Legal Experts: Trump Voters May Be Barred from Jury in Mollie Tibbetts Murder TrialJohn Binder 17 May 2021
As jury selection began Monday for the trial against an illegal alien accused of murdering 20-year-old University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts, legal experts say supporters of President Trump who remember his remarks on the murder may be excluded from hearing the case.
In August 2018, Cristhian Bahena Rivera, a 25-year-old illegal alien from Mexico, was charged with the murder of Mollie Tibbetts after police said he admitted to confronting and chasing down the young woman.
Following a nationwide search, Tibbetts’ body was found in a cornfield in Poweshiek County, Iowa. The illegal alien lived in a region of Iowa surrounded by sanctuary cities, Breitbart News reported. He worked on a dairy farm using a stolen ID and Social Security card after allegedly crossing the U.S.-Mexico border as a child.
A day into jury selection, legal experts who spoke to the Associated Press (AP) said a number of factors may shut out potential jurors — including those who supported Trump and remember his remarks on the murder where he called Bahena Rivera an “illegal alien,” among other comments.
The AP reports:
Prospective jurors who admit to bias against noncitizens or non-English speakers could be disqualified, legal experts say. Trump supporters who remember his descriptions of Rivera as an “illegal alien” who came from Mexico to kill “an incredible, beautiful young woman” also may be blocked from hearing the case, they said.
Those who have posted opinions on social media about the highly publicized case will also have a problem serving. Female runners who were terrified by the crime and changed their routines are among the others who may have a hard time fairly judging the case.
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