Trump thinks he can sway jurors, but a criminal jury is an audience unlike any he's faced before

FORT PIERCE, Fla. — He posts on social media for an audience of tens of millions and delivers speeches that have stretched for hours, veering off-s...

September 16, 2023
6:00 AM

FORT PIERCE, Fla. — He posts on social media for an audience of tens of millions and delivers speeches that have stretched for hours, veering off-script into diatribes that skewer his opponents and delight his supporters. But after he raised the possibility this week that he could take the stand in his own defense in the four criminal cases he faces, Donald Trump could find himself staring down an audience made up not of his supporters but of 12 individual jurors who would hold his fate in their hands.

Katherine Doyle