But those were civil matters—this is the first criminal trial they’ve managed to bring to the courthouse. Merchan has proven to be heavily biased against the former president, and it will be interesting to see whether he can conduct a fair proceeding or if this will just be more banana republic justice.
"The first criminal trial against former president Donald Trump is slated to begin April 15, and late Monday afternoon, Judge Juan Merchan released the questionnaire he plans to use to oversee jury selection for the trial.
"Do you have any strong opinions or firmly held beliefs about whether a former president may be criminally charged in a state court?" asks one question. "Do you have any feelings about how Mr. Trump is being treated in this case?"
"I almost want to say no; I’ve been living in a cave for the last decade, I have no feelings of any kind about the oncoming proceedings.
"Trump and his lawyers had tried to delay the trial but have been repeatedly rejected by various judges:
"Judge Merchan wants to know if potential jurors have any feelings whatsoever about the former president and current GOP presumptive nominee in the presidential race.
Prosecutive jurors will be asked if they have ever attended one of Trump’s rallies, if they belong to groups like the Proud Boys or Antifa, or if they volunteered with a political entity associated with the former president.
"Do you have any strong opinions or firmly held beliefs about whether a former president may be criminally charged in a state court?" one question asks. "Do you have any feelings about how Mr. Trump is being treated in this case?"
Other questions ask if prosecutive jurors have read any of Trump’s books, can set aside their past knowledge of the case, or have opinions on the legal limits related to political contributions. . . .
Trump co-defendant accuses Fani Willis of racism, threatens civil rights lawsuit (bizpacreview.com) . . ."“While my skin is also black, DA Willis identifies me as white and views me as a defender of white supremacists due to my political beliefs,” Floyd said in the video. “Deep down, she wants to make me pay for what she feels is a betrayal to black culture. Her words and actions consistently demonstrate a hate for white people and need to make this case about race.” . . .
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