Bottom line: I think the argument can be made that the judge should have struck this juror himself. In fact, the ties to Pincus and to others may be greater than he indicated during his testimony. Maybe even not an intentional omission.
We'll see what the other jurors say. Especially since Denis (one n) is going to make bank off of a book on this.
Agreed! I'm very interested in seeing the requirements/limitations for a judge doing so.