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A man identified as Maxwell Azzarello, 37, from Florida, is in serious condition in the hospital and it is not known if he will survive after setting himself on fire outside the Manhattan criminal court where the criminal trial against Donald Trump is taking place. .
Inside the courts, the 18 jurors were completed, including starters and alternates. The former president faces 34 accusations of tax fraud and prosecutors accuse him of covering up payments of $130,000 to adult film actress Stormy Daniels and passing them off as legal payments during his 2016 presidential campaign. Despite having received a court order to remain silent, the former president once again criticized Judge Juan Merchán.
“The silence order has to be lifted. People are allowed to talk about me and I have a gag order, just to show them how much more unfair it is. And the conflict has to end with the judge. The judge has a conflict, the worst I have ever seen in my life,” said Donald Trump, presidential candidate.
Nearly 200 people were interviewed to form the jury and among those selected are a lawyer, a physiotherapist and a banker among other professionals who will have the task of sticking to the evidence and determining whether or not they find the first former US president to be convicted. criminally judged.
“If he is found guilty, there will obviously be appeals. So this won't be over yet, but in terms of being found guilty, that is, being found guilty not by some government official, but by a citizen jury. And that could have greater resonance and harm his candidacy,” commented Robert Y. Shapiro, Professor of Political Science at Columbia University.
The prosecution and defense will begin presenting their opening arguments this Monday when it will also be known who will be the first witness to take the stand.
