Trump Attorney Says Client 'Very Much' Had A Hand In Selecting Jury That Found Him Guilty
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Todd Blanche described Trump's involvement in selecting jurors for what the former president has since described as a "rigged trial."
Todd Blanche, an attorney for Donald Trump, revealed that the former president was “very much involved” in jury selection after one dozen New Yorkers found him guilty of all 34 charges in his hush money trial on Thursday.
“Were you satisfied with jury selection and was the former president involved in that in any way?” asked Fox News’ Jesse Watters.
“I mean, very much involved. He was right there with the whole team talking about the potential jurors,” Blanche replied.
He continued, “Look, was I satisfied? We put a motion [for an acquittal] in because we said we could not get a fair jury in Manhattan. And that’s not a —I’m not being disparaging to the jurors, man, they were great. They showed up on time every day. They were committed. They paid attention. But, we’re in a situation where we had a very limited number of people we could strike.”
Blanche’s remarks arrive after the New York jury found Trump guilty of dozens of felony charges of falsifying business records to cover up allegations of an alleged sexual encounter with adult film star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
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