[telescope115]

If the judge isn’t thinking about limiting damage to his own reputation, I’m sure some of the jurors are.

[JayGalt]

Two major Democratic clients of the daughter of the judge overseeing Donald Trump’s hush-money trial have raised at least $93 million in campaign donations — and used the case in their solicitation emails — raising renewed concerns that the jurist has a major conflict of interest.
Here’s hoping the judge will have repercussions.

[Fido969]

If the judge isn’t thinking about limiting damage to his own reputation,

He doesn't care about his reputation, he can retire in luxury when this case is over, regardless of the outcome.

[V_TWIN]

The left as a rule couldn’t care less about reputation.

For this so called “judge” it’s more like an audition.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

If the judge isn’t thinking about limiting damage to his own reputation, I’m sure some of the jurors are.

The jurors are all thinking, among other things, how they will personally be “cancelled” if they do what they all know to be right.

The question is whether any (or, strength in numbers, all) jurors are more concerned about their own safety or in the reputation of the US as not being a banana republic.