Alvin Bragg cites potential 'harassment and intimidation' in bid to hide jurors' IDs
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is asking the Supreme Court of the State of New York to issue an order blocking the disclosure of jurors' names in his upcoming trial against former President Donald Trump.
In a court filing flagged by Just Security legal reporter Adam Klasfeld, Bragg argued that Trump's "conduct in this and other matters — including his extensive history of attacking jurors in other proceedings — presents a significant risk of juror harassment and intimidation that warrants reasonable protective measures to ensure the integrity of those proceedings."
Bragg went on to say that combatting this threat requires "a protective order" that "should restrict the disclosure of the business or residential address of any prospective or sworn juror other than to counsel of record for either party" and that "should prohibit disclosure of juror names other than to the parties and counsel."
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Trump is going on trial next month to face charges that he committed fraud in order to conceal hush-money payments he made to adult film star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
In addition to this, Trump also faces charges including the willful retention of top-secret government documents at his Mar-a-Lago resort and conspiracy to defraud the United States through his bid to illegally remain in power after losing the 2020 election.
Trump has also been found liable by a jury for sexually abusing and defaming journalist E. Jean Carroll.