Having watched the Fords for many years I can say that if the trial is held here in Memphis - he walks.
As I have said before this is a Federal trial and the jury pool will be drawn from a wide area. We can only hope.
You are right about that. The Fords are literally the heads of organized crime in Memphis and the people just keep re-eledcting them. I think a lot of it has to do with a "hate whitey" mentality and alot has to do with them watching the crooked white folds im Memphis steal everything that wasn't welded to the floor and now it's the black folk's turn. But several of the bribes took place in Miami and since this is in Federal jurisdiction, they can put the trial where they think they are most likely to get a conviction.