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What if there is a hung jury in Trump's trial? - Ted King - 05-17-2024
Totally a "what if" question, but I'm just curious.
How will things play out at the political level if there is a hung jury?
It seems like a sure thing that Trump will come out and say he has been completely vindicated and this is proof that the whole thing was a conspiracy led by Biden. How would that play out politically?
Re: What if there is a hung jury in Trump's trial? - Speedy - 05-17-2024
Politically win, lose or draw, Trump wins. Nobody is paying any attention to Biden as he campaigns.
Re: What if there is a hung jury in Trump's trial? - bfd - 05-17-2024
Speedy wrote:
Politically win, lose or draw, Trump wins. Nobody is paying any attention to Biden as he campaigns.
It'll take something much larger than Stormy Daniels or Biden forgetting his address to change the trajectory of this fustercluck of an election.
Re: What if there is a hung jury in Trump's trial? - $tevie - 05-17-2024
Biden's team is using the trial on social media to troll Trump, so there's that. A hung jury probably means 70% of the nation says, Oh no, there's going to be another trial, I'm so effing tired of this. Which might work in Biden's favor when people go to the polls to vote against a guy they are sick and tired of seeing on their TV sets.
Re: What if there is a hung jury in Trump's trial? - Speedy - 05-17-2024
$tevie wrote:
Biden's team is using the trial on social media to troll Trump, so there's that. A hung jury probably means 70% of the nation says, Oh no, there's going to be another trial, I'm so effing tired of this. Which might work in Biden's favor when people go to the polls to vote against a guy they are sick and tired of seeing on their TV sets.
If only NY allowed it to be televised.
Re: What if there is a hung jury in Trump's trial? - vision63 - 05-17-2024
If the jury feels like sitting there for 30 days over this, then they'll be a hardy bunch. Michael Cohen would be all, "Then what did I go to prison for?"
Re: What if there is a hung jury in Trump's trial? - Wags - 05-17-2024
I think His Orangeness is going to get off. First, if you listen to other outlets besides MSNBC it certainly doesn’t seem like a slam dunk. Second, the odds are pretty good that there’s at least one closeted MAGA on the jury and that’s all it takes for a “win”.
Re: What if there is a hung jury in Trump's trial? - Ombligo - 05-17-2024
vision63 wrote:
If the jury feels like sitting there for 30 days over this, then they'll be a hardy bunch. Michael Cohen would be all, "Then what did I go to prison for?"
Having sat through numerous trials, what the jury isn't told is often what they really need to hear. Sometimes I feel like there needs to be a 3-5 minute window at the end of any testimony where the person on the witness stand can say what they believe should have been asked but they weren't allowed to say (or were cut off by counsel).
Re: What if there is a hung jury in Trump's trial? - vision63 - 05-17-2024
Ombligo wrote:
[quote=vision63]
If the jury feels like sitting there for 30 days over this, then they'll be a hardy bunch. Michael Cohen would be all, "Then what did I go to prison for?"
Having sat through numerous trials, what the jury isn't told is often what they really need to hear. Sometimes I feel like there needs to be a 3-5 minute window at the end of any testimony where the person on the witness stand can say what they believe should have been asked but they weren't allowed to say (or were cut off by counsel).
Perry Mason would be objecting. "That's Incompetent, irrelevant, and immaterial!!"
Jackie Chiles would be objecting. "It's outrageous, egregious, preposterous!”
Re: What if there is a hung jury in Trump's trial? - Spock - 05-17-2024
vision63 wrote:
[quote=Ombligo]
[quote=vision63]
If the jury feels like sitting there for 30 days over this, then they'll be a hardy bunch. Michael Cohen would be all, "Then what did I go to prison for?"
Having sat through numerous trials, what the jury isn't told is often what they really need to hear. Sometimes I feel like there needs to be a 3-5 minute window at the end of any testimony where the person on the witness stand can say what they believe should have been asked but they weren't allowed to say (or were cut off by counsel).
Perry Mason would be objecting. "That's Incompetent, irrelevant, and immaterial!!"
Jackie Chiles would be objecting. "It's outrageous, egregious, preposterous!”
But what would cousin Vinny say?