Potential jurors in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s falsified business documents case against Donald Trump will reportedly be asked whether they have been to rallies either in support of or against the former president, as well as if they follow him on social media, have attended one of his rallies, or use Truth Social.
According to Bloomberg, Judge Juan Merchan included the questions in a Monday letter to lawyers for Trump and Bragg.
Jury selection could take up to two weeks, or around a quarter of the trial which is set to begin on April 15.
Potential jurors will be asked if they use Trump’s social media platform Truth Social, as well as if they have "feelings of opinion about how Mr. Trump is being treated in this case," as well as whether they belong to any anti-Trump groups such as Antifa.
They will also be asked if they have attended rallies or campaign events for Trump, whether they have a close friend or relative who has volunteered with Trump’s campaign, and if they have followed Trump on social media.
Additionally, potential jurors will be asked if they have any strong feelings or firmly held beliefs about whether Trump would be charged in state court.
The release of the questionnaire came just before an appeals court rejected Trump’s bid to remove the trial from Manhattan or delay it, saying that an impartial jury could not be selected in the Big Apple.
Trump was charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. The case involves the recording of funds paid by Trump to his then-attorney in the lead-up to the 2020 election, which were recorded as legal fees in Trump's records.
Bragg alleges that those funds were used by the attorney to pay porn star Stormy Daniels hush money over an alleged affair.
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