Power Shifts to Jury as Closing Arguments Finish in Trump Trial
www.nytimes.com
Jurors heard a meticulous recounting of five weeks of testimony in the criminal trial of Donald J. Trump, in which prosecutors argued he tried to “hoodwink the American voter.” The defense said there was not “a shred of evidence.”
  • AdamEatsAss@lemmy.world
    31·
    6 months 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.

  • ares35@kbin.social
    14·
    6 months ago

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

    • Thrashy@lemmy.world
      6·
      6 months 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.

  • Nightwingdragon@lemmy.worldEnglish
    131·
    6 months ago

    Following the live coverage so far, it seems like Blanche is just regurgitating the same thing over and over and over: Cohen is a liar, Trump and Daniels never had sex, and everyone in his organization was actually out to get him the entire time. He seems especially fixated on the fact that Cohen is a liar, which everybody knew about already. Let’s be realistic: Every member of that jury had already decided whether or not to believe Cohen’s testimony long before he even took the stand. I’m not entirely sure what reminding them that he’s a liar over and over is expected to accomplish at this point.