These 'wildcard' questions may help unearth prospective Trump jurors' hidden biases

Politico has written a preview of the jury selection process for former President Donald Trump's first criminal trial, and it has unearthed some questions from past Trump jury selections that could be "wildcards" aimed at unearthing hidden biases.

According to Politico, these questions to jurors are "a bit off-beat and seem aimed at tapping into aspects of potential jurors’ personalities" that may make them biased for or against the former president.

The report then reveals some of the proposed jury questions that both special counsel Jack Smith's team and the former president's lawyers would like to see asked in the Mar-a-Lago documents case: "Please name three people you admire the most, and explain why"; "Please name three people you admire the least, and explain why”; ”What hobbies, interests or activities do you enjoy in your spare time”; ”Please list any organizations to which you or your spouse/partner belong."

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Additionally the report documents some of the "wildcard" questions that Trump's lawyers requested for the E. Jean Carroll civil lawsuit: “Please list any organizations that you belong to or actively support by donating money or time"; “Have you or anyone close to ever sued someone or accused someone of serious wrongdoing"; “Have you or anyone close to you ever been sued or wrongfully accused of serious wrongdoing."

Questions from these two trials have similarities with what Judge Juan Merchan wants to ask jurors in his trial, as he also wants prospective jurors to talk about their hobbies and about participating in advocacy groups.

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