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The jury in Trump’s hush money trial is causing controversy. One jury member could change the verdict. Speculation is increasing.
New York City – In the hush money trial of Republicans Donald Trump everything is currently about the juryThe jury began deliberations on Wednesday with discussions lasting more than four hours. According to a former prosecutor, one jury member could jeopardize the trial.
Harry Litman, the former US Assistant Attorney General, wrote on X: “There is one juror that people are worried about, and I share those concerns.” The person, who remains anonymous due to a judge’s order, is “less committed and easily irritable.” An anonymous listener in the court proceedings also stated, according to The Bulwarkthat a juror nodded in defense or was happy about certain Trump allies.
Last chance in hush money trial: Trump supporters hope for a jury
“There are eight people on the jury who definitely hate Trump. If there is one person who doesn’t, it is [dieser] jurors,” the listener told the online magazine. In total, the jury consists of twelve jurors and six additional alternates. A large number of Trump supporters have expressed hopes in recent days for a “hung jury,” i.e. a lack of agreement among the jurors. Family lawyer Lexi Ridgen explained in a CNN-Show that it takes a lot of “inner strength” to stand up alone against the other jurors.
Several lawyers also warned against putting too much hope in the jurors and their facial expressions. “They’re hoping that one juror will abandon the trial, and they’re looking at tea leaves like ‘are the jurors making eye contact?’ to give themselves hope,” said former federal prosecutor Mitchell Epner, according to The Bulwark.
Juror with mean strategy or Trump sympathy? – Lawyer has had enough of speculation
A Trump insider suspected a strategy behind the jury member’s facial expressions: “Yes, the [Geschworene] looks friendly. But maybe [der Geschworene] just to screw us over before they vote to convict.” Rigden urged patience on X: “Remember the ‘crying’ juror in the Murdaugh trial who wasn’t actually crying? We’ll find out soon enough whether former President Donald Trump is guilty, acquitted, or there’s a mistrial.”
In the Jury questioning to the news sources of the people who New York Times The assumption that a Trump supporter was among the jurors did not seem far-fetched. One of the jurors questioned stated that the only news sources were the social media platform “Truth Social” and X, which is operated by a Trump company. Statistically, some Trump supporters are also likely, because Donald Trump and Joe Biden are still roughly on a par in the polls. However, it is unknown to what extent political views could influence a verdict.
A few days after his first warning, Litman also seemed to have had enough of the various assumptions, writing on X: “This is the point where every sneeze from the jury – such as the two questions they already sent out today – leads to endless speculation.” During the first session, the jury asked to hear the judge’s instructions again and to re-read the testimony of witnesses Michael Cohen and David Pecker. This started a big debate on social media, and on Truth Social there were repeated suspicions that information was being deliberately withheld from the jurors.
Trump allies do not believe in acquittal in hush money trial – Second deliberation of the jury
On Thursday (30 May) the jury is expected to meet, according to US-According to media reports, the jury deliberated for the second time, supported by the information requested. In the event of a unanimous agreement, the jury can decide between guilty and not guilty, after which Judge Juan Merchan can decide the sentence after confirming the verdict. The jury can also ask questions until it reaches a decision.
If no such agreement is reached, the situation that many Trump supporters are currently hoping for would arise. However, only a few are now hoping for an acquittal. Many Trump allies believe the likely Republican US presidential candidate is innocent, but believe the system and the process are “rigged,” as Trump himself has publicly stated several times. (lismah)
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