There is a possibility — remote, given that it’s New York, but still a possibility — of an honest and intelligent juror, which would produce a hung jury.
If I had to bet, I’d bet on a conviction. Trump will eventually win on appeal, but the dems will get their headline.
My question has to do with the exact proceedings after the judge announces the (likely) guilty verdict. Can Trump appeal prior to sentencing, or can the judge move immediately to sentencing? If Trump appeals at that stage, can the judge deem him a flight risk and order him held, or send him to prison pending the appeal?
The democrat base and democrat media desperately want Trump to be imprisoned. And if they can have him imprisoned through the election, the lunatics will not flinch from that. At this point, there is no reason to expect the slightest trace of integrity from this corrupt judge.
Given the course of this trial, it's likely that any holdout jurors would be tossed and alternates brought in to secure the desired verdict.