This was the proof-of-concept perfected on Alex Jones: Deny the defendant a jury trial, block the defendant from presenting a defense under threat of contempt of court, deem the defendant guilty and empanel a jury to determine the penalty.
Except that's not what happened.
Notice the Usual FR Suspects rushing to the defense of Beryl Howell, Democrat Party operative. Makes one wonder if they themselves are DPOs.
Beryl Howell was literally on the spot at the birth of modern American vote fraud.
She clerked for Dickinson Debevoise as he created the monster.