This entire trial must be tossed and that’s the bottom line.
The "judge" must be tossed too.
Posted on 02/15/2020 8:00:24 AM PST by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas
She was Juror No. 1261, and her examination by the federal court and counsel before the trial was anything but notable. And that is precisely the problem.
Juror 1261, we now know, was Tomeka Hart. Her identity would have remained publicly unknown except for a public statement she made after the Department of Justice (DOJ) rescinded its initial sentencing recommendation for Trump confidant Roger Stone. In the midst of the firestorm of allegations of political interference, Hart disclosed that she was the foreperson on the Stone jury and gave a full-throated defense of the trial prosecutors: “It pains me to see the DOJ now interfere with the hard work of the prosecutors.”
That statement led many people to Google her name, and what they found was a litany of postings not only hostile to President Trump and his administration but also specifically commenting on Stone and his arrest — before she ever appeared for jury duty.
I have previously written how I believe that the DOJ was correct in its rejection of the absurdly high recommendation of seven to nine years in prison for Stone. However, there are legitimate questions that must still be addressed on how the Justice Department came to that decision. Yet, while cable shows exhaustively cover that story, there is an equally serious question as to whether the conviction itself, rather than the sentencing recommendation, should be reevaluated.
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
Federal court is different from most state courts. The judge asks the “voir dire” questions. Stone will never get a fair trial in DC. Supreme court appeal or Trump pardon.
Whatever happened during the trial it's clear now there is grounds for an appeal.
Stones' lawyers should be hopping mad and raising hell.
Mark Levin?
This entire trial must be tossed and that’s the bottom line.
The "judge" must be tossed too.
How sad is it that in this most wonderful country, America, there are pockets of venues that CANNOT come to a FAIR verdict in a criminal trial.
Very disappointing and scary.
I don’t think a jury of peers for Stone would include TDS freaks.
After the defense uses up their peremptory challenges, a juror can only be disqualified for cause by the judge. If a judge is corrupt, a this judge is, she can basically F3(k the defendant.
In this case, the judge has been so completely biased, the Chief Judge of the District may remove her.
Ooh, she doesn’t act that way on Fox. Now we know the REAL Donna Brazile.
Bump
She puts the ASS in CLASS!
WHO ARE STONES LAWYERS???? TOTALLY INEPT!....and PROBABLY DEMOCRATS!!
New TRIAL....NEW JUDGE!
AMY is VILE and EVIL.
The other question is what were the juror’s answers on the questionnaire? Some of those were very specific and would have revealed her activism if answered truthfully.
If she lied, she should be prosecuted.
I read they did....and it was denied.
Turley’s article was perfect (as usual).
Why the hell the media is not talking more about this juror and the likelihood of a mistrial is beyond me. I bet the farm that the DOJ lawyers knew everything about this juror too.
Another thing Turley brings up is the lack of work performed by Stone’s attorney. What the hell is wrong with the Stone’s lawyer not picking up on this juror’s bias. No wonder Stone lost this case.
Maybe Stone's defense was incompetent or lazy, who knows. But a federal judge has more control over everything than a state judge. Berman Jackson sounds like a bad one, and the DC US attorneys were not after justice.
“Another thing Turley brings up is the lack of work performed by Stone’s attorney. What the hell is wrong with the Stone’s lawyer not picking up on this juror’s bias. No wonder Stone lost this case.”
Any attorney who does not do a complete social media review of his adversary’s client’s postings is not doing his due diligence. The same compellingly applies in reviewing potential jurors. The peculiar thing about entities like Facebook and Twitter is how they draw people out to expose their innermost thoughts and actions to thew whole world.
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