You could be on to something.  Here's info on one of the potential Jurors the Judge allowed to stay in the pool (as reported by Politico).  And that first juror was an only-in-Washington character, a former Obama-era press secretary for the Office of Management and Budget whose husband still works at the Justice Department division that played a role in the Russia probe that ultimately snagged Stone. She acknowledged having negative views of President Donald Trump and said she had followed the media coverage of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. Still, the woman said she did not have strong views about Stone, and Jackson denied a request from Stone’s lawyers to strike the woman as a potential juror.   https://www.politico.com/news/2019/11/05/roger-stone-trial-opens-065991