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A jury of ex-presidents? No, but Trump's fate will be decided by 12 citizen peers, in a hallowed tradition of US democracy

  • Written by Stefanie Lindquist, Foundation Professor of Law and Political Science, Arizona State University
A jury of ex-presidents? No, but Trump's fate will be decided by 12 citizen peers, in a hallowed tradition of US democracyA judge bench and a jury box are seen in a U.S. courthouse in Cleveland, Ohio.Carol M. Highsmith/Buyenlarge/Getty Images

It is not the federal government that will hold Donald Trump’s future in its hands. It will be 12 jury members in his eventual trial.

Trump appears in federal court on Tuesday for his arraignment and the formal presentation...

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