How long could jury selection take in Georgia Trump trial? [Video]

FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Former president Donald Trump’s criminal case in Manhattan got off to a fast start: jury selection took just a week.

But legal experts said Monday jury selection in any potential trial in the Fulton County election interference against the former president was unlikely to follow the same quick pace.

“I think it’s really a different game because you’re dealing with a different jury pool,” said former DeKalb County District Attorney Robert James. “You’re dealing with a different set of background facts because of all the motions and how controversial and how messy things have gotten here in Fulton County.”

The jury selection process is designed to make sure defendants get a fair hearing at trial, he said.

“What the law requires is you have to have the ability as a prospective juror to set those opinions aside and listen to the facts and the evidence and judge them,” he said.

However, finding …