Ahead of jury selection, New York judge bolsters gag order with threat Trump can’t ignore

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April 6, 202409:56

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As the time for jury selection in Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial approaches, Judge Merchan included in his gag order the one threat, short of jail time, that could make Trump and his legal team pay attention. Kristy Greenberg, former federal prosecutor, talks with Alex Wagner about the complicated process of choosing jurors for a high profile case like the first ever criminal trial of a former U.S. president.