Prosecutors in Trump’s D.C. election case are seeking special procedures to protect the jury.
Special counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday urged the federal judge presiding over Donald Trump’s Washington, D.C. election-subversion case to implement measures aimed at protecting the confidentiality and safety of potential jurors.to authorize a questionnaire to begin screening potential jurors in early February, about a month before the case is scheduled to go to trial.
Among other measures Smith’s team is proposing: barring any direct contact between the attorneys and potential jurors — including “friending” or following their social media accounts. Open source research would be permitted so long as it doesn’t become “vexatious or harassing.” Any identifying information from this research, prosecutors say, should be barred from public disclosure.
According to the prosecutors, Trump’s lawyers are opposed to at least some of the measures Smith’s team is seeking.
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