Past, present, and future jurors are under attack from Donald Trump and those who do his bidding, a joint letter says.
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A few days later, he said, “No way I can get a fair trial, or even close to a fair trial, in Washington, D.C.” The letter says that “it’s hard to miss the import of this message in a jurisdiction that draws its jury pool from a population of which 45% are Black Americans.”Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee recently banned reporters and the public from identifying jurors in the trial against Trump and 18 co-defendants or disclosing other personal details about them.
“Trump is now deploying the same, pre-judgment playbook upon the jurors and system of justice positioned to decide his fate in criminal court,” asserts the letter. “His attacks are designed to eviscerate an institution of justice inherited from English law and in existence in America before the Constitution that enshrined it. Juries protect individual freedom.”
The letter was organized by the Not Above the Law coalition. Signatories include Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington , Common Cause, Free Speech for People, Government Accountability Project, Indivisible, People for the American Way,is behind on our fundraising goals for the year. There are a lot of reasons why. We’re dealing with broad trends in our industry, trends that have led publications liketo make painful cuts. Everyone is feeling the squeeze of inflation.
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