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NY v. Trump: Judge reveals Facebook post implying juror discussed guilty verdict with family ahead of time
Fox News ^ | June 7, 2024 5:31pm EDT | Brooke Singman

Posted on 06/07/2024 2:58:57 PM PDT by conservative98

The judge presiding over former President Trump’s New York criminal trial notified his defense team on Friday of a comment on the court's public Facebook page that implies one of the jurors discussed the guilty verdict ahead of time.

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The profile for "Michael Anderson" has little publicly available information, but the user identifies himself as a "Transabled & professional sh-- poster."

A Trump campaign official told Fox News Digital they are "investigating the matter."

Al Baker, state OCA spokesperson, said Friday that "as appropriate, the Court informed the parties once it learned of this online content."

(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: michaelanderson; mistrial; trump
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To: conservative98

Morning Joe and the other unbiased media will cover this wall to wall. /s


21 posted on 06/07/2024 3:49:30 PM PDT by Hyman Roth
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To: shadowlands1960

I don’t think it would have been public this much so far if the cousin on the jury didn’t exist.


22 posted on 06/07/2024 3:56:00 PM PDT by desertsolitaire (Perhaps the Great Ape Lawgiver in the series Planet of the Apes was correct in his view of humans?)
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To: conservative98

If this is really the douche that posted it, I don’t think he had parents, let alone a cousin or friends. I hope he does have a cousin but cover me skeptical that anyone in the family talks to him.


23 posted on 06/07/2024 3:56:55 PM PDT by chuckee
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To: gov_bean_ counter

A mistrial would get the Dems out of this mess. It would also mean they could bring Trump to trial again later if the election starts to look tight.


24 posted on 06/07/2024 4:04:50 PM PDT by Tammy60
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To: conservative98
Setting up to declare a mistrial because he'll get positively slagged on appeal?
25 posted on 06/07/2024 4:06:22 PM PDT by Chad C. Mulligan
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To: desertsolitaire

Yes. It would seem the New York SC would have checked the story before alerting Merchan to the post. We’ll see.


26 posted on 06/07/2024 4:10:10 PM PDT by shadowlands1960 (We live in a world of intolerance masked as tolerance. RUSH LIMBAUGH)
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To: Round Earther

I thought it was an old picture of Hunter Biden...sorry!


27 posted on 06/07/2024 4:11:26 PM PDT by Thank You Rush
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To: HighSierra5

Because Trump’s poll numbers went the wrong way


28 posted on 06/07/2024 4:14:13 PM PDT by bigbob
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To: conservative98

Convenient for the Frauds and Criminals in this POS indictment.

If they end up in mistrial it puts the spot light on the juror until well after the election and then all will be forgotten...


29 posted on 06/07/2024 4:21:59 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: Huskrrrr

Merchan had no choice. HE was notified by the NY Supreme Court of the posting. They all know the implications.


30 posted on 06/07/2024 4:28:31 PM PDT by desertsolitaire (Perhaps the Great Ape Lawgiver in the series Planet of the Apes was correct in his view of humans?)
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To: Captain Peter Blood

When did he say his cousin was a female?


31 posted on 06/07/2024 4:31:11 PM PDT by Kathy in OC
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To: conservative98

A drag queen besides.

Wow. What a bonus.


32 posted on 06/07/2024 4:33:03 PM PDT by sauropod ("This is a time when people reveal themselves for who they are." James O'Keefe Ne supra crepidam)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

This jury misconduct should cause a mistrial. I wonder if Fox is covering it?


33 posted on 06/07/2024 5:11:02 PM PDT by jonrick46 (Leftniks chase illusions of motherships at the end of the pier.)
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To: gov_bean_ counter
Yup! The conviction back fired. Can't put Trump into prison, so what to do? Fake a post, then claim a mistrial. See how noble Democrats are! Considering how much Trump has done for NYC I am disgusted with Manhattanites. What a bunch of ingrates with delusions of grandeur.
34 posted on 06/07/2024 5:31:43 PM PDT by Chgogal (To paraphrase Biden: You vote Democrat? Then you ain't smart.)
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To: conservative98
First, The NY Supreme Court informed Merchan of the finding, this wasn't Merchan fessing up.

Second, The NY Supreme Court would not have bothered contacting Merchan without having first verified the relationship of the poster and the juror, AND verifying there was contact between the two before the post.

The verdict will be tossed and I don't see Merchan getting another bite at the apple in time to get a conviction before the election.

How can you seat a jury that can pretend they haven't been tainted by pre-trial publicity?

35 posted on 06/07/2024 5:41:40 PM PDT by G Larry (Biden Fundraising Failure: More advertising for rotting fish is unlikely to improve sales....)
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To: conservative98

So at what point in the trial was this said?


36 posted on 06/07/2024 5:52:29 PM PDT by Husker24 (Pp)
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To: G Larry

Ohh, believe me, they’ll take another bite.


37 posted on 06/07/2024 5:53:36 PM PDT by Husker24 (Pp)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

It was a email not a facebook article for the love of god get the story right before you post crapola...


38 posted on 06/07/2024 6:02:58 PM PDT by electricjack (Hello I am from the govt an an I here to help you Ugh worst thing I ever heard in my 80+ years..)
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To: Captain Peter Blood

He also said in a subsequent post that he married her (presumably his cousin)?

Likely some crackpot.


39 posted on 06/07/2024 6:21:38 PM PDT by plain talk
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To: desertsolitaire

desertsolitaire wrote:


Merchan had no choice. HE was notified by the NY Supreme Court of the posting. They all know the implications.

The letter at this post’s link was from Merchan to NY attorney Blanche & NY Assistant DA Steinglass, saying that post by Anderson had been posted to the Unified Court System Facebook page.

Is there a link to where the NY Supreme Court told Merchan about the post?


40 posted on 06/07/2024 6:24:36 PM PDT by WildHighlander57 ((the more you tighten your grip, the more star systems will slip through your fingers.) )
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