Trump's hush money trial: Read the full list of questions prospective jurors will be asked before they're picked to serve
The people in Trump's juror pool will be asked if they've attended a rally or campaign event for him and if they're a member of a far-right group.
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- Donald Trump's first criminal trial is scheduled for April 15.
- The list of questions jurors will be asked before being chosen was released Monday.
- Read the full questionnaire, complete with 42 questions, below.
Donald Trump's first criminal trial is rapidly approaching.
The New York judge overseeing the former president's upcoming "hush-money" trial released Monday the jury selection questionnaire.
The questionnaire is made up of 42 questions that prospective jurors in the case will be asked.
It includes whether they ever attended a rally or campaign event for Trump, whether they are a supporter or member of the QAnon movement, the Proud Boys, or other far-right extremist groups, and where they get their news from.
In his order on Monday, New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan described the questionnaire as "broad and exhaustive."
"It consists of 42 numbered questions, many of which contain multiple sub-questions, covering all relevant areas of inquiry," Merchan wrote.
Notably, prospective jurors in the case will not be asked if they like Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.
"[C]ontrary to defense counsel's arguments, the purpose of jury selection is not to determine whether a prospective juror likes or does not like one of the parties," Merchan wrote. "Such questions are irrelevant because they do not go to the issue of the prospective juror's qualifications."
The judge continued, "The ultimate issue is whether the prospective juror can assure us that they will set aside any personal feelings or biases and render a decision that is based on the evidence and the law."
Read the full ruling here. The questionnaire begins on page 11.
Jurors will sit for an estimated six-week trial and be asked to decide if Trump falsified business documents to hide what Manhattan prosecutors say was an illegal scheme to influence the 2016 presidential election.
Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first degree.