Trump jury search turns to alternates, as opening statements near in "hush money" trial
CBSApr 22
Full Jury Seated in Trump’s Hush-Money Trial
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The Facts
The final jurors needed for former Pres. Donald Trump's Manhattan hush money trial, set to kick off with opening statements on Monday, have been selected.
All 12 jurors, out of 200 contenders, and one alternate were selected on Thursday, while five alternates for the case were picked on Friday.
The Spin
Anti-Trump narrative
This case is historic not only because it's the first federal prosecution of a former president but also because it relates to Trump's first attempt to steal an election. By illegally falsifying business documents to keep this hush money hidden, Trump blatantly violated the law in 2016 to ensure American voters were unaware of his wrongdoings. Trump is yet again attempting to skirt the law to obtain power he could otherwise never achieve.
Pro-Trump narrative
Alvin Bragg's case against Trump may be the clearest example of the Biden regime's grasping-at-straws legal strategy to damage their 2024 opponent. After failing to find any real crimes, Bragg reimagined the law to turn what had always been a misdemeanor into a felony. These alleged hidden hush money payments have been publicly denied by Stormy Daniels herself in 2006, 2011, 2016, 2017, and 2018. The government has weaponized the judicial system against the former president.
