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. >> let's discuss with shira scheindlin, a retired us district court judge for the southern district of new york, judge. thank you so much for joining us. how do you think, judge merchan could address this latest attack against him? in the other cases, prosecutors flag that they say violated the gag order in the upcoming hearing on that issue well, i think the best thing he could do is not respond at all. >> that's the wisest way to deal with attacks like that say nothing. it's a mistake for a judge to get drawn into it. >> also today in this so-called sandoval hearing, judge merchan said he'll decide by monday whether prosecutors can bring up trump's past legal cases. how do you expect him to rule? >> well, you know, the sandoval rule is that it has the questioning has to go to credibility, honesty, and veracity. and so many of the items that the people want to put in go directly to veracity, credibility and honesty. but the judge's job is just to weigh the probative value of that testimony against the prejudice. so it's always prejudicial to a defendant to have bad prior bad acts m

this afternoon, joining us now to discuss this and more of the former us district court judge shira scheindlin judge xianmin. thank you very much for joining us. you know, these players take us inside this case from the perspective of a judge, how is judge merchan approaching this jury selection process >> not jury selection is a difficult phase of a trial, particularly when it's so high profile, that's why he's used a written questionnaire with so many probing questions that helps to move the the word deer that is the questioning of the jurors along because you can read those answers. but in this court, the lawyers are allowed to question each juror individually and really try to tease out the biases that they may have. so it's not going to be a fast process are the challenges of seating and impartial jury jud greater in wind ugetting a fair trial? >> i believe he can get a fair trial, but it's not an easy job to read out those who are biased against him as even he has pointed out, this is manhattan, this is a district that when 75% for biden in the election so he has a right to really questi

shira scheindlin, who served as a federal judge for 22 years of a us district court for the southern district of new york. judge, grateful for your time common courtesy says you do that in most cases how unusual is it for the prosecution to say sorry, no i think it's very unusual. >> it is courteous to let you know who the witnesses are going to be the lawyers have a right to prepare for cross-examination. they have a right to know who's coming up on monday. they want to work all weekend and be ready for that. so it's highly unusual for the prosecution to say no. >> so would you have encouraged a can the judge say do it anyway or is it up to the prosecution? but the judge can simply try to persuade them otherwise. what would you have done okay. >> the judge would have had the power if he wanted to say no. i think you need to give them the witness list for monday and i'm telling you to do it i probably would have given that witness list because so many statements have already been made and outs so many of these witnesses that is hard to believe that anything new is going to come out o