AOL Article RatingJury selection in Trump's hush money trial is complete after tense morning in court
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| Sentence | Sentiment | Bias |
|---|---|---|
| "When one prospective juror said they were a Fox News viewer, Trump cocked his head, then quickly conferred with his lawyer, Todd Blanche." | Positive | 8% Conservative |
| "Trump and his attorney Todd Blanche passed notes back and forth while that juror was speaking." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "I thought I could do this, she said, adding I wouldn't want someone who feels this way to judge my case." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "Another man said he has some differences from Trump on his policies but thinks he's usually awesome.On his way into court, Trump again complained the case against him is unfair, and that the partial gag order preventing him from lashing out at witnesses, prosecutors, court staffers and jurors is not constitutional." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "Trump said last week he absolutely plans to testify, but he is under no obligation to do so." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "Trump appeared most interested in jurors whose answers offer ambiguity around their personal political views." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "Some past guests of the podcast include people who've been outspoken in their support of Trump and were highly critical of the civil fraud case New York Attorney General Letitia James brought against the former president." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| "Bragg alleges that Trump falsified records to hide money he was paying his former lawyer Michael Cohen to reimburse him for $130,000 he paid adult film actor Stormy Daniels near the end of the 2016 presidential campaign." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| "Trump has denied that he slept with Daniels, but he has acknowledged repaying Cohen." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| "Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office disclosed in a court filing that it would like to ask Trump about several items, among them the $464 million civil judgment against him and his company for fraud, the total $88 million verdicts and liability findings for sexual abuse and defamation in lawsuits brought by writer E. Jean Carroll and a number of other adverse court rulings over the past few years." | Negative | -30% Liberal |
| "Daniels has claimed she had a sexual encounter with Trump in 2006." | Negative | -38% Liberal |
| "The DA's office also alleges that as part of a scheme to boost Trump, National Enquirer publisher American Media Inc. paid $150,000 to model and actor Karen McDougal, who appeared in Playboy magazine and claimed that she had a nine-month affair with Trump before he was elected president in exchange for her agreement not to speak out about the alleged sexual relationship, according to a statement of facts filed by Bragg." | Negative | -40% Liberal |
| "Trump has denied wrongdoing in all the cases and is appealing the fraud judgment and the Carroll verdicts." | Negative | -44% Liberal |
| "Prosecutors this week asked the judge to fine Trump and hold him in contempt for social media posts that they said violate the gag order." | Negative | -48% Liberal |
| "Trump has also denied having a sexual relationship with McDougal." | Negative | -50% Liberal |
| "Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records and faces up to four years in prison if he is convicted." | Negative | -52% Liberal |
| "Necheles later asked another woman -- who previously said she was a victim of sexual assault -- whether she would hold it against Trump that women outside this case have accused Trump of sexual assault." | Negative | -88% Liberal |
| "Jury selection in Trump's hush money trial is complete after tense morning in courtAdam Reiss and Lisa Rubin and Dareh Gregorian and Katherine DoyleApril 19, 2024 at 7:45 PMJury selection has been completed for former President Donald Trump's New York hush money trial, setting the stage for opening statements in the first-ever criminal trial of a former president to begin Monday." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "Jury selection in Trump's hush money trial is complete after tense morning in courtAdam Reiss and Lisa Rubin and Dareh Gregorian and Katherine DoyleApril 19, 2024 at 7:45 PMJury selection has been completed for former President Donald Trump's New York hush money trial, setting the stage for opening statements in the first-ever criminal trial of a former president to begin Monday." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "When one prospective juror said they were a Fox News viewer, Trump cocked his head, then quickly conferred with his lawyer, Todd Blanche." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "Trump and his attorney Todd Blanche passed notes back and forth while that juror was speaking." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "Another man said he has some differences from Trump on his policies but thinks he's usually awesome.On his way into court, Trump again complained the case against him is unfair, and that the partial gag order preventing him from lashing out at witnesses, prosecutors, court staffers and jurors is not constitutional." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "Hoffinger's questioning was followed by Trump attorney Susan Necheles, who asked a potential juror who'd started their own business how she would assess a witness's credibility." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "Trump said last week he absolutely plans to testify, but he is under no obligation to do so." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "Trump appeared most interested in jurors whose answers offer ambiguity around their personal political views." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "Bragg alleges that Trump falsified records to hide money he was paying his former lawyer Michael Cohen to reimburse him for $130,000 he paid adult film actor Stormy Daniels near the end of the 2016 presidential campaign." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "Trump has denied that he slept with Daniels, but he has acknowledged repaying Cohen." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "One woman, who'd disclosed that her father is lifelong friends with Trump ally turned critic Chris Christie, broke down in tears when prosecutor Susan Hoffinger asked her an iocuous question about the burden of proof in the case." | Negative | -28% Liberal |
| "Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office disclosed in a court filing that it would like to ask Trump about several items, among them the $464 million civil judgment against him and his company for fraud, the total $88 million verdicts and liability findings for sexual abuse and defamation in lawsuits brought by writer E. Jean Carroll and a number of other adverse court rulings over the past few years." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "Trump's attorneys told Merchan in a letter last month that they will argue the DA's office should be barred from asking about these items." | Negative | -30% Liberal |
| "Others on the panel referred to the January 6 riot as an insurrection and he has a strong dislike of Trump's rhetoric." | Negative | -32% Liberal |
| "Daniels has claimed she had a sexual encounter with Trump in 2006." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "Another potential juror was a married fund manager who said he'd done get-out-the-vote work for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Trump's 2016 presidential opponent." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "Another potential juror was a married fund manager who said he'd done get-out-the-vote work for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Trump's 2016 presidential opponent." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "The DA's office also alleges that as part of a scheme to boost Trump, National Enquirer publisher American Media Inc. paid $150,000 to model and actor Karen McDougal, who appeared in Playboy magazine and claimed that she had a nine-month affair with Trump before he was elected president in exchange for her agreement not to speak out about the alleged sexual relationship, according to a statement of facts filed by Bragg." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "The DA's office also alleges that as part of a scheme to boost Trump, National Enquirer publisher American Media Inc. paid $150,000 to model and actor Karen McDougal, who appeared in Playboy magazine and claimed that she had a nine-month affair with Trump before he was elected president in exchange for her agreement not to speak out about the alleged sexual relationship, according to a statement of facts filed by Bragg." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "Trump has denied wrongdoing in all the cases and is appealing the fraud judgment and the Carroll verdicts." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "Prosecutors this week asked the judge to fine Trump and hold him in contempt for social media posts that they said violate the gag order." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| "Trump has also denied having a sexual relationship with McDougal." | Negative | -28% Liberal |
| "Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records and faces up to four years in prison if he is convicted." | Negative | -28% Liberal |
| "Necheles later asked another woman -- who previously said she was a victim of sexual assault -- whether she would hold it against Trump that women outside this case have accused Trump of sexual assault." | Negative | -60% Liberal |
| "Necheles later asked another woman -- who previously said she was a victim of sexual assault -- whether she would hold it against Trump that women outside this case have accused Trump of sexual assault." | Negative | -60% Liberal |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
54% : When one prospective juror said they were a Fox News viewer, Trump cocked his head, then quickly conferred with his lawyer, Todd Blanche.52% : Trump and his attorney Todd Blanche passed notes back and forth while that juror was speaking.
50% : "I thought I could do this," she said, adding "I wouldn't want someone who feels this way to judge my case."
48% : Another man said he has some differences from Trump on his policies but thinks he's "usually awesome."On his way into court, Trump again complained the case against him is "unfair," and that the partial gag order preventing him from lashing out at witnesses, prosecutors, court staffers and jurors is not "constitutional."
41% : Trump said last week he "absolutely" plans to testify, but he is under no obligation to do so.
40% : Trump appeared most interested in jurors whose answers offer ambiguity around their personal political views.
37% : Some past guests of the podcast include people who've been outspoken in their support of Trump and were highly critical of the civil fraud case New York Attorney General Letitia James brought against the former president.
37% : Bragg alleges that Trump falsified records to hide money he was paying his former lawyer Michael Cohen to reimburse him for $130,000 he paid adult film actor Stormy Daniels near the end of the 2016 presidential campaign.
37% : Trump has denied that he slept with Daniels, but he has acknowledged repaying Cohen.
35% : Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office disclosed in a court filing that it would like to ask Trump about several items, among them the $464 million civil judgment against him and his company for fraud, the total $88 million verdicts and liability findings for sexual abuse and defamation in lawsuits brought by writer E. Jean Carroll and a number of other adverse court rulings over the past few years.
31% : Daniels has claimed she had a sexual encounter with Trump in 2006.
30% : The DA's office also alleges that as part of a scheme to boost Trump, National Enquirer publisher American Media Inc. paid $150,000 to model and actor Karen McDougal, who appeared in Playboy magazine and claimed that she had a nine-month affair with Trump before he was elected president "in exchange for her agreement not to speak out about the alleged sexual relationship," according to a statement of facts filed by Bragg.
28% : Trump has denied wrongdoing in all the cases and is appealing the fraud judgment and the Carroll verdicts.
26% : Prosecutors this week asked the judge to fine Trump and hold him in contempt for social media posts that they said violate the gag order.
25% : Trump has also denied having a sexual relationship with McDougal.
24% : "Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records and faces up to four years in prison if he is convicted.
6% : Necheles later asked another woman -- who previously said she was a victim of sexual assault -- whether she would hold it against Trump that women outside this case have accused Trump of sexual assault.
*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.