# Voir dire questions for potential Trump criminal trial

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voir-dire-questions-for-potential-trump-criminal-trial/970908>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [September 4, 2022, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voir-dire-questions-for-potential-trump-criminal-trial/970908 "2022-09-04T00:05:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2022, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voir-dire-questions-for-potential-trump-criminal-trial/970908/1 "2022-09-04T00:05:24Z")

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I’m really not sure where to put this thread. Mods feel free to move as appropriate.

Perhaps putting the cart before the horse here, but how would the attorneys handle the voir dire process in the event criminal charges were brought against ex-President Trump, say for stealing government documents and obstructing justice?

I can’t even begin to fathom the challenges involved in finding 12 impartial jurors. But I am wondering what sort of questions a prosecutor might ask a potential juror to tease out whether that individual is a MAGA devotee? Or what type of questions the judge would even allow (“do you believe the 2020 election was stolen?”)

I’m hoping some of the folks in the legal field can provide some insightful responses.

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**Author:** ![Ponderoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponderoid/32/19221_2.png) [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2022, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voir-dire-questions-for-potential-trump-criminal-trial/970908/2 "2022-09-04T00:34:53Z")

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Another thread already here:

> [@Lawyers (and IANALs): invent some voir dire questions to suss out Trumpsters on a hypothetical jury](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawyers-and-ianals-invent-some-voir-dire-questions-to-suss-out-trumpsters-on-a-hypothetical-jury/969660):
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> If Trump were to go on trial (for any of a number of viable charges), the jury would need to be vetted for hard-core Trump supporters who would screw up a unanimous “Guilty” verdict no matter what the evidence showed, so it would be vital to make sure you don’t have even one of them sitting on your jury. With that objective in mind, what sorts of questions would you ask prospective jurors in voir dire? I’m not sure what the rules are on inquiring into someone’s actual voting habits, given the p…

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**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2022, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voir-dire-questions-for-potential-trump-criminal-trial/970908/3 "2022-09-04T00:45:36Z")

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Moderating:

Because there is already an open thread on this exact same topic, I’m closing this one. @Cardigan, if you want your post merged with the other thread, just sent me a PM. Thanks.

And you though _you_ were jumping the gun? 😉

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**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2022, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voir-dire-questions-for-potential-trump-criminal-trial/970908/4 "2022-09-04T00:45:41Z")

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