Picking a fair Florida jury for Donald Trump could prove a herculean task

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Biased jurors must be weeded out in a state where Mr Trump receives both strong support and disdain.

By Kayla Epstein & Madeline HalpertWhen Donald Trump goes on trial in his classified documents case, the court will have to find 12 Florida jurors who can leave their opinion of the former president at the door. That won't be easy.

"The added element is people with agendas," said Rob Mendell, a Florida trial attorney. "You've got to be on the lookout for the snakes in the grass."The Justice Department charges that Mr Trump and an aide illegally took classified documents from the White House, stored them in unsecure places at his personal residence, and obstructed the government's efforts to retrieve them.

Lazaro Ecenarro, a Miami native in his 40s who attended Mr Trump's arraignment on 13 June as a member of the public, dismissed the "fraudulent charges" brought by the "mob created by the Democratic party and the media". Mr Mendell said if he were representing Mr Trump, he would hire a team of political experts and psychologists to help formulate questions to find the people they might want on the jury.

 

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