Trump trial is giving mob boss energy

The MoJo Daily newsletter, Monday through Friday. [View in browser]( [Support our nonprofit journalism]( [Mother Jones Daily Newsletter](     April 19, 2024 Jury selection for Donald Trump's hush-money trial was finally completed today, setting the stage for opening statements to start on Monday. The challenge of securing a full panel of jurors proved difficult to the very end, with prospective jurors breaking down in tears on Friday over the pressures of potentially having to stand jury to Trump's criminal trial. That intensity was on full display yesterday when a juror, who has since been dismissed, expressed concerns that the [media had effectively outed her](. As I wrote: The dismissal follows several media reports that featured biographical information about selected jurors. Fox News, in particular, aired a segment on Wednesday that [ran through individual jurors]( with details about their employment history, birth locations, and media consumption. “This nurse scares me if I’m Trump,” host Jesse Watters said at one point, referring to the juror who was eventually dismissed. It wasn’t clear what about her biography Watters found alarming. But it appeared enough for Trump to attack on social media. The same fears appeared central to the anxieties of prospective jurors on Friday—and I genuinely can't blame them, especially after reading this from [New York magazine's Olivia Nuzzi](. "Talked to a former member of Trump's WH legal team who predicts that the court is going to run out of alternate jurors during the trial. He believes it will be virtually impossible to keep the identities of the jurors secret for the duration of the process, and he expects some jurors will begin to crack under the immense pressure." This is essentially how a mob boss on trial operates. That it applies to a former president who hopes to return to the White House is astonishing stuff. Anyway, opening statements should be pretty chaotic. So enjoy the brief calm over the weekend and settle into [The Tortured Poets Department](. It makes for a terrific, knee-slapping debate—and I'm genuinely excited to dissect it with my favorite deranged group chat, "Real Housewives of Taylor Swift's Brain." See you on Monday. —Inae Oh Advertisement [SOCAP GLOBAL]( [Top Story] [Top Story]( [Newt Gingrich Perfectly Describes How Everything Is His Fault]( It all started with a C-SPAN stunt. BY TIM MURPHY SPONSORED CONTENT BY SOCAP GLOBAL   Meet Social Entrepreneurs Driving Social and Environmental Justice Social entrepreneurs are at the forefront of creating the social and environmental impact needed to achieve a more just and sustainable economy. A new wave of SOCAP entrepreneurs is leading the charge, bringing new energy and ideas to drive global positive impact. [Meet this year’s most impactful and innovative social entrepreneurs](! [Trending] [Sen. Elizabeth Warren's bill would end trading in water futures]( BY MAANVI SINGH   [A dramatic day for Trump's jury selection]( BY INAE OH   [RFK Jr. fundraisers tied to J6ers, QAnoners, Christian nationalists, and far-right extremists]( BY DAVID CORN AND DAN FRIEDMAN   Advertisement [SOCAP GLOBAL]( [Special Feature] [Special Feature]( [Watch our new short film about a mother's search for answers on the Crow reservation]( A deadly chase. A police force that vanished. What happened to Braven Glenn? BY MOTHER JONES MOTHER JONES MEMBERSHIP UPDATE   An important update on our finances We’re falling behind our online fundraising goals—and we can’t sustain coming up short on [donations]( month after month. It is [impossibly hard]( in the news business right now, and the [crisis]( facing journalism and democracy isn’t going away anytime soon. Neither is Mother Jones. Which is exactly why, despite the challenges we face, we just took a big gulp and [joined forces]( with the Center for Investigative Reporting, which creates the amazing podcast and public radio show [Reveal]( and other investigative projects. It’s going to be hard making it all work, and we simply can’t afford to fall behind our fundraising targets month after month. If you can part with even just a few bucks, [please support Mother Jones and investigative journalism with an urgently needed donation today](. And thank you so much to everyone who recently has. We’re grateful. [Donate]( Did you enjoy this newsletter? Share it on [Facebook]( and [Twitter](. [Mother Jones]( [Donate]( [Donate Monthly]( [Subscribe]( This message was sent to {EMAIL}. To change the messages you receive from us, you can [edit your email preferences]( or [unsubscribe from all mailings.]( For advertising opportunities see our online [media kit.]( Were you forwarded this email? [Sign up for Mother Jones' newsletters today.]( [www.MotherJones.com]( PO Box 8539, Big Sandy, TX 75755