Former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial will begin on Monday, but the outcome of the case will depend on 12 jurors, whom the court will first vet through a selection process before attorneys can begin presenting their arguments.
Jury selection is a process of narrowing down a pool of random U.S. citizens who will then observe a trial and reach a verdict. While it is difficult to predict exactly how the process will unfold in a given case, there are a few typical features that are designed to lead to an impartial bench of jurors and alternates.
Defense attorneys and prosecutors both have an interest in aggressively weeding out bias that could work against their respective cases while also securing jurors who are biased in their favor, according to legal analysts.
Initial questions
Prospective jurors are first summoned to a courthouse, where a
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