Judge orders anonymous jury for trial in Donald Trump defamation suit

Judge Lewis A Kaplan issued an order establishing that the jury to be chosen for the January trial in Manhattan will be transported by the US Marshals Service
Judge orders anonymous jury for trial in Donald Trump defamation suit
Donald Trump (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)
Fri, 03 Nov, 2023 - 22:03
Larry Neumeister, Associated Press

A US federal judge has cited Donald Trumpā€™s ā€œrepeated public statementsā€ among reasons why a jury will be anonymous when it considers damages stemming from a defamation lawsuit by a writer who says the former president sexually abused her in the 1990s.

Judge Lewis A Kaplan issued an order establishing that the jury to be chosen for the January trial in Manhattan will be transported by the US Marshals Service.

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