'I was surprised': Expert warns one jury decision could jeopardize Trump's NYC trial
by Raw Story
Raw Story— A full jury has been empaneled to hear former President Donald Trump's criminal case in Manhattan — but that doesn't necessarily mean the court won't have to deal with more jury complications, trial expert J. Lee Meihls told CNN's Jake Tapper on Monday.That's because there's every risk that more jurors could bail on the whole proceeding out of fear for their safety or pressure over their responsibilities — especially if Trump supporters or others trying to disrupt the trial expose the identities...
Raw Story—Trump faces 'lose-lose proposition' in imminent hush money trial decision: jury expert. Former President Donald Trump faces a lose-lose situation as he and his legal team grapple with the question of whether he should testify in his criminal hush money case, a legal strategist says. Jury consultant Steve Duffy told the Independent Wednesday that Trump can't win if he takes the stand in the ongoing Manhattan trial but takes a big risk if he does not. “Jurors generally don’t react well to criminal defendants not testifying, because it just leads to speculation about, 'Why – what do...
MSNBC—Eric Trump’s court presence at Donald Trump’s trial didn’t help his dad’s ‘family man’ strategy. Especially since Jan. 6, much has been written about the call-and-response dynamic between Donald Trump and his supporters. But since the beginning of the Manhattan district attorney’s criminal trial against Trump last month, a different feedback loop has been on display: After the media makes observations of the former president’s courtroom arrangements and behavior, Team Trump appears to make noticeable tweaks in response. Don’t believe me? After the press noted that Trump was sitting alone...
Raw Story—'Insidious attack': Expert warns Trump's lawyer ready to break rules to get hung jury. Former President Donald Trump's attorney needs to be brought to heel by Judge Juan Merchan before Michael Cohen takes the stand, warned former Manhattan-based federal prosecutor Kristy Greenberg in an MSNBC article Friday.Specifically, there is a strong risk that when Cohen, the former attorney and fixer at the heart of Trump's alleged hush payment scheme being prosecuted as business fraud, takes the stand, Trump attorney Todd Blanche will defy established orders from the court and try to bring...