Common sense tells me it is injustice to pick and choose what evidence to accept:
Posted on 04/16/2024 3:42:28 PM PDT by Macho MAGA Man
Judge Juan Merchan on Tuesday accused Trump of intimidating a juror who admitted she posted a pro-Biden video to her Facebook page.
Jury selection was still underway on Tuesday in the Stormy Daniels ‘hush money’ trial after more than 50 prospective jurors were dismissed from the jury pool on Monday.
One potential juror was brought in for questioning after Trump’s lawyers discovered she posted a pro-Biden celebratory video in 2020.
“You had to get in the car to spread the honking cheer. it’s a full on dance party at 96th street,” the potential juror’s caption read according to Trump attorney Todd Blanche.
President Trump was allegedly gesturing and ‘audibly speaking in the direction of the potential juror’ while she was being questioned about her pro-Biden social media post.
Judge Merchan accused Trump of intimidating the juror.
“I won’t tolerate that. I will not have any jurors intimidated in this courtroom. I want to make that crystal clear,”
The left-wing, pro-Biden juror claimed she is capable of being impartial.
“I very, very strongly believe that regardless of my thoughts about anyone or anything political, feelings or convictions, that the job of a juror is to understand the facts of a trial and to be the judge of those facts,” the juror said, according to CNN.
Judge Merchan said the left-wing juror gave “reasonable explanations” for the pro-Biden Facebook videos and rejected a request from Trump’s attorneys to dismiss her from the jury pool.
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Is this the same juror who also tweeted out that Republicans need to go to jail..this “judge” allowed her on the jury too
I had to check if this was Baylon Bee. Sadly, it’s not.
lock him up!
Always be suspicious of anyone who actually fights or campaigns to be on a jury!
He is PURE EVIL!!!
Grounds for appeal right there.
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I thought it was defense’s prerogative to dismiss any juror. Outrageous this radical marxist is refusing to “allow” Trump’s team to dismiss people.
And if she had a photo of herself with a FJB sticker on her car, she’d be out of the jury pool like that.
Just like the OJ jurors...
When I think “jury of my peers” I think of people who are like me, in culture and in occupation class. New York City is full of people with high net worth, who deal in real estate, and have comparable ethnic backgrounds. What I haven’t heard is that the people pulled in even come close in ANY of the criteria.
So juror activism and public comments supporting Biden okay, but same for Trump not?
This trial is a waste of time. It will be overturned on appeal.
Apparently you are only allowed to dismiss a certain number of jurors
I sincerely hope we find out in the next couple of years whether judge Merchan can withstand the criminal scrutiny Trump has undergone.
Any illegals on the jury?
Common sense tells me it is injustice to pick and choose what evidence to accept:
This “Judge” is in serious need of a Whaaaaaaambulance.
It is my understanding that the judge was looking to disqualify anyone who showed any sign of being pro-Trump via the jury questionnaire. By that standard how could they allow someone who is pro-Biden.
The only one who can do any intimidating in that courtroom is the Judge.
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