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Hoyt

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8. Except Manafort was not convicted of a crime related to trump or his campaign.

Reply to NewJeffCT (Reply #2)

Sun May 23, 2021, 03:45 PM

May 2021

Tend to agree with OP that any crime that is remotely political would end in a hung jury. Too many trumpsters would feel it their duty to hold out for their boy.

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In a country where 74 million people voted for Trump, how to you find a jury to convict him? [View all] Bleacher Creature May 2021 OP

He's deranged, of course, and he will scream forever in defense of his ego. I too think RKP5637 May 2021 #1

Manafort was convicted NewJeffCT May 2021 #2

Judge in that case seemed certainly a republicon empedocles May 2021 #3

Wasn't the judge Amy Berman Jackson NewJeffCT May 2021 #7

That was Stone's judge, Manafort's was a dude named Ellis (nt) Hugh_Lebowski May 2021 #12

Yeah, but Manafort isn't their God King. catbyte May 2021 #4

There is hope!!! n/t RKP5637 May 2021 #5

Except Manafort was not convicted of a crime related to trump or his campaign. Hoyt May 2021 #8

There could be a hung jury with another trial later. no_hypocrisy May 2021 #6

Shouldn't be hard when 80-million voted to remove him. Sibelius Fan May 2021 #9

Getting ahead of ourselves... lame54 May 2021 #10

81 million voted to remove him and millions more didn't vote at all Downtown Hound May 2021 #11

They'll never convict him. Calista241 May 2021 #13

Just making my him snowybirdie May 2021 #14

I think the vast majority on a jury take it seriously Lettuce Be May 2021 #15

I have to admit. If called for jury duty in his case, I would say I'd never heard of the guy and Vinca May 2021 #16

They'll find a jury, I have no doubt FakeNoose May 2021 #17

You don't 48656c6c6f20 May 2021 #18