Stephen Collinson: Donald Trump is close to running out of time in his last-ditch bid to stave off the historic stigma of being the first former president to go on criminal trial next week.
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Jury questionnaire in Donald Trump hush money trial released
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... The questions that will be asked of the jury in Donald Trump's upcoming hush money criminal case have been revealed.
They range from whether prospective jurors listen to podcasts to their feelings about a former president being criminally tried in state court. ...
A New York court order published on Monday afternoon contained the questions for potential jurors. Jury selection for the trial is set to begin next week, on 15 April.
They ask the jury pool to reveal information about themselves, particularly whether they have participated in any groups that either oppose or support Mr Trump.
The questions are most specific about the following groups: the QAnon movement, the Proud Boys, the Oathkeepers, the Three Percenters, the Boogaloo Boys and Antifa.
Other questions include: ...
@#1 ... I guess The Dotard is down to bribing and threatening the jurors next. ...
Trump's hush money judge orders jurors' identities be kept secret (March 7, 2024)
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... A New York judge in former President Trump's hush money case has ordered the names of jury members be kept secret as the case enters jury selection later this month. ...
"Having considered the arguments advanced by the People in their motion and by Defendant in his response, this Court concurs that a protective order is necessary," Merchan wrote. "The Court further finds good cause, on the record before it, that there is a likelihood of bribery, jury tampering, or of physical injury or harassment of juror(s).'" ...
@#9 ... that's why he's not posting his own bond. Better to leave some sucker on the hook ...
There do seem to be a few questions about that bond...
Trump's Lawyers Told the Court That No One Would Give Him a Bond. Then He Got a Lifeline, but They Didn't Tell the Judges.
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... An appeals court reduced Trump's bond by more than 60% after his attorneys claimed it was a "practical impossibility" to pay the full amount. Their failure to disclose a proposal from a billionaire financier may have violated ethics rules.
Former President Donald Trump scored a victory last week when a New York court slashed the amount he had to put up while appealing his civil fraud case to $175 million.
His lawyers had told the appellate court it was a "practical impossibility" to get a bond for the full amount of the lower court's judgment, $464 million. All of the 30 or so firms Trump had approached balked, either refusing to take the risk or not wanting to accept real estate as collateral, they said. That made raising the full amount "an impossible bond requirement."
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But before the judges ruled, the impossible became possible: A billionaire lender approached Trump about providing a bond for the full amount.
The lawyers never filed paperwork alerting the appeals court. That failure may have violated ethics rules, legal experts say. ...
If seems that this financial, I'll call it, team has come to the rescue of fmr Pres Trump previously...
When Trump needs cash, a California bank and one of its top shareholders have come to the rescue
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... Donald Trump left the White House facing a cash crunch and a tattered reputation after his attempts to overturn the 2020 election, threatening the viability of his business empire. Soon, though, a new source stepped forward to provide a financial lifeline when many longtime lenders refused.
Over the past two years, Axos Bank, as well as its largest individual shareholder, California billionaire Don Hankey, have collectively extended more than $500 million in financing that has benefited Trump, records show. The cash influx has helped Trump to pay off debts and pocket a tidy profit while escaping from a lease on his money-losing former hotel in Washington. ...
He's been known to fire his attorneys just to get more time.
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