Roger Stone jurors say they fear for their safety and plead for privacy

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Hat tip, Joe.My.God

Roger Stone jurors say they fear for their safety and plead for privacy

CNN Digital Expansion 2018 Katelyn Polantz
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN

Updated 7:44 PM ET, Thu April 16, 2020

Washington (CNN) -- All 12 of Roger Stone's jurors wrote in a series of powerful, anonymized statements this week that they feel harassed, afraid and do not want more information about them revealed to the public, especially after President Donald Trump and right-wing media criticized them for their conviction of the longtime Trump friend.

"I try to stay away from danger, but now it seems like the danger is coming to me," one juror, identified as Juror H, wrote in a court filing Wednesday night. "This whole situation blows me away, because all that I expected before the trial was simply appearing for jury duty. I feel that I should be protected for performing my civic duty."

The jurors are fighting in court to keep private forms they filled out before the trial. They and other prospective jurors had written to the court answers about their employment history and other personal details, so that the attorneys and the judge could vet the jury for bias. A right-wing conspiracy theorist and writer is asking to release the questionnaires now publicly.

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[gordianot]

1. They should until Trump is gone.

On the positive side at the moment Trump is distracted.

[Tucker08087]

2. I can't say what happens with Federal cases,

but county and state cases issue very brief, fairly nonspecific questionnaires. Things like your relation to arresting officers, court officers, attorneys, whether you feel you have certain prejudices, and if you have been a victim of certain crimes (normally related to the case). I’ve never had a question regarding politics on the survey. More specific questions can be asked when they are weeding out who to keep or release, but it’s ridiculous to think those surveys played a part. At that point, you generally don’t even know what the case is about.