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Legal Experts: The Trump Trial Jury Instructions Are Not Normal
Townhall ^ | 05/29/2024 | Katie Pavlich

Posted on 5/29/2024, 11:38:52 AM by SeekAndFind

Closing arguments in the trial of former President Donald Trump in New York City, where he is charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, have concluded and Judge Juan Merchan has given the jury their instructions. The instructions were given verbally and jurors won't receive printed copies, although they can ask questions.

According to legal experts, Merchan's standards for a conviction are abnormal and do not require jurors to reach a unanimous decision on the charges. Further, jurors don't have to determine what crime was committed.

"Judge Merchan has ruled that the jury does not have to agree on what that crime is. The jury could split into three groups of four on which of the three crimes were being concealed and Merchan will still treat it as a unanimous verdict," George Washington University Law Professor Jonathan Turley, who has been inside the courtroom, writes. "The jury has been given little substantive information on these crimes, and Merchan has denied a legal expert who could have shown that there was no federal election violation. This case should have been dismissed for lack of evidence or a cognizable crime."

...So four can find a state election violation, four can find a federal election violations and four can find tax violations and it will still be treated as a unanimous verdict.— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) May 28, 2024

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[Bob Ireland]

***According to legal experts, Merchan's standards for a conviction are abnormal and do not require jurors to reach a unanimous decision on the charges. Further, jurors don't have to determine what crime was committed***

In violation of two SCOTUS rulings on the matter, one just in the last two years. Of course appeals take months and meantime Trump can Epstein himself at Riker's Island, NYC.

I actually thought Judge Merchan would rescue his reputation and nullify an appeal and ethics violation investigation by dismissing the case. Truly an evil cabal is confident of their enduring power over the American sheep. The 'slave party' thinks it is finally going to win its century long 'civil war.'

[Bob Ireland]

***So four can find a state election violation, four can find a federal election violations and four can find tax violations and it will still be treated as a unanimous verdict.— Jonathan Turley ***

If this jury returns a 'Guilty' verdict I expect a few things to happen, one immediately, pending an appeal. First, Genghis Joe will deny Donald Trump further Secret Service protection; the Congress could reinforce this with legislation {including the RINOs!} Second, the Demo'Rats in the Congress have already indicated that if Trump is found guilty, they will refuse to recognize the 2024 election results (when the Congress traditionally signs the legitimacy of the previous election) - even if Donald Trump is overwhelmingly elected - on the grounds that he is an insurrectionist... keep an eye on Liz Cheney and Nikki Haley...

At that point even FReepers will realize that their Constitutional Republic has been replaced by a dictatorship❗ . . . passing time for the white hats to ride in to save the day❓