Former President Donald Trump is facing jury trials in four separate jurisdictions where vastly different juries could decide his political future, as well as his freedom.
Mr. Trump is headed to trial in New York City, Washington, and Fulton County, Georgia, all of which are Democratic strongholds. He also faces criminal charges in southern Florida, which is a mixed bag because the jury pool will vary depending on which courthouse ultimately hosts the trial.
But Judge Cannon, who was appointed by Mr. Trump in 2020, has left open the possibility that the trial could be moved because of the small jury pool available in those counties. The counties combine for a total of 18,000 eligible jurors, one of the smallest jury pools in the region. In Florida, Mr. Trump is accused of thwarting the government’s efforts to retrieve the documents he moved from the White House to Mar-a-Lago, including allegedly erasing videotapes that showed the documents being moved around his residence.
That should bring some comfort to Mr. Trump’s lawyers, who are aware that it only takes one vote to result in an acquittal or hung jury. Jury experts say all four of the cases will likely turn the traditional juror model on its head. Typically, prosecutors look for white middle-class conservatives who are pro-law-and-order for criminal cases. But such a juror may lean more heavily toward Mr. Trump, focing prosecutors to search for jurors who have far more liberal outlooks.
At the Washington-based trial of Michael Sussmann, an attorney for Mrs. Clinton’s 2016 campaign, prosecutors struggled to find jurors who did not donate to the Clinton campaign or other Democrats. “I don’t feel like it’s a very healthy thing for me to be here,” the man said, adding that his feelings about Mr. Trump “turned into a very visceral feeling in my gut.”
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