by John Grant, Hamilton
The laws brought against Donald Trump have been laws for decades. Not one was cooked up in order to entrap him. Change of venue motions are routinely denied because of the locality of the alleged offense.
Trump’s attorneys were actively involved in the jury selection process.
Unanimity on all 34 counts would indicate there was ZERO shadow of a doubt in the minds of any of the 12 ordinary citizens; peers of the defendant.
What more do any of us need? Is jury nullification what Republicans want? It does not add up.
John Grant says
Ummmm, something confusing about unanimous? The “instructions” gave plenty of room to NOT be.. And the jurors were each polled as to their decisions. “Shadow of a doubt “ is broad and favors the defendant, as it should. . There was none.
The only really interesting element in this case is how many people seem to not want the bedrock of our justice system to not work as intended, Go figure.
Mike Mercer says
No one questions the laws, however, you speak of the “Elements” of the charges which must be unanimous for conviction but the question is the “Means” cited by the court which cited violation of Tax law, Business Practice or Campaign Finance Law. The Jury was told they could pick one and it did not have to be unanimous, we still don’t know what was chosen; meaning, we don’t know what “Law” was broken. Stay tuned and look for term “Unlawful Means” to come up…gotta love it.