This talk of a "sympathetic" juror sounds very desperate. It's possible that one juror is "star-struck" by Trump and his disciples in court but that doesn't mean he or she can't be fair and impartial when faced with the facts. There was another case that Trump lost and one of the jurors, after the verdict was rendered, mentioned that they were sympathetic to Trump but since he broke the law they voted against him. The payments to Cohen were made under false pretenses, Trump micromanages everything so he knew, and he was worried about the election after the Access Hollywood tape. The jury can choose which of three "plus-ups" they believe applies and, in my opinion, all three apply. And, even though the tax aspect is put into third place after election interference, it's something that everyone can relate to. Ordinary people do not like rich people cheating on their taxes. These jurors are aware of Trump's history - he's a cheat, a liar, he bullies everyone, and he has a long history of bragging about his sexual conquests. All of these things are part of the DNA of this case. Now we wait.
I don't think the bar will move that much either way whether he's convicted or if there's a hung jury. The court of public opinion has already made up its mind, IMHO.
OTOH, if he's unanimously Acquitted by 12 of his peers, that might move the bar somewhat.
Couple of questions: 1) Why would big-mouth Giuliani have said that about Cohen and RG's client Trump in 2018? Not very lawyerly, it doesn't seem. 2) Has Greta VS always been a Trump defender, or am I misreading this?
I see that the jury has been dismissed for the day so that the legal teams can discuss precisely what the jury can be shown of the documents they are requesting. I don't get that. Why can't they see the transcripts they are requesting to view? Trump is such a baby. Also, why weren't these deliberations over 20 minutes after they went back?
This talk of a "sympathetic" juror sounds very desperate. It's possible that one juror is "star-struck" by Trump and his disciples in court but that doesn't mean he or she can't be fair and impartial when faced with the facts. There was another case that Trump lost and one of the jurors, after the verdict was rendered, mentioned that they were sympathetic to Trump but since he broke the law they voted against him. The payments to Cohen were made under false pretenses, Trump micromanages everything so he knew, and he was worried about the election after the Access Hollywood tape. The jury can choose which of three "plus-ups" they believe applies and, in my opinion, all three apply. And, even though the tax aspect is put into third place after election interference, it's something that everyone can relate to. Ordinary people do not like rich people cheating on their taxes. These jurors are aware of Trump's history - he's a cheat, a liar, he bullies everyone, and he has a long history of bragging about his sexual conquests. All of these things are part of the DNA of this case. Now we wait.
I don't think the bar will move that much either way whether he's convicted or if there's a hung jury. The court of public opinion has already made up its mind, IMHO.
OTOH, if he's unanimously Acquitted by 12 of his peers, that might move the bar somewhat.
That seems unlikely. We will see!
Couple of questions: 1) Why would big-mouth Giuliani have said that about Cohen and RG's client Trump in 2018? Not very lawyerly, it doesn't seem. 2) Has Greta VS always been a Trump defender, or am I misreading this?
I see that the jury has been dismissed for the day so that the legal teams can discuss precisely what the jury can be shown of the documents they are requesting. I don't get that. Why can't they see the transcripts they are requesting to view? Trump is such a baby. Also, why weren't these deliberations over 20 minutes after they went back?
Now that The Donald is a convicted felon, perhaps it’s time to revisit just why he is so popular. Besides the fear if retributive violence.
He is flamboyant, true; but not beloved. He’s a bully.
His “successful” policies were mostly engineered by Mitch McConnell (taxes, judicial appointments [shout out to Leonard Leo here]).
My thinking is that, despite all the hoopla over woke and libs, it really boils down to the simple reality that CRT has it right.
The precursor to MAGA, I believe, was not the Tea Party or the Freedom Caucus, but the Dixiecrats.
And Trump, a racist from way back, gives his followers the permission to say the n-word aloud again.