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ancianita

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7. Ah, I get it. I just don't get your point. I also think I found the reason for the call. Juror 1261.
Sun Feb 16, 2020, 08:45 PM
Feb 2020

This really should be the news. But I found it too late for LBN.

https://thehill.com/opinion/criminal-justice/483210-juror-1261-in-roger-stones-case-was-justice-undone

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would have remained publicly unknown except for a public statement she made after the Department of Justice (DOJ) rescinded its initial sentencing recommendation for Trump confidant Roger Stone.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.


This is gonna totally mess up the sentencing.

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Absolutely no pbmus Feb 2020 #1
They're workin' the refs bucolic_frolic Feb 2020 #2
However. This phone call is "On the record."That means it's got exact transcript, if not recorded ancianita Feb 2020 #3
You're generating a lot of concern for Marco and Susan bucolic_frolic Feb 2020 #4
Who are they? ancianita Feb 2020 #5
oh bucolic_frolic Feb 2020 #6
Ah, I get it. I just don't get your point. I also think I found the reason for the call. Juror 1261. ancianita Feb 2020 #7
Her statements are no more prejudicial bucolic_frolic Feb 2020 #14
This is a real courtroom, not a trial by Senate standard "rules." So, no. It's seriously prejudicial ancianita Feb 2020 #15
You're right bucolic_frolic Feb 2020 #16
Did you read about this juror's social media and activist past? Did she really reveal that in her ancianita Feb 2020 #17
OMG They found the deep state bucolic_frolic Feb 2020 #26
I hear you. ancianita Feb 2020 #27
Remember the Manafort juror who said after the trial DeminPennswoods Feb 2020 #23
These kinds of hearing are rarely transcribed. rsdsharp Feb 2020 #28
No doubt. ancianita Feb 2020 #29
"workin' the refs"; Spot on. Evolve Dammit Feb 2020 #10
Who here will be surprised when sentencing does not occur on February 20? Sneederbunk Feb 2020 #8
It can't. B/C the whole trial was probably invalid due to 1261's possible perjury disqualification. ancianita Feb 2020 #9
This message was self-deleted by its author Evolve Dammit Feb 2020 #11
Lock him up!!!!! Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2020 #12
Juror 1261 has changed all that. Judge Berman won't make a sentence ruling on Thurs, I'll bet. ancianita Feb 2020 #13
I agree. onenote Feb 2020 #19
What am I missing something? brooklynite Feb 2020 #18
It's a scheduling conference, not a 'hearing'. onenote Feb 2020 #20
Given the DOJ attorneys who quit in protest... LudwigPastorius Feb 2020 #21
The judge could be in a tough spot. Kablooie Feb 2020 #22
The OP isn't about pressure. It's more likely about the juror. ancianita Feb 2020 #24
Josh Marshall's take on the juror selection process contradicts IF45's "victim" stance re Stone. ancianita Feb 2020 #25
Josh should read the Judge Jackson opinion posted on TPM onenote Feb 2020 #30
Thanks! One thing we know is that Berman Jackson doesn't roll over for gov. Not now, not ever. ancianita Feb 2020 #31
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