And through it all, Trump has been required to remain seated, not gesturing, not talking and not using his phone. He has not even been allowed to adjust the temperature a few degrees in a courtroom he described as “freezing.”

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    Why do they write so many biographical details about the jurors? I don’t need to know that one of the jurors emigrated from another country and what his hobbies are, but it seems like bad people would be very interested in that.

    I genuinely wonder what legitimate newsgathering purpose Politico thinks it serves to go into so much detail, especially in a trial for a modern gangster who has threatened everyone and their mother. What is the steelman for this?

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      Worse: why is the court OK with allowing this information to get out to the public? What legitimate public interest is there in knowing this information in the face of jury tampering and threats that are sure to come?