Attorneys are scheduled to submit proposed juror questions this week. "If someone hasn't heard about the case, they're not a good juror because they've probably been living under a rock," Neary said. This week, attorneys will begin the process of finding 12 New Jersey residents who can — or who will say they can — impartially consider the evidence against the two at a scheduled September trial. Chris Christie in the George Washington Bridge lane-closing scandal last year, the case had already received more than a year of intense media coverage as each new detail emerged about the alleged conspiracy. The scandal followed Christie on his ultimately failed bid for the Republican presidential nomination, further reducing the chances of finding a dozen New Jersey citizens who hadn't heard about the case.

Source: ABC News July 31, 2016 17:47 UTC