Could a single juror save former President Donald J. Trump from a guilty verdict and possible prison sentence in his Manhattan-based hush money trial ? That is the growing opinion of some corporate media outlets — as well as the anti-Trump website, The Bulwark. They claim that a single juror cast a friendly gaze at former President Trump and his attorneys and surrogates.
A single juror , if he or she can hold out against pressure from their fellow jurors and Judge Juan Merchan , would — in theory — force a hung jury and mistrial. “There are eight people on that jury who definitely hate Trump . If there’s one person who doesn’t, it’s [this] juror,” a court attendee told The Bulwark in an interview . A Trump-world ally noted: “Whenever our allies or elected officials are in the courtroom, [the juror] sort of gets animated.”
They added: “When [Sen. […]
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