As a Nov. 28 trial date approaches in the civil fraud lawsuit over Trump University, choosing a fair and impartial jury could turn out to be one of the most vexing problems for lawyers in the case.

On Wednesday, Donald Trump’s lawyers at O’Melveny & Myers filed an unusual motion to take a closer look at the more than 100 prospective jurors who will be considered for the panel in San Diego federal court. The O’Melveny team wants to know how the jurors were summoned and selected, any lists, questionnaires or documents that were used, transcripts, who conducted the screening and whether jurors were given the “name or nature of the case.”

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