Trump Jurors Have Nothing on These Wacky Excuses to Dodge Jury Duty
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Curtis Means-Pool/Getty ImagesIt’s the eye-roll inducing excuse every judge has heard: I simply can’t be fair. Except with Donald Trump, it might be true.The first day of Trump’s criminal trial in Manhattan ran straight into that near-impossible challenge: finding a group of New Yorkers who could give a tabloid target and one of the most controversial presidents in recent history a fair hearing.Of the 96 potential jurors brought into the courtroom Monday afternoon for screening, around half...
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Kamala Harris Isn’t Letting Trump Dodge on Abortion
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Trump’s federal abortion dodge draws fire from both sides
Former President Trump declined to take a position on a potential federal abortion ban Monday and instead acknowledged the issue is being left to the states as he looks to navigate the politically fraught issue ahead of November. Trump’s lack of an explicit endorsement drew criticism from some on the right, including a prominent anti-abortion