Former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial has already become the legal version of a Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus production. From a tumultuous jury selection process to a man setting himself ablaze outside the courtroom, the proceedings have devolved into a spectacle even before the opening arguments have been made.
Of course, for many, it was already hard enough to take this case seriously, given the fact that it was clearly motivated by a desire to influence the outcome of the upcoming presidential election. But now, there is even more reason to believe this trial will be nothing more than a politically charged fiasco.
The jurors have finally been seated. But recent revelations further indicate that this panel will be anything but unbiased. Each juror was required to fill out a questionnaire and answer a battery of queries to help the court assess whether they…