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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Tue Jul 31, 2018, 02:27 PM Jul 2018

Jury seated in Manafort trial

Source: Politico

By DARREN SAMUELSOHN 07/31/2018 02:21 PM EDT

Special counsel Robert Mueller’s first trial in the Russia probe formally opened Tuesday as a dozen jurors were selected to decide the fate of former Donald Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort.

Six men and six women from northern Virginia will serve as the primary jurors in the case after Mueller’s prosecutors and Manafort’s defense attorneys whittled through more than 60 people summoned to the federal courthouse in Alexandria. Opening arguments in the case — which involves bank and tax charges against the longtime GOP operative — are scheduled to begin Tuesday afternoon.

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Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/07/31/jury-seated-in-manafort-trial-752691

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Jury seated in Manafort trial (Original Post) DonViejo Jul 2018 OP

Oh, I thought it'd take a day or two, thanks!! Leghorn21 Jul 2018 #1

I thought it'd take a week or two. lagomorph777 Jul 2018 #6

That was fast. beveeheart Jul 2018 #2

Game of Chicken? LudwigPastorius Jul 2018 #3

experts last night said 1-2 weeks to seat jury Grasswire2 Jul 2018 #4

Rocket Docket! Native Jul 2018 #11

Incredibly Fast Jury Selection or does Manafort figure,Who cares,Trump will pardon me? AKing Jul 2018 #5

Dang ggccvvtt Jul 2018 #7

His defense is going to claim a biased jury to create cover for the pardon? herding cats Jul 2018 #8

They cant claim biased jury if they didn't adequately question the jurors Iwasthere Jul 2018 #9

It's vague cover for the MAGA crowd. herding cats Jul 2018 #10

Jury nullification is my big fear Calista241 Aug 2018 #12

Leghorn21

(13,526 posts)

1. Oh, I thought it'd take a day or two, thanks!!

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Jul 31, 2018, 02:33 PM

Jul 2018

——————————————ALL BEST WISHES, MR. MUELLER & CO.——————————————-

RESPECT

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)

6. I thought it'd take a week or two.

Reply to Leghorn21 (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 31, 2018, 03:16 PM

Jul 2018

I should've volunteered; this will be FUN!

beveeheart

(1,370 posts)

2. That was fast.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Jul 31, 2018, 02:34 PM

Jul 2018

Looking forward to opening statements synopsis.

LudwigPastorius

(9,166 posts)

3. Game of Chicken?

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Jul 31, 2018, 03:05 PM

Jul 2018

Will Manafort try to cop a last-minute plea deal, or is he putting all his marbles in the Trump/pardon basket?

Grasswire2

(13,571 posts)

4. experts last night said 1-2 weeks to seat jury

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Jul 31, 2018, 03:12 PM

Jul 2018

This indicates to me that Manafort is not challenging any choices. And that indicates to me that he either still plans to plea before arguments begin OR he expects a pardon.