decreeing a gag order once morest Trump, which consists of prohibiting an accused from making public comments (even on social networks) regarding those involved. in your process.

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