Trump's conviction in New York extends losing streak with jurors to 0-42 in recent cases

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Trump's conviction in New York extends losing streak with jurors to 0-42 in recent cases
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-conviction-new-york-jurors/?intcid=CNI-00-10aaa3a1


By Graham Kates

June 5, 2024 / 3:12 PM EDT / CBS News

When 12 Manhattan jurors returned after a day and a half of deliberations on May 30 and convicted Donald Trump of 34 felonies, they added to an astonishing losing streak for the former president.

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"It's a very remarkable thing. In all these jurors, he didn't succeed in getting one, not one person," said criminal defense attorney Robert McWhirter.

The juries — two in state criminal trials and two in federal civil trials — have unanimously and quickly ruled against Trump. Winning over just one juror is often the baseline hope for defense attorneys, because a jury that can't reach consensus — known as a hung jury — results in a mistrial. One juror can save a defendant from defeat, at least in the short term.



The Trump juries


In December 2022, 12 jurors found two Trump Organization companies guilty of 17 felonies related to tax evasion. A prosecutor in that trial referred to Trump, who was not charged in the case, as the "elephant not in the room," and it landed Trump's former chief financial officer behind bars. Jurors learned that executives at Trump's company had received ill-gotten perks, and "grossed up" the benefits to avoid tax hits.

Five months later, nine jurors took just a few hours to find Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming the writer E. Jean Carroll. The jurors awarded Carroll $5 million.....................................

[Karadeniz]

1. Good viewpoint !!!!

[GreenWave]

2. And because he committed a felony, he will not get the #1 pick in the NFL next year

NFL= National Felon League