Donald J. Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in connection with a hush-money payment made to a porn star before the 2016 election. The case could be in the jury’s hands as early as Wednesday.
  • AdamEatsAss@lemmy.world
    37·
    1 year ago

    A wild time to be a a citizen of the USA. No matter what the verdict is I expect large portions of the US to announce it was rigged somehow. And all because trump couldn’t just jerk it to porn like normal people.

    • gregorum@lemm.eebanned_from_community_badgeEnglish
      131·
      1 year ago

      “They used facts and wouldn’t let Trump lie in his own defense! SHAM TRIAL!!”

  • ares35@kbin.social
    18·
    1 year ago

    i half expect a hung jury. there’s bound to be one maga on the jury that won’t budge.

    • Thrashy@lemmy.world
      9·
      1 year ago

      According to reporting on the jury selection process, one of the jurors reported that their primary news source was Truth Social… so it’s a distinct possibility. In the case of a lone holdout, though, the judge and the rest of the jury are both likely to lean hard on them to get with the program.

      • Delusional@lemmy.world
        3·
        1 year ago

        That seems like something that should disqualify them from being on the jury.

        “Yeah I only get my news from the criminal’s website called truth where they post a bunch of lies constantly.”

      • Dkarma@lemmy.world
        12·
        1 year ago

        They can just be replaced by an alternate if they refuse jury instructions.

        • Thrashy@lemmy.world
          2·
          1 year ago

          I was going to say so, but the NY state code requires the defense to assent to the replacement of an unfit juror, and we all know damn well that they won’t do that.