[Political Junkie Too]

I wish Turley would say that by not agreeing to what the predicate crime is, Merchan is essentially saying that Trump is to be presumed guilty of whatever predicate crime the juror thinks.

This turns our whole legal system on its head. If the prosecution cannot name specifically what that predicate crime is, then Trump must have the presumption of innocence in whatever vague crime the judge is allowing the jurors to concoct.

Presumption of innocence is the key factor here.

-PJ

[gloryblaze]

I wish Turley would say that by not agreeing to what the predicate crime is, Merchan is essentially saying that Trump is to be presumed guilty of whatever predicate crime the juror thinks....

Turley has implied that, and Andrew McCarthy is vehement in his belief that the jury absolutely believes that is the case by the testimony allowed.