Jury Selection to Restart in Gregory Craig Foreign Lobbying Trial (3)

Jury selection will restart Aug. 14 in Gregory Craig’s trial on a criminal charge related to duping the U.S. government about the extent of his work for a pro-Russian Ukrainian regime.

U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson agreed Aug. 13 to dismiss the jury selected a day earlier and restart the jury selection process. Craig’s defense attorneys had objected to closed-door questioning of potential jurors.

The judge said jury selection will restart in a larger, ceremonial courtroom to allow for greater public access. She said opening arguments in the case could begin as early as Aug. 15.

“We’re going to ...