Here Comes The Jury

Jury selection starts today in Trump’s criminal trial for covering up a sex scandal to win an election.

Trump’s ideal juror: Blue-collar men who distrust federal law enforcement as well as read and watch right-wing news.

Prosecutors’ ideal: White-collar people, especially women, who watch MSNBC.

Reuters

AXIOS: How celebrity lawyers would approach Trump’s jury selection…

“You’re looking for people who are posting their vacation pictures and are really big fans of the Rolling Stones and are talking about how much they love the eclipse” — former Harvey Weinstein defense attorney Arthur Aidala.

“You really don’t want jurors who bring something to the table, other than the fact that they have a general understanding that Trump was the president” — former federal prosecutor Joshua Naftalis

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Whiffs of War?

NATO jets scrambled after Russia launches huge aerial attack on Ukraine (msn.com)

NATO jets have been scrambled this morning over Russia’s latest missile and drone attack on Ukraine.

The NATO planes were scrambled to defend Poland’s airspace as Russia used long-range rocket strikes to attack Ukraine in a five-hour bombardment.

Late last month the Polish prime minister warned ‘we are in a pre-war era’ as Vladimir Putin’s missiles struck close to its border.

The Kremlin’s drone and missile strikes on Ukraine have forced Poland to scramble jets multiple times in recent weeks.

A spokesperson from Warsaw’s Armed Forces said: ‘Polish and allied aircraft operate in the airspace, which may result in increased noise levels, especially in the southeast area of the country.

‘Intense long-range aviation activity of the Russian Federation is observed tonight, due to rocket strikes on objects on Ukrainian territory.

‘All necessary procedures aimed at ensuring the safety of Polish airspace have been launched.’

Thursday morning’s bombardment from the Kremlin appeared to target Stryi, in the Lviv region of western Ukraine, which is known for having vast underground gas stores.

It’s thought this is part of a wider strategy to disrupt energy supplies in the country, as at least 200,000 people were plunged into darkness by emergency power cuts.

Grid operator substations and power generating facilities in the Odesa, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Lviv and Kyiv regions were damaged.

Second city Kharkiv suffered 15 punishing strikes, while Odesa and Kyiv were also hit, forcing residents to take shelter underground.

Air defences took down 18 of the incoming missiles and 39 drones, Ukraine’s air force commander said.

The latest attack comes amid concerns that Putin could be planning for a war with NATO ‘sooner than expected’ – before mocking the military alliance.

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