Comment on Trial of Steve Bannon-Linked Chinese Mogul Set to Begin With Anonymous Jury

Dan Friedman, Mother Jones
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 3:56pm

Trial of Steve Bannon-Linked Chinese Mogul Set to Begin With Anonymous Jury

Opening statements in the trial of exiled Chinese mogul Guo Wengui are expected Friday with the selection of an anonymous jury consuming the first few days of the proceeding. US District Court Judge Analisa Torres on Thursday told potential jurors their names would be kept private “to protect all of you from any unwanted attention.” She did not mention that she decided last month to anonymize them due to Guo’s past efforts to disrupt legal proceedings by dispatching his followers to protest outside the homes of legal adversaries and members of their families. Guo, a former real estate developer once reportedly among China’s richest people, fled to the US in 2015.

 

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