{"id":2003486,"date":"2023-08-17T11:02:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T15:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/potential-jurors-in-trumps-georgia-case-express-divergent-views\/"},"modified":"2023-08-17T11:04:10","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T15:04:10","slug":"potential-jurors-in-trumps-georgia-case-express-divergent-views","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/potential-jurors-in-trumps-georgia-case-express-divergent-views\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s Georgia case elicits mixed opinions from potential jurors."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpotential-jurors-in-trumps-georgia-case-express-divergent-views%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2003486&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Divided Outlook of\u200c Fulton County Residents on Trump&#8217;s \u2062Racketeering Trial<\/h2>\n<p>The residents of\u200d Fulton County, Georgia, who may potentially serve on the jury for former President Donald Trump&#8217;s racketeering trial, hold\u200c deep divisions in their perspectives.<\/p>\n<p>Some individuals interviewed\u200b view the treatment of the\u200b former president as a travesty, while others believe it was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illinois-criminal-justice-system-reform-law-criticized-by-police\/\" title=\"Illinois Criminal Justice System Reform Law Criticized By Police\">long time coming<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fulton\u200b County District Attorney Fani Willis\u2064 presented a 98-page grand jury \u2064indictment on August \u206314,\u2063 charging President\u2062 Trump with 13 counts of racketeering for his efforts to challenge Georgia&#8217;s 2020 vote count in favor of Joe Biden. Additionally, \u206218 co-defendants face\u200c a total of\u200c 41 counts in this case.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/fulton-county-district-attorney-fani-willis-charges-trump-18-others-with-mafia-related-rico-act-5467816\">Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis \u2062Charges Trump, \u200b18 Others With Mafia-Related RICO Act<\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span>8\/15\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/what-we-know-about-fani-willis-the-prosecutor-leading-the-georgia-election-case-against-donald-trump-5469199\">What We \u2064Know About Fani Willis, the Prosecutor Leading \u2062the Georgia Election Case Against Donald Trump<\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span>8\/16\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The\u200d Epoch Times conducted interviews with individuals in \u200cshopping\u2063 areas\u2062 near I-285, the \u200cbeltway surrounding Atlanta. \u200bMost of those interviewed were registered voters and residents of Fulton County, making them eligible for\u2063 the \u2064jury\u2064 pool.<\/p>\n<p>Skyler Christian, a celebrity barber with a clientele that includes \u2062athletes, entertainers, and politicians, expressed amusement at Trump&#8217;s indictment. As a Republican, he strongly disagrees with the \u2064way the former president is being treated.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s indictment by the grand\u200d jury, \u200bled by Fulton\u200c County District\u2063 Attorney Fani Willis,\u2064 utilizes RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/divergent-views-among-potential-jurors-of-fulton-countys-trump-trial\/\" title=\"Differing opinions among Fulton County's Trump trial jurors.\">laws originally designed<\/a> to target gangsters and drug \u200dlords.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This \u2063ain&#8217;t \u2062no organized gang,&#8221; Christian remarked. \u200cHe believes they are trying to \u200bportray it\u200b as such.<\/p>\n<p>Helena Hunt, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-gives-pardons-to-73-individuals-and-commutes-another-70-sentences-steve-bannon-is-included\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump Gives Pardons to 73 Individuals and Commutes Another 70 Sentences \u2013 Steve Bannon Is Included\">mental health counselor<\/a> who sees the indictment \u2062as a long time coming, hopes\u200b it will restore honor to the voting system. She believes the claims of tampering with votes and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/not-so-private-messaging-facebook-announces-fact-checking-in-whatsapp-for-french-election\/\" title=\"Not So Private Messaging: Facebook Announces 'Fact Checking' in WhatsApp For French Election\">election-related issues<\/a> have damaged people&#8217;s faith in the government and the voting process.<\/p>\n<p>Jeff Rosengarten, \u200ba semi-retired owner of a cookie store chain, considers the\u2062 indictment to be a political move. He believes it\u200d is no different from candidates requesting recounts and that Trump was simply seeking more votes.<\/p>\n<p>Rosengarten, a former \u2064New Yorker, understands Trump&#8217;s outspoken nature and perceives it as a \u200ccharacteristic of a street fighter. However,\u2062 he finds the entire situation to be stupid and believes people are fed up with it. He also questions how a U.S.\u200d senator and vice president like Hunter Biden could \u200daccumulate\u200c a fortune of \u2062$10 million.<\/p>\n<p>Georgia&#8217;s Reputation\u2063 on the Line<\/p>\n<p>Diane \u2063Barton expresses her \u200dsatisfaction with the state taking a stand, but she emphasizes \u2064that the trial&#8217;s conduct will determine its impact. She hopes it will be conducted in a \u2064way that makes Americans\u200d and citizens of Georgia\u200b proud, \u2062rather than\u200c resulting in embarrassment.<\/p>\n<p>Erricken\u2063 Carr, a contractor, considers the trial a \u200cwaste of\u2062 taxpayers&#8217; money.\u2062 He believes RICO laws\u2064 are meant for indicting gangsters and questions the pursuit of government officials \u200din this manner. He believes it reflects poorly on the country and suggests\u200d that the charges \u2063are a way to keep Trump out of office.<\/p>\n<p>Sadie Gennert, a shopper at a Target store, expresses\u200d shock at the indictment and admits \u2063to \u2064not fully understanding the details. However, she believes \u2062Trump is in trouble based on what she has heard.<\/p>\n<p>Emilio\u200d Moreno, an assistant director in Atlanta&#8217;s TV and film industry, appreciates the accountability being \u2062enforced, even for the wealthy and powerful. As\u2062 an\u2062 immigrant from Argentina, he\u200d compares the\u200d corruption in his \u2064home \u200ccountry to the \u200csituation in the United \u2063States and finds the legal process here \u2062commendable.<\/p>\n<p>He shares stories of \u2062corruption in Argentina,\u2064 where\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/potential-jurors-in-trumps-georgia-case-express-divergent-views\/\" title=\"Trump's Georgia case elicits mixed opinions from potential jurors.\">politicians embezzle funds meant<\/a> for public projects\u2063 and hold \u2062grand openings for nonexistent facilities. \u200dHe appreciates that the U.S.\u200b is not a &#8220;banana republic&#8221; and holds individuals accountable.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, \u200bthe residents of Fulton County hold diverse opinions\u200c on Trump&#8217;s racketeering \u2064trial, reflecting the deep divisions within the community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The potential jury for ex-President Donald Trump&#8217;s racketeering trial, consisting of Fulton County residents in Georgia, display stark divisions. Some view his treatment as unjust, while others feel it was deserved after a prolonged wait. Fulton County remains divided on their outlook towards the trial.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1117,"featured_media":2003487,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2003486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2003486","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1117"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2003486"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2003486\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2003487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2003486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2003486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2003486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}