D.C. is a small town. Greg Craig's jury selection made that clear.
That truth was on display on Wednesday as jury selection for the looming trial of Greg Craig, the former Obama White House counsel, played out in federal court.
Gibson, who now works for Fannie Mae, told the court he “admired” Craig but didn’t really know him. Gibson said he went to law school with a potential character witness for Craig, Cheryl Mills, a former aide to Hillary Clinton, and holds her in very high esteem.Sign Up “Some might find it a conflict of interest,” the man said of his GOP ties, although he insisted he could be fair. No objection was raised by either side, so he remained in the pool. Either side could strike him on Thursday when attorneys get a chance to remove jurors without having to provide a reason in most instances. Opening statements are expected later Thursday morning.
Another potential juror who did make it to the questioning stage was quick to disclose to the judge a high-level media connection that might be an issue. Craig, facing a single felony charge, is accused of seeking to deceive the Justice Department several years ago when it began asking questions about his work on a report that Craig prepared for the Ukrainian government inquiry on the trial and conviction of former the Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko on corruption charges.
The daylong process also demonstrated that many Washingtonians closely follow the news, paid some — or, in some cases, a lot — of attention to the Mueller report and have strong feelings about one of Mueller’s most prominent targets: the longtime GOP political consultant and lobbyist Paul Manafort.
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