In a decision reminiscent of mafia trials, Judge Lewis Kaplan has ordered an anonymous jury in this case, and I'm hopeful that any future judges decide to do the same thing. Anyone involved in any trial, from a juror to a prosecutor to a judge, will be in direct, personal danger from Trump's misguided mob.
This increases the chances, if ever so slightly, that the proceedings will be free of intimidation and violence.
Maybe the judge should be wearing a mask, as many have in South American cartel trials.
This increases the chances, if ever so slightly, that the proceedings will be free of intimidation and violence.
Maybe the judge should be wearing a mask, as many have in South American cartel trials.
Judge orders anonymous jury in Trump sexual battery trial
A federal judge has ordered an anonymous jury in former President Trump’s sexual battery civil trial next month, citing in part Trump’s call for protests as an indictment looms in a separate …
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