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To: silent majority rising

fI can’t believe this can happen. There is no evidence he did this. You are presumed innocent. How can you convict someone, anyone when it’s your word against theirs?


3 posted on 05/05/2023 4:57:54 AM PDT by nikos1121
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To: nikos1121

Presumption of innocence applies to a criminal case. This is a civil case. That also means that the standard of proof is preponderance of the evidence (50% + 1) rather than beyond a reasonable doubt, and a unanimous verdict may not be required. So if the plaintiff can persuade a majority of the jury that it is more likely than not that the incident occurred, Trump will lose. Essential, this is a case where Trump will have to prove it didn’t happen, rather than the plaintiff proving that it did. Not fair, but the reality.


8 posted on 05/05/2023 5:06:15 AM PDT by CA Conservative (Texan by birth, Californian by circumstance)
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To: nikos1121

Ask the J6 defendants.


23 posted on 05/05/2023 6:00:22 AM PDT by sauropod (“If they don’t believe our lies, well, that’s just conspiracy theorist stuff, there.”)
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To: nikos1121
There is no evidence he did this.

Exactly

33 posted on 05/05/2023 7:29:01 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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