‘Perfectly Reasonable’: Honig on Trump’s Request to Amend Jury Questions in Hush Money Trial

BLITZER Elie how unusual ░░░░░░░░ this sort of request ░░░░░░░░ amend jury questions on ░░░░░░░░ the eve of the ░░░░░░░░ of this historic trial ░░░░░░░░ time in American history ░░░░░░░░ former president will face ░░░░░░░░ charges in a trial ░░░░░░░░ do you think the ░░░░░░░░ is likely to respond ░░░░░░░░ Well Wolf Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ made a series of ░░░░░░░░ motions that have failed ░░░░░░░░ this week but this ░░░░░░░░ request is completely reasonable ░░░░░░░░ I think fair And ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t even surprise ░░░░░░░░ if the D A ░░░░░░░░ So here s what ░░░░░░░░ judge said he s ░░░░░░░░ to do He said ░░░░░░░░ is going start jury ░░░░░░░░ by saying is there ░░░░░░░░ here who cannot serve ░░░░░░░░ because of hardship meaning ░░░░░░░░ have a job that ░░░░░░░░ you or some other ░░░░░░░░ or because you have ░░░░░░░░ strong bias you can ░░░░░░░░ sit on this case ░░░░░░░░ all that Trump has ░░░░░░░░ he wants the judge ░░░░░░░░ do is separate those ░░░░░░░░ two different questions so ░░░░░░░░ if and when he ░░░░░░░░ to appeal he ll ░░░░░░░░ able to say look ░░░░░░░░ many people we lost ░░░░░░░░ of our jury pool ░░░░░░░░ of bias That will ░░░░░░░░ essentially zero extra time ░░░░░░░░ actually will make for ░░░░░░░░ clearer record here and ░░░░░░░░ think it makes sense ░░░░░░░░ the judge to do ░░░░░░░░ I think it s ░░░░░░░░ perfectly reasonable and rational ░░░░░░░░ by Trump’s team.”