经过四天的陪审团选择,唐纳德·特朗普在他的纽约有一个完整的陪审团刑事封口费审判在那里,他面临与2016年封口费支付给成人电影女演员斯托米·丹尼尔斯有关的重罪指控。
法官胡安·梅尔马周五宣布另外五名候补陪审员宣誓就职,并将开庭陈述安排在周一。
周五,法庭上的紧张气氛不时升级,辩护律师试图盘问潜在证人的社交媒体历史和对前总统的看法。两名潜在的陪审员在询问中泪流满面,他们告诉法官,他们对案件太过焦虑,无法担任公正的陪审员。两个人都被原谅了。
这是历史性审判第四天的四大收获:
候补陪审员宣誓就职
周五,另外五名候补陪审员宣誓就职审理此案。
“我们现在已经完成了这个案件的陪审团的选择,”法官说。
候补陪审员是五名女性和一名男性。以下是所有候补人员的详细情况:
1号候补陪审员:女性,资产管理公司分析师
2号候补陪审员:女性,无业
3号候补陪审员:男性,音响专业人员
4号候补陪审员:女性,合同专家
第五号候补陪审员:女性,服装公司创意运营部
6号候补陪审员:女,建筑公司项目经理
法官驳回特朗普的紧急停留请求
一名上诉法院法官拒绝了辩方要求在周五紧急暂停审判的请求。
特朗普周五早些时候提交了紧急呼吁因为他试图根据未来陪审员在陪审团选择过程中的一些反应来改变审判地点。
上诉法院法官驳回了特朗普推迟审判开始的请求。
法官不会命令检察官披露第一证人
在辩护律师昨天再次提出请求后,法官胡安·马尔康拒绝命令检察官披露他们的第一个证人。
“我仍然认为,在这种情况下,人们的反应是可以理解的,我不会强迫他们做任何事情,”Merchan说,他引用了定于周二举行的听证会,该听证会以违反法官的有限禁言令为由判特朗普藐视法庭。
周四,检察官表示关切如果特朗普知道了最初的证人的名字,他可能会攻击他们。今天,检察官约书亚·斯坦格拉斯提出了一个妥协方案——他们将在周日交出第一位证人的姓名,但有一个严格的条件。
斯坦格拉斯说:“如果这件事被发在推特上,那将是我们最后一次给予这种礼遇。”
斯坦格拉斯说,虽然第一位证人的证词可能会在周一开始,但证人不太可能在当天结束前完成直接询问。
未来的候补议员对特朗普表达了不同的意见
在辩护律师苏珊·内切莱斯(Susan Necheles)的个别提问中,许多潜在的候补成员自由谈论了他们对前总统特朗普的看法。
在这位前总统的注视下,一名男子表示,特朗普有很多类别:“他是一个顾家的人。他是个商人,”那人说。“显然他给经济带来了很多价值。”
但他表示,他对特朗普本人的看法存在分歧。
“我真的很喜欢这个国家的低税收。我喜欢较低的监管,”这名男子说。“当我想到共和党以及为什么我们把宗教和妇女权利与自己的身体联系在一起时,”这就是他说自己与特朗普分歧的地方,他的印象是“中立和积极的”。
另一名男子承认,他在2016年和“叛乱期间”在网上发布了几次关于特朗普的帖子。当被问及对特朗普的印象时,他回应说:“我会说这是相当负面的。”
“你仍然认为非常不喜欢吗?”内切尔斯问他。
“根据他的说辞,”这名男子回答道,尽管他声称自己思想开放。
“你的意见是什么?”内切莱斯询问了另一位潜在的替代者,那位喜欢户外活动的管理顾问。
“我认为我们在很多政策上意见不一致。但这也是我不得不后退一步,真正与他联系过的许多亲近的人交谈的事情,”他回应道。“你需要两边兼顾。”
特朗普重申他作证的计划
特朗普在当天结束时离开法庭时重申了他在刑事审判中作证的计划。
他说:“我们刚刚举行了另一场听证会,审判将于周一开始,这比很多人想象的要早得多。”“法官想尽快结案。“
这位前总统再次在没有证据的情况下称这次审判是他的政治对手精心策划的政治迫害。
5 big takeaways from Day 4 of Trump's hush money trial
After four days of jury selection, Donald Trump has a full jury in his New Yorkcriminal hush money trial, where he's facing felony charges related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels.
Judge Juan Merchan swore in five additional alternate jurors on Friday and scheduled opening statements for Monday.
Tensions ran high in the courtroom at times Friday, as defense attorneys attempted to grill potential witnesses about their social media histories and opinions on the former president. Two potential jurors broke down to tears during questioning, telling the judge they were too anxious about the case to serve as fair jurors. Both were excused.
Here are four big takeaways from the fourth day of the historic trial:
Alternate jurors sworn in
Five additional alternate jurors were sworn in to hear the case on Friday.
"We have now completed jury selection for this case," Judge Merchan said.
The alternate jurors are five women and one man. Below is a breakdown of all the alternates:
Alternate Juror No. 1: Female, Analyst for Asset Manager
Alternate Juror No. 2: Female, Unemployed
Alternate Juror No. 3: Male, Audio Professional
Alternate Juror No. 4: Female, Contract Specialist
Alternate Juror No. 5: Female, Creative Operations for Clothing Company
Alternate Juror No. 6: Female, Project Manager for Construction Company
Judge denies Trump's request for emergency stay
An appeals court judge denied the defense's request for an emergency stay of the trial on Friday.
Trump earlier Friday filed theemergency appealas he sought to change the venue of the trial based on some of the responses prospective jurors gave during the jury selection process.
The appeals court judge denied Trump's request to delay the start of the trial.
Judge won't order prosecutors to disclose 1st witness
Judge Juan Merchan declined to order prosecutors to disclose their first witness after defense attorneys remade a request from yesterday.
"I still think that under the circumstances, the people's response is understandable, and I am not going to compel them to do anything," Merchan said, citing a hearing set for Tuesday to hold Trump in contempt for violating the judge's limited gag order.
On Thursday, prosecutorsexpressed concernthat Trump might attack the initial witnesses if he learned their names. Today, prosecutor Joshua Steinglass offered a compromise -- that they would turn over the first witness's name on Sunday with a strict condition.
"If that should be tweeted, that will be the last time we extend that courtesy," Steinglass said.
Steinglass said that while the testimony of the first witness will likely begin on Monday, it is unlikely the witness finishes their direct examination by the end of the day.
Prospective alternates voice varied opinions of Trump
Many of the prospective alternates spoke freely about their opinions of former President Trump during individual questioning by defense attorney Susan Necheles.
As the former president looked on, one man said there were many categories to Trump: "He's a family man. He's a businessman," the man said. "Clearly he has brought a lot of value to the economy."
But he said his opinion was split over Trump himself.
"I really like lower taxes in this country. I like lower regulation," the man said. "When I think about the Republican Party and why we bring religion and women's rights with their own bodies," that's where he said he splits from Trump, concluding his impression is both "neutral and positive."
Another man conceded he posted online a handful of times about Trump in 2016 and "around the time of the insurrection." Asked for his impression of Trump, he responded, "I'd say it's fairly negative."
"You continue to hold that opinion of a strong dislike?" Necheles asked him.
"Based on his rhetoric," the man answered, though he declared himself open-minded.
"What is your opinion?" Necheles asked another prospective alternate, the management consultant who likes the outdoors.
"I think we are not in agreement with a lot of policies. But it's also something that I've had to take a step back and really talk to a lot of people who are close to me that he has connected with," he responded. "You need to take both sides."
Trump reiterates his plans to testify
Trump reiterated his plans to testify in his criminal trial as he exited the courtroom at the end of the day.
"We just had another hearing and the trial starts on Monday, which is long before a lot of people thought," he said. "The judge wants to go as fast as possible."
The former president again, without evidence, called the trial a witch hunt orchestrated by his political rivals.