Armstrong Williams takes on the news of the week and asks the questions you want answered. Don't miss our weekly town hall.by MICHAEL R. SISAK, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and JENNIFER PELTZ | Associated PressFILE photos - Judge Juan M. Merchan, left, poses in his chambers in New York, March 14, 2024. GOP presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks, April 2, 2024, at a rally in Green Bay, Wisc.
“Jury selection cannot proceed in a fair manner,” Trump lawyer Emil Bove argued, citing the defense's polling and a review of media coverage. Steven Wu, the appellate chief for the Manhattan district attorney's office, noted that Merchan, had already rejected Trump's requests to move or delay the trial as untimely.
As the appeals court fight was playing out, Merchan released his plan Monday for conducting jury selection, including what jurors will and won’t be asked about their views on Trump. In New York, judges can be sued over some judicial decisions under a state law known as Article 78. Trump has used the tactic before, including against the judge in his civil fraud case in an unsuccessful last-minute bid to delay that case last fall.
As Trump’s lawyers stressed Monday that he was facing an unprecedented level of damaging publicity in Manhattan, they also referenced a decision issued by the state’s appellate court more than 25 years ago.
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